Yarwil

Yarwil AS
Industry	Marine environment
Founded	2007
Headquarters	Lysaker, Norway
Key people	Kai Låtun (Director)
Products	NOx abating systems
Website	www.yarwil.com Wilhelmsen Environmental Solutions

Yarwil AS is a joint venture between Yara International and . The Norwegian registered company provides systems for reduction of NOx emissions from ship engines. The technology is based on the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) method using Urea as a reactant. This method can reduce NOx emissions from ships by as much as 95%.

The company was established as a reaction to the increased focus by the global community on emissions to air from the maritime industry. New IMO regulations, , are in place, which demand a reduction in NOx emissions from ships globally of 20% by 2011 and 80% by 2016.

There are several different technologies available for the reduction of NOx, however the Selective Catalytic Reduction method is the only known technology that can reach the 2016 target of 80%.

Yarwil was registered on 22 August 2007 and has its headquarters at Lysaker just outside Oslo in Norway.^[1]^[2]

On 21 October 2013 a press release was issued by Yara International stating they had acquired full ownership of Yarwil and that the company would become part of their initiative as of 1 January 2014.^[3]

References[]

^ Brønnøysundregistrene. "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret – Yarwil AS". brreg.no. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (22 August 2007). "Press release – Yara and Wilhelmsen enter innovative environmental collaboration". wilhelmsen.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Yara International (21 October 2013). "Yara and Wilhelmsen strengthen collaboration in maritime emissions reduction market". yara.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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[1] Brønnøysundregistrene. "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret – Yarwil AS". brreg.no. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[2] Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (22 August 2007). "Press release – Yara and Wilhelmsen enter innovative environmental collaboration". wilhelmsen.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[3] Yara International (21 October 2013). "Yara and Wilhelmsen strengthen collaboration in maritime emissions reduction market". yara.com. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

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