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CF-Yara Talks Show How Shale Gas Is Shaking Up Fertilizer
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Talks to create the largest nitrogen fertilizer company are the latest example of how the boom in natural gas from fracking is transforming not just the world of U.S. energy but other industries too.
Norway’s Yara International ASA and Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries Holdings Inc. said yesterday they’re in preliminary discussions about a combination. Both make crop nutrients using gas as a raw material. There’s more gas than ever in the U.S. as new drilling techniques open up shale deposits.