Yara signs milestone lease in USA
Yara North America , Inc. has signed a long-term lease for 50 acres of land in St. James Parish, up the Mississippi river approximately 60 miles from New Orleans. Yara will build and operate a 55,000 mt, state-of-the-art import fertilizer warehouse capable of handling Panamax size vessels. The deal, signed with St. James Stevedoring, is a milestone in Yara North America's growth strategy, according to the company. Groundbreaking will start as soon as all permits are finalized with a completion estimated for Q1 2010.
The terminal will provide direct access to imported fertilizer for local markets and increased access for rail served agricultural markets in the Midwest and Eastern half of the US, including growing industrial segments. Key products will be granular and prilled urea, with expansion into bulk P and K product lines at a later stage.
"The fertilizer industry needs an infrastructure to support the rapid increase of imports in North America, which is becoming more and more dependent on imported fertilizer to satisfy a growing demand. Yara is catering to this need and showing its long-term commitment to the North American market," states Pete Valesares, President of Yara North America..
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