Yara International ASA delivered strong second-quarter results, with improved European commodity margins due to lower gas price. The results were impacted by lower nitrate deliveries, but NPK deliveries and value-added premiums remained strong. "Yara reports a strong second-quarter result as margin improvements more than offset the volume impact of an earlier end to the season in Europe," said Jørgen Ole Haslestad, President and Chief Executive Officer in Yara. "Our NPK business continues to perform well, and I am pleased to announce a 250,000 ton expansion of NPK capacity in Uusikaupunki, Finland, for completion by end 2015," said Jørgen Ole Haslestad.