Investments

Grupa Azoty is consistently pursuing its growth strategy outlined in the document “Strategy of the Grupa Azoty Group for 2013–2020“. 68 investment projects have been planned as part of the Strategy Operationalisation. By 2020, in Tarnów alone Grupa Azoty plans to carry out investment projects with a total value in excess of PLN 1bn, while its planned capital expenditure for the entire Group exceeds PLN 7bn.

The investment projects in Tarnów are designed to sustainably improve the Company’s competitive position and reduce its exposure to negative external factors, such as growing costs of energy and environmental protection.

Key development initiatives until 2020:
Fertilizers

optimising the production mix, leveraging to a greater extent the synergies with caprolactam production and maximising the value of ammonium sulfate
increasing the level of the Company’s specialisation in nitrogen- and sulfur-containing solid fertilizers
further reducing the production costs through an upgrade and increasing the capacity utilisation of key units

Plastics

increasing the output of polyamides and fully balancing the production capacities of caprolactam and polyamides at the Group level
reducing caprolactam production costs
increasing sales of highly-processed products, as well as the scale of operations and product range in the area of polyamide composites. Key development initiatives until 2020:

Energy and infrastructure

ensuring compliance with legal regulations on pollutant emissions
improving efficiency of the CHP plant by installing a new pass-out and condensing turbine
taking initiatives to leverage the synergies between the Company’s infrastructure and municipal infrastructure of Tarnów

Further diversification

research work on new products with good market prospects and available feedstock base, increasing product diversification

INVESTMENT PROJECTS AT GRUPA AZOTY S.A.

Flue gas denitrification and desulfurization unitszobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Mandatory

CAPEX
Flue gas desulfurization unit − PLN 45.4m <br>- Flue gas denitrification unit − PLN 44.6m

Okres realizacji
2014−2016

meeting the new requirements introduced by the IED Directive on industrial emissions
ensuring the continuity of electricity and heat production, reducing NOx, SOx and dust emissions from the CHP plant

The project is co-financed under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism Programme.

Installing a low-pressure turbine generator set at the EC2 CHP plantzobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business development

CAPEX
PLN 63m

Okres realizacji
2014−2016

optimising the CHP plant’s costs by improving turbine efficiency, increasing the generation of electricity in condensing mode and utilising the surplus 0.9 MPa steam
reducing the average cost of electricity by increasing the share of cheaper, internally-generated electricity
increasing the reliability of electricity supply and ensuring the operation of the EC2 CHP plant when demand for steam is low

Intensification of the unit for manufacturing cyclohexanone from phenolzobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business development

CAPEX
PLN 25.75m

Okres realizacji
2014−2015

reducing cyclohexanone production costs
improving economic efficiency of the caprolactam − polyamide 6 process line by replacing the more expensive cyclohexanone from benzene with the cheaper product from phenol
adapting to changes on feedstock markets

Polyamide II Plant 80 thousand t/yzobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business development

CAPEX
PLN 320m

Okres realizacji
2014−2016

optimising the mix of polyamide 6 products,
developing a flexible mix of easily marketable products and increasing the share of high-margin products in the portfolio
utilising the internally-produced caprolactam for which the external market has shrunk

Fertilizer storage facilityzobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business maintenance

CAPEX
PLN 43m

Okres realizacji
2013−2015

improving product quality and reducing the number of operations causing mechanical damage to fertilizers
increasing the storage capacities of bulk nitrate fertilizers
added benefit − cutting fertilizer storage costs

Increasing ammonia production capacitieszobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business development

CAPEX
PLN 44.5m

Okres realizacji
2014−2016

reducing a deficit of ammonia in Tarnów and increasing production by eliminating bottlenecks at the natural gas steam reforming unit and utilising idle ammonia synthesis capacities
reducing the cost of mixed ammonia production

Granulation Plant IIzobacz więcej

Charakter inwestycji
Business development

CAPEX
PLN 141m

Okres realizacji
2014−2016

improving the quality of fertilizers by applying mechanical granulation
achieving higher sales margins by optimising the use of available feedstock and adding value to ammonium sulfate production
optimising the mix of fertilizer products,
simultaneously producing a wide range of products with a different content of nitrogen and/or sulfur,
producing speciality fertilizers based on ammonium sulfate

Other investment projects (planned for 2015−2020)zobacz więcej

Plans for 2015−2020 include other and minor investment projects (MIP) with a total value of over PLN 0.5bn