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A farmer carries wheat after harvesting it on the outskirts of Jammu, India, on April 25, 2026.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)
April 27, 2026, 2:13 pm
Iran war fertilizer squeeze could spell trouble for next year’s grain harvests
Nitrogen-based fertilizers must be applied each season; but with prices of staple crops low, farmers lack the revenue to absorb the expense caused by closure of Strait of Hormuz
By Gus Trompiz and Naveen Thukral
An illustrative image of tanks transporting ammonia to farmer's fields in western Iowa (DarcyMaulsby; iStock by Getty Images)
February 23, 2021, 4:20 pm
Israel’s GenCell joins forces with Japan’s TDK to create ‘green’ ammonia
Israeli firm has patented a technique that uses surplus wind and solar energy and an electro-chemical process to create a gas that is normally a source of carbon dioxide emissions
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative -- Firefighters at the scene of ammonia leak, near a shopping mall in Acre, June 27, 2019 (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
August 30, 2020, 10:52 am
100 workers evacuated after suspected ammonia leak at northern factory
One woman lightly injured in reported incident at Sunfrost frozen vegetable plant in Migdal Haemek
By ToI Staff
Firefighters at the scene of ammonia leak, near a shopping mall in Acre, June 27, 2019. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
June 28, 2019, 1:02 am
Environment Ministry upbraids ice cream factory after Acre ammonia leak
Environmental protection body demands explanation for failure of cooling system after chemical leakage closes streets, trains and shopping mall
By ToI Staff
Firefighters at the scene of an ammonia leak in Acre, June 27, 2019. (Meir Vaknin/Flash90)
June 27, 2019, 3:19 pm
Mall evacuated as ammonia leak hits Acre; residents told to stay inside
Incident comes days after leak of compound near the city of Beit Shemesh
By ToI Staff
A view of Haifa's ammonia tank, June 30, 2017. (Flash90)
June 24, 2018, 7:20 pm
Haifa Chemicals fined NIS 500,000 for operating ammonia tank without license
After years-long saga, court issues final closure order for controversial facility; criticizes state, regulator for lack of oversight
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
September 1, 2017, 6:31 am
Haifa ammonia tank emptied after years-long saga
Court order to close the facility came over warnings a leak could kill tens of thousands
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
August 22, 2017, 3:17 pm
Haifa Chemicals reportedly to shut down northern factory
Company said to inform workers committee of impending layoffs amid impasse over future of operations
By ToI Staff
Naftali Bennett on the Israel-Gaza border, on the second day of Operation Protective Edge, July 9, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 14, 2017, 5:39 pm
Hezbollah attack will bring ‘destruction throughout Lebanon’ – Bennett
Announcing a ‘new strategy,’ education minister says Jerusalem will no longer distinguish between the Shiite militia and the rest of the country
By Raphael Ahren
Supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah watch a video screening of a speech by the group's head, Hassan Nasrallah, to mark the 11th anniversary of the end of the 2006 war with Israel, in the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon, August 13, 2017. (AFP/Mahmoud ZAYYAT)
August 13, 2017, 10:14 pm
Hezbollah chief threatens Dimona reactor, says Israel fears a fight
At event marking 11 years since end of Second Lebanon War, Hassan Nasrallah warns against Israeli invasion
By ToI Staff
A view of the ammonia tank in Haifa on June 30, 2017. (Flash90)
August 3, 2017, 10:44 pm
Possible solution found to stave off Haifa Chemicals layoffs
Government examining options including trucking ammonia to southern plant directly from dock, avoiding plant closure
By ToI Staff
An ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
August 2, 2017, 3:14 pm
Israel ammonia saga seems near end as 800 workers to be fired
In stinging message to Netanyahu, owner of Haifa Chemicals says all suggestions for resolution fell on deaf ears
By Shoshanna Solomon
A view of the ammonia tank in Haifa on June 30, 2017. (Flash90)
July 18, 2017, 10:20 pm
Watchdog says ministry head illegally helped Haifa ammonia plant
State Comptroller accuses Israel Danziger of breaking conflict of interest rules during search for new location for Haifa Chemicals storage tank
By ToI Staff
The ammonia storage tank in the northern city of Haifa. (Courtesy of Environmental Protection Ministry)
May 29, 2017, 12:14 am
Supreme Court rules Haifa ammonia tank must close
Judges say chemical storage facility must be emptied by July after government finds framework to prevent national shortage
By ToI Staff
Workers held signs as they protested near the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem against the closure of an ammonia tank in the northern city of Haifa, March 29, 2017. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
April 27, 2017, 2:19 pm
Hundreds hold up traffic in Tel Aviv to protest ammonia tank closure
Workers demonstrate against possible loss of 1,500 jobs in run-up to High Court ruling on state request to delay facility shutdown
By Sue Surkes
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