Azot (Cherkasy)
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| Company type | Public Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemical |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Council of Ministers (Ukrainian SSR) |
| Headquarters | , Ukraine |
| Products | Nitrogen fertilizers |
Number of employees | 4500[1] |
| Parent | Ostchem Holding |
| Website | ostchem |
Azot, also known as Cherkaskyi Azot after Cherkasy, the location of its chemical plant, is one of the biggest manufacturers of nitrogen fertilizers in Ukraine.[2] Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash's chemical-industry holding corporation, Ostchem Holding, manages the company as well as several other fertilizer manufacturers in Ukraine and other post-Soviet states.
Azot serves both the domestic and export markets. Products are primarily ammonia and ammonium salts, but also include certain specialty ion-exchange resins.
The plant's name, Azot, is Ukrainian for "nitrogen."
Overview
[edit ]The plant began construction in 1962. On March 14, 1965, it released the first batch of liquid ammonia. By 2011, the company controlled 43 subdivisions on 500 hectares (1,200 acres) at the southern outskirts of Cherkasy city.[3] These facilities have the capacity to produce up to 3 million tonnes of fertilizers per year,[citation needed ] which can then be exported worldwide.
- weak nitric acid
- granular ammonium nitrate
- ammonia, liquid or aqueous
- prilled urea
- urea-ammonium nitrate solution
- ammonium sulphate, aqueous or crystalline
- caprolactam, crystalline or liquid
- liquefied carbon dioxide, and
- ion-exchange resins, including annionite AV-17-8 and cationite.
Effects of the 2022 invasion
[edit ]The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine restrained export and import (the Black Sea harbours are blocked by the Russian Navy) of raw materials, and finished products. It has also reduced domestic demand for fertilizers, due to a reduction in crop planting.
Philanthropy
[edit ]The company's ultimate owner, Dmytro Firtash, has developed the "Save Your City Ukrainian: Збережи своє місто" brand for his philanthropic endeavours. The company financed renovation of the "Friendship of Peoples" concert hall and public plaza in downtown Cherkasy.[5] In the surrounding area, it has paid for road repairs and trolleybus transfer center improvements;[6] renovated schools;[7] and manages a children's hospital specializing in neurological disorders.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b OstChem. "PJSC «Azot» (Cherkasy)". OstChem. Retrieved 2023年07月31日.
- ^ "Основні виробники добрив в Україні". kurkul.com (in Ukrainian). 2019年06月28日. Retrieved 2020年05月22日.
- ^ "История предприятия". Archived from the original on 2011年07月24日. Retrieved 2011年07月23日.
- ^ "Продукция". Archived from the original on 2017年10月23日. Retrieved 2011年07月23日.
- ^ В Черкассах открыли реконструированный дворец культуры [In Cherkassy, a rebuilt Palace of Culture opens]. Dmytro Firtash. 2012年09月08日. Retrieved 2023年07月31日.
- ^ a b Збережи своє місто [Save Your City]. ua.dmitryfirtash.com (in Ukrainian). Dmytro Firtash. 2012. Retrieved 2023年07月31日.
- ^ "Азот" предоставил помощь школам Черкасс на полмиллиона гривен [Azot assistance to Cherkassy schools worth 0.5 million hryvnias]. Dmytro Firtash. 2013年01月09日.
