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Article

12 Nov 2008

Author:
Western Sahara Resource Watch

Yara under police investigation for Western Sahara shipments

The fertilizer company Yara remains under investigation by Norwegian police after having purchased a shipload of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara...Despite previous promises that they would never again carry out such imports...The import in August was an exception, only related to testing of production facilities in Norway...according to Yara...Yara has still not consulted the representatives of the Sahrawi people, nor apologized for their imports, which entails a serious political and economic loss for the Sahrawi people. Nor has Yara compensated for the loss...The revelations of Yara’s phosphates import come shortly after three Norwegian shipping companies announced they do not wish to participate in similar trade [R-Bulk, Jinhui Shipping & Arnesen Shipbrokers.] [also refers to Kerr-McGee (part of Anadarko), Storebrand]