Reducing environmental impact with UltrAN®

Choosing the right blasting agents can help minimise environmental impact. See how Yara is helping reduce toxic gas emissions during blasting.

Responsible businesses strive for the lowest possible carbon footprint. Yara can help you achieve your aims because we share the same vision. We keep environmental issues in focus both for us as an organisation and for our products.

Our UltrAN ANFO products offer excellent absorption with good retention of the fuel oil. The release of toxic gases – CO/NOx – is minimised during blasting thanks to the ability to create the right oxygen balance with our ammonium nitrate porous prills. We also offer a low-fume UltrAN version.

You can be assured of a limited environmental impact when you use Yara's ammonium nitrates. We offer:

  • Product traceability
  • Low emissions due to optimal release of energy in the detonation
  • Recycling of the waste oil for ANFO

Cutting gas emissions at Yara

Our plants are equipped with Yara-patented N2O catalysts, which has cut Yara greenhouse gas emissions in half.

Mining Applications

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Why choose Yara?

UltrAN Bag Loading
Logistics, shipping and storage
Expect reliability from Yara, the leading independent producer of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate for producing civil explosives for mining and quarrying.
UltrAN safety
Safety and handling
Safety is a top priority throughout Yara and at all stages of production and the supply chain. Find out how we can help your business.
Rock fragmentation
Optimal rock fragmentation
Ensuring optimal rock fragmentation when blasting is essential to avoid the additional costs and effort if secondary blasting is required. See how we can help.
How UltrAN is produced at Yara?
How UltrAN is produced at Yara?
Ensuring consistent quality is at the heart of maximising blast results you can rely on. See how we produce our Ammonium Nitrate products.
UltrAN products
Choice of products
A range of quality products with different characteristics means you can choose the one that best suits your needs, your geology and climate. See the full range.