Grupa Azoty

[15] In 2011, a decision was made to amalgamate Azoty Tarnów with Zakłady Chemiczne in Police (near Szczecin), with the State Treasury holding 60% of the shares.

[19] ZCh Police was successful in raising the funds for a controlling stake by issuing 25 million C series shares, approved by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority.

[31][32] Steps taken by the company's management board and by the Polish Treasury, such as adoption by Parliament of legislation to control certain state investments, secured the enterprise against future hostile take-overs.

These shares were frozen as Akron owner Viatcheslav Kantor came under European sanctions imposed in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[45][46][47] On 15 November 2012 the management boards of Zakłady Azotowe in Tarnów and Puławy concluded an agreement for establishing the principles of cooperation and conducting negotiations.

[54][55] On 21 November 2013, the Company purchased 85% of shares of the only Polish sulphur producer by smelting, Kopalnia i Zakłady Chemiczne Siarki, "Siarkopol” S.A. in Grzybów, from the Treasury.

[60][61][62] This investment, now a subsidiary of Grupa Azoty, secured its own source of raw material for the production of phosphorus and other multi-ingredient fertilisers integral to its business.

[63][64] In 2018, Grupa Azoty acquired German company Goat TopCo GmbH based in Münster for a reported EUR 226.6 million.

[68] It offers a rich range of products made in particular plants in Tarnów, Puławy, Kędzierzyn-Koźle and Police, Gdańsk, Grzybów, Chorzów and in Guben (Germany).

Currently, the largest factory of Polyamide 6 in Tarnów is under construction, which will allow Grupa Azoty to increase its production possibilities and become the leading producer of this material in Europe.

[76] In 2013, Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów (part of Grupa Azoty PULAWY), the first installation for stearin production in Poland yields 13.2 tons per year.

[79] Grupa Azoty in cooperation with Lotos prepared a feasibility study for a new petrochemical complex in Gdańsk (project performance was delayed in time due to other priorities of both companies).

It is estimated that the by means of deposit exploitation in the Puck region, it is possible to obtain 600 million tons of material with potassium oxide content from 7 to 13.7 percent.

[85] Grupa Azoty (and its subsidiaries organises student internships, meetings with graduates and conducts research with scientific institutes from all over the country.

[90] It is one of over 300 member companies, representing various sectors: financial, industrial, health, energetic, telecommunication and commercial as well as the most important embassies, international organisations and universities.

The aim of establishing CERGA was to support the development of common norms in fire safety and emergency services with the exchange of experience between paramedic units.

[95] This project aims to highlight companies that are managed responsibly and sustainably by their reporting quality, level of investor engagement and information dissemination.

GPW analyses the financial matters, strategy and principles of organisation management, environmental factors, employment policy and relations with employees as well as the influence on the market.

[113][114] Aside from meeting the criteria for inclusion on the Respect Index on Warsaw's stock exchange, the company's role in analysing and counteracting any hazardous or negative effects of their activities on the natural environment in Europe and Africa are not recorded.

Main headquarters of Grupa Azoty in Tarnów
Zakłady Azotowe Puławy , part of Grupa Azoty