April 28th saw the first delivery of 1,002 tonnes of propylene contracted for the purposes of the Polimery Police project. The raw material was delivered by Grupa Azoty ZAK in railway tanks adapted to carry such cargo. The propylene delivered to Police is necessary for testing the polypropylene production plant. In addition, on April 27th Grupa Azoty Polyolefins signed a contract to purchase propane from TOTSA Total Energies Trading SA. The events marked successive stages in the company’s continued efforts to secure essential feedstocks needed to launch production from Polimery Police.

The joint campaign of Grupa Azoty S.A. and the Mościce Housing Estate Council on the occasion of the World Earth Day has come to an end. The ‘I Collect and Sort’ event, with its motto ‘You can do more than you think,’ brought together about 700 residents of Tarnów, including Grupa Azoty employees, pre-school and school children. They collected garbage that weighed approximately 1240 kg.

This Friday, April 21st, Grupa Azoty and the Mościce Housing Estate Council will once again be organising the Collect and Segregate campaign with the slogan ‘You can do more than you think’. The initiative, being held as part of the World Earth Day, attracted several hundred people last year. This year, the organisers are again inviting all residents of Tarnów to join in.

The walk-in phytotron chamber built next to the Research and Development Centre of Grupa Azoty S.A. in Tarnów will enable the company to conduct research under controlled conditions of temperature, light, carbon dioxide concentration, and humidity. The project will help to investigate the effects of various amounts of tested fertilizer formulations on plants  regardless of the season of the year or external conditions. The phytotron cost approximately PLN 1.5m. A research greenhouse will also be built next to the Research and Development Centre to enhance the company’s research capabilities in exploring plant growth and soil processes.

Grupa Azoty S.A. will support speedway in its home city for another season, having signed agreements with the local club Unia Tarnów Żużlowa Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna and with individual speedway riders, ensuring full financial security for the club’s sporting activities. In the 2023 season, Grupa Azoty S.A. will increase its financial commitment, which should help the team deliver a sporting success.

The Grupa Azoty Group recorded negative fourth-quarter 2022 EBITDA, with the earnings dragged down chiefly by the Agro Segment. The Group posted full-year 2022 consolidated revenue of PLN 24,658m, EBITDA of PLN 2,545m and EBITDA margin of 10.3%.