Rotten Company

Yara International ASA

Approved Evidence

Added to Rotten Company: 8/23/2026
Conduct/Event period: 2004–2009
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: January 15, 2014
misconduct

Yara accepted NOK 295 million penalty for gross corruption

Summary

Norway's ØKOKRIM imposed a corporate penalty on Yara International ASA for three cases of gross corruption involving bribery arrangements connected to senior public officials in Libya and India and a supplier in Russia. ØKOKRIM said the bribery agreements totalled about USD 12 million and occurred from 2004 to 2009. Yara acknowledged that the conditions for corporate criminal liability were met and accepted a NOK 270 million fine plus NOK 25 million confiscation. Source: https://www.okokrim.no/forelegg-til-yara-paa-295-millioner-kroner.5990608-411472.html

Evidence Weight
100.00
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.99908418550545
File Weight: 1