On August 17th 2023, Grupa Azoty S.A. entered into a new distribution agreement with COMPO EXPERT GmbH. Under the agreement, the offer of Grupa Azoty fertilizers which will be distributed by COMPO EXPERT on foreign markets will be significantly expanded, and the product portfolio will include all nitrogen and compound fertilizers. The contract is open-ended, with the distribution schedule set from October 1st 2023 to December 31st 2024.

Grupa Azoty Compounding, a member company of the Grupa Azoty Group, has completed a project it carried out in Tarnów to construct a new production and storage facility incorporating a recycling unit. The new project allows them to shred by-products (BPs) generated by manufacturing processes of various Group companies, coming from the natural polyamide units in Tarnów and Guben, the polypropylene plant in Police, as well as from external customers. The shredded by-products are utilised as input materials for the production of PIR (Post Industrial Recycled) modified plastics. This initiative will enable Grupa Azoty Compounding to increase the volume of products with a recycled content and foster cooperation with customers in the field of by-products collection. The cost of the project is about PLN 5m.

Over the past six months, the Grupa Azoty Brand Ambassadors have been making a remarkable impact, delivering presentations at high schools and universities, orchestrating chemistry competitions for youth and promoting career opportunities within the chemical industry  on various social media platforms. A summary of their endeavours, carried out under the theme of ‘Grupa Azoty as an Employer of Choice’, was recently held at the Group’s headquarters  in Warsaw.

In the 6th edition of Grupa Azoty's 'We care for the Polish land' lottery, participants won prizes worth a combined total of over PLN 500 thousand. The standout prize, a John Deere 5075E tractor, was awarded for the first time to a woman, Anna from the Province of Kraków. This year witnessed yet another rise in lottery entries, with the 6th edition receiving 20% more entries than in 2022.

The Product Stewardship Programme audit is an initiative by Fertilizers Europe, an organisation representing the largest European fertiliser producers. The audit reaffirmed that the Grupa Azoty Group’s fertiliser products comply with the highest standards. DNV auditors evaluated various parameters throughout the process, such as the benchmarks implemented during product design, technological processes, distribution, and the genuine fulfilment of fertiliser characteristics declared by the Group. The audit covered the main production facilities located in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Police, Puławy, and Tarnów.

Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A., Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) of the US and South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd (HEC) today signed a Preliminary Agreement on cooperation in the development of nuclear power in Poland, including Micro-Modular Reactor (MMR) technology.