Further to the news of a sudden halt in Russian gas supplies to Poland, Grupa Azoty announces that the Group companies receive natural gas under a contract with Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. Poland has technical capabilities to source gas from various directions, e.g. through system interconnectors on its western and southern borders and via the LNG terminal in Świnoujście. The mix is supplemented by domestically produced gas and volumes withdrawn from gas storage facilities, where Poland has accumulated substantial stocks.

For the time being, supplies of natural gas to companies of the Grupa Azoty Group are continuing without any disruption and production is sustained at planned levels. However, the companies have contingency plans and operational scenarios in place in case that gas supplies are disrupted or curtailed.

In 2021, the Grupa Azoty Group posted consolidated revenue of PLN 15.90bn (up PLN 5.38bn year on year), EBITDA of PLN 1.95bn (up PLN 624m year on year), and EBITDA margin of 12.2% (down 0.4pp year on year). Net profit in 2021 reached PLN 634m, having increased by PLN 279m year on year. The largest contribution to consolidated EBITDA earned by the Grupa Azoty Group in the fourth quarter of 2021 was made by the Chemicals segment, which posted its best performance on record.

Grupa Azoty Puławy was among the winners of the second edition of the Decarbonisation Initiatives Ranking organised by the PTWP Group. The Ranking presents the most interesting, imaginative and effective initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The results were officially announced on April 25th 2022 during the European Economic Congress in Katowice. On behalf of the Grupa Azoty Group, the award was collected by Filip Grzegorczyk, Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. The Ranking leaders were selected by the Board of the ‘Green Index’ campaign, consisting of representatives of environmental protection institutions, organisations and experts.

The Grupa Azoty Group and the Mościce Housing Estate Council joined in the celebration of the Earth Day by organising a campaign called “Collect and Segregate”. During the event, green areas within the Mościce housing estate were cleaned up by some several hundred people – the residents, Grupa Azoty Group employees, preschool children, and students of primary and secondary schools.

Grupa Azoty S.A. has obtained all corporate approvals required to enter into sponsorship agreements with Unia Tarnów Żużlowa Sportowa Spółka Akcyjna, its riders and coach. Prior to that, the company commenced cooperation with Marek Cieślak, a motorcycle speedway expert and manager, who acts as a consultant in the club.

Grupa Azoty S.A. has completed commissioning work on the flue gas desulphurisation plant for boiler K-5. The design objectives for the plant were thus achieved, in particular those pertaining to the levels of gas emissions to air, in accordance with the requirements of the BAT conclusions.