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Port of Spain, Trinidad

Latin America
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Yara Trinidad Ltd currently manages and operates a three-plant ammonia production facility located at Savonetta in central Trinidad.

Yara Trinidad

The strong and successful joint venture ownership of the Trinidad Nitrogen Co Limited (Tringen) is being maintained by Yara International ASA, which owns 100 percent of the Yara Plant and 49 percent of the Tringen I and II Plants through the share structure of Tringen. 

Nearly all of the site’s annual production of 1.3 million metric tons (99 percent) is exported. This is a significant portion of Trinidad and Tobago’s total export, making Trinidad and Tobago the world’s leading exporter of ammonia.

Facts about Trinidad

Key dates
1966Construction of Yara ammonia plant
1977Construction of Tringen 1 ammonia plant
1988Construction of Tringen 2 ammonia plant
1991Acquisition by Norsk Hydro ASA
Production volumes
Ammonia800,000 tons
Fact sheets
Health, Safety and Environment fact sheet 2010 (PDF, 512KB)
Health, Safety and Environment fact sheet 2009 (PDF, 199KB)
Health, Safety and Environment fact sheet 2008 (PDF, 230KB)

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Port of Spain, Trinidad

Production
Trinidad Nitrogen Co., Limited
P. O. Box 952
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Tel:+1 868 636 2781
Fax:+1 868 636 7091
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