In connection with what is happening in Ukraine, companies of the Grupa Azoty Group are taking a number of initiatives to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. The relief efforts of all state-owned enterprises are being coordinated by the Polish Ministry of State Assets and Ministry of the Interior and Administration.

Grupa Azoty S.A. has signed a contract with Marek Cieślak, speedway expert and manager. This will significantly bolster the Tarnów speedway club in the upcoming season.

Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn is implementing a capex project named ‘Upgrade of the synthesis gas compression unit supplying the Ammonia Plant’. The general contractor is Grupa Azoty Polskie Konsorcjum Chemiczne, and the total value of the project is estimated at PLN 180m.

In recognition of its achievements in pursuing sustainable development, Grupa Azoty has been invited to join the Informal Business Council of the Polish Government’s Representative for the Organisation of the 2022 World Urban Forum in Katowice. Representing Grupa Azoty on that body is Dr Grzegorz Kądzielawski, Vice President of its Management Board. The first Council meeting is already behind us.

Grupa Azoty S.A. has donated sports equipment worth over PLN 100 thousand to 21 primary schools from the counties of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and Tarnów. The Company is thus implementing its new CSR agenda focused on supporting sports activity among children and adolescents.

The current situation on the fertilizer market was among the topics discussed by representatives of Grupa Azoty with Marian Sikora, President of the Federation of Agricultural Producer Associations, and Stanisław Kacperczyk, President of the Polish Association of Grain Producers. At the meeting, Zbigniew Paprocki, Member of the Management Board and CEO of Grupa Azoty S.A., said that the adverse conditions prevailing on the fertilizer market stem from the gas crisis in Europe, that is record-high gas costs, which have risen by several hundred per cent year on year and directly translate into the current fertilizer production cost levels.