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Site issue halts Yara's Pilbara ag ammonia production
The Karratha plant produces 850,000 tonnes per annum of ammonia, a major component in the production of urea fertilisers.
These include liquid fertiliser, namely urea ammonium nitrate and anhydrous ammonia as made locally and used by some Australian growers.
In a statement from the Swedish-based parent company, Yara International said its Pilbara ammonia plant was currently not producing due to technical issues.
"The most recent assessment is that the ammonia plant might be closed for around 4-6 weeks while TAN production is expected to be able to run more or less as normal," the statement said.
TAN, or technical ammonium nitrate, is used in explosives in the mining industry.
"Impact on annual volumes will be reduced by moving forwards maintenance work originally planned for later this year."