CO2 crisis set to spread to Europe, big distributor warns

The UK carbon dioxide shortage threatening industries from healthcare to food is spilling over into Europe, one of the world’s largest distributors of the gas has warned.

Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive at Norwegian chemicals group Yara, said record natural gas prices were crippling the profitability of European fertiliser plants, which used the fossil fuel as a feedstock to make ammonia
Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive at Norwegian chemicals group Yara, said record natural gas prices were crippling the profitability of European fertiliser plants, which used the fossil fuel as a feedstock to make ammoniaFoto: Fredrik Solstad
Publisert 23. September 2021, kl. 13.13Oppdatert 23. September 2021, kl. 13.13