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Yara <YAR.OL>, one of the world's largest fertiliser-makers, expects to finalise its long-awaited sale of a stake in Qatar Fertiliser Company later this month, a senior executive at the Norwegian firm said on Friday.

Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara has called off plans to spin off its industrial nitrogens business due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company said on Thursday while reporting stronger than expected first-quarter core profits.

Norwegian fertiliser company Yara said on Thursday it would keep its industrial nitrogen businesses within the firm, rather than spin it off in an initial public offering, and reported core first-quarter profits above expectations.

Qatar Petroleum (QP) said on Sunday it had signed an agreement with Yara international to acquire its 25 percent stake in Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) for $1 billion, according to statements by both companies.

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Norwegian fertiliser-maker Yara reported stronger-than-expected October-December profits on Friday and said a decision on a long-planned spinoff of its industrials unit could be made by mid-2020.

Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara <YAR.OL> said on Tuesday the chief executive of its non-fertiliser business had resigned, but said plans to list the unit remained under consideration.

Norway's Yara <YAR.OL> said on Friday it was starting a share buy-back program after reporting quarterly earnings that were broadly in line with forecasts, and said the supply-demand balance for urea fertilizer looks set to tighten further.

Norway's Yara, one of the world's largest fertiliser-makers, said it was starting a share buy-back programme after reporting quarterly earnings that were broadly in line with forecasts on Friday.

Norway's Yara <YAR.OL> has signed a $1.1 billion, five-year revolving credit facility which links the interest to be paid to its progress in reducing its carbon dioxide output, the fertilizer manufacturer said on Tuesday.

Yara International, one of the world's largest fertiliser makers, raised its profit and dividend targets on Wednesday and said it may spin off its non-fertiliser business next year.

Yara International, one of the world's largest fertiliser makers, will lay out later this year plans to boost profit, it said on Friday while reporting first-quarter earnings in line with forecasts.

Fertiliser producer Yara International will step up its programme to cut costs and boost core earnings in the first half of 2019, the Norwegian firm announced on Friday, after meeting expectations with a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit.

Fertiliser maker Yara International reported core quarterly profit in line with expectations on Friday and said it saw scope for more efficiency improvements.

Norwegian fertiliser maker Yara sees a lot of uncertainty on prices for its products and input factors in the time ahead despite less capacity coming into the market, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.

Fertiliser maker Yara may sell its Environmental Solutions business unit as part of a strategic review launched on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Norwegian company said.

Yara Chief Financial Officer Petter Oestboe has resigned with immediate effect amid poor relations with Chief Executive Officer Svein Tore Holsether, the Norwegian fertiliser maker said on Monday.

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Fertiliser maker Yara International reported a smaller than expected increase in third-quarter earnings on Thursday as higher production was partly offset by the rising cost of natural gas, a key input.