Yara International is entering into a joint venture with
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services to supply NOx reduction solutions to
the maritime market. The two Norwegian companies entered into the
joint venture at the end of August 2007, forming a business called
Yarwil. The companies expect to see demand for maritime urea-SCR
increase as individual countries look to curb NOx emissions from
vessels travelling in coastal waters.
European NOx reduction targets currently fall under the Gothenburg
Protocol - signed in 1999 and enforced in 2005 - which requires a
67% reduction in NOx from 1990 levels by 2010. It is expected that
European legislators will soon target maritime NOx sources as
European countries struggle to meet their obligations. Yarwil
anticipates initial demand to develop from ferries, fishing vessels
and cruise liners - vehicles that are engaged in coastal operations
that fall under the legislation of sovereign states. Ocean-going
vessel in international waters are likely to remain
unregulated.























