Notification referred to in chapter 2 section 9 of the


Kemira GrowHow Oyj has today received the following notice:

As a result of a share transaction concluded on 24 May 2007 and
acceptances to a mandatory tender offer, the holdings of Yara
Nederland BV, a fully owned subsidiary of Yara International ASA,
have exceeded five-tenths (5/10) of the voting rights and share
capital in Kemira GrowHow Oyj. Under Chapter 2 Section 9 of the
Securities Markets Act, we hereby notify the Financial Supervision
Authority and Kemira GrowHow Oyj of the following:

1. Name of company in which holdings have been acquired: Kemira
GrowHow Oyj

2. Date of change in holding 27 July 2007

3. Exact proportion of voting rights and share capital in Kemira
GrowHow Oyj by share classes
Holdings of Yara Nederland BV are now as follows:

                      Shares, share purchase (number): 17,188,480
                      Proportion of share capital, %: 30.05
                      Proportion of voting rights, %: 30.05

                      Acceptances, tender offer (number): 13,089,404
                      Proportion of share capital, %: 22.88
                      Proportion of voting rights, %: 22.88

                      Total (number): 30,277,884
                      Proportion of share capital, %: 52.93
                      Proportion of voting rights, %: 52.93


The share capital of Kemira GrowHow Oyj comprises a total of
57,208,857 shares representing a total of 57,208,857 votes.

4. Shareholders' complete name, register number Yara Nederland BV,
register number 210 159 64 (the Netherlands)


Oslo, 30 July 2007

Yara International ASA


For additional information please contact:

Kaj Friman, CFO
Tel. (+358) 50 62 626

Distribution:
Helsinki Stock Exchange
Media

Kemira GrowHow Oyj is one of the leading producers of fertilisers and
feed phosphates in Europe. Kemira GrowHow develops and markets
fertilisers and integrated solutions for crop cultivation, animal
feed supplements and chemicals required in various industries. The
company has approximately 2,500 employees worldwide and in 2006 net
sales were 1.2 billion euros. Kemira GrowHow Oyj is listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange. www.kemira-growhow.com
Notification referred to in chapter 2 section 9 of the securities markets act on a change in holdings
