APPEA 2025 Conference and Exhibition

Laurent Trost is the General Manager of Yara Pilbara which operates one of the world’s largest ammonia plants. The plant also provides the feedstock for an adjacent technical ammonium nitrate plant supplying a critical ingredient to Pilbara mines.

Yara Pilbara is actively advancing its decarbonisation journey as both an early industry mover in utilising renewable hydrogen to create green ammonia, as well as pursuing carbon capture and storage technologies to swiftly cut emissions.

Laurent is a chemical engineer whose career has taken him to Belgium, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and France.

Before taking on his current position in late 2020, Laurent was the general manager of Yara’s production operations in Cartagena, Colombia.

Presentation details

Plenary 3 Keynote Panel: The rubber hits the road to Net Zero
Wednesday 22 May 2024
8:30am – 10:10am