CertifHy Lists Yara RFNBO Ammonia Certificate

RFNBO certificate register entry

Certificate-register finding with holder, RFNBO Ammonia product, Processing Unit certification scope, issuer, and validity period.

1. 01

   Yara Clean Ammonia Holding SA

   The register identifies the certificate holder.

2. 02

   RFNBO Ammonia

   The register lists RFNBO Ammonia as the product.

3. 03

   Processing Unit

   The certificate scope is a Processing Unit.

4. 04

   TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH

   The register identifies this issuing certification body.

5. 05

   10 Aug 2026 to 9 Aug 2027

   The register gives this validity period for certificate EU-CertifHy-RFNBO-DE103-21279407.

What happened

The CertifHy register lists Yara Clean Ammonia Holding SA as the certificate holder. TÜV Rheinland Energy & Environment GmbH issued the RFNBO ammonia processing-unit certificate under the CertifHy EU RFNBO Voluntary Scheme.

The certificate covers Yara's RFNBO Producer scope at Hydrovegen 55 in Porsgrunn, Norway. Its annex records renewable electricity as the input and RFNBO ammonia as the output. The certificate is valid from 10 August 2026 to 9 August 2027.

Why it matters

The record gives buyers and producers a current example of an RFNBO ammonia certificate with a defined site, input, output, issuer and validity period. That is more useful for market diligence than a general statement that a project plans to seek certification.

The record does not show production volume, sales or export activity. It shows that the certificate scope can connect an energy input to an ammonia output at a named producer site.

What changes for market participants

• Producers should define the plant boundary, renewable electricity evidence, GHG calculation, traceability records and certificate scope before they approach a certification body.
• Buyers should check the certificate number, site, product, scope, issuer and validity dates. They should not infer volume or delivery from a certificate alone.
• Certifiers should keep scheme evidence, audit findings, product scope and chain-of-custody records distinct and linked.

HyGOAT implication

HyGOAT should use certificate records like this as a reference for Screen fields and export readiness checks. For an India-to-EU project, the evidence model should link GHCI records with the separate RFNBO pathway without treating one certificate as proof of the other.

MRV should preserve renewable electricity data, plant records, GHG calculations, traceability evidence and verifier findings. This supports certification readiness and reduces repeated evidence requests across producers, buyers and certifiers.

Risks and caveats

• One certificate does not show a market-wide trend or confirm a commercial offtake.
• The certificate covers the stated operator, site and product scope. It does not cover every Yara asset or every ammonia shipment.
• CertifHy RFNBO certification does not replace GHCI, JCM or another market's separate requirements.

Sources

• CertifHy: Yara RFNBO certificate - issued 10 August 2026.
• CertifHy: Yara summary audit report - scheme scope, site and audit summary.
• CertifHy: certificates and non-conformity reports - current certificate registry.