Azot (Cherkasy)

Azot is one of the biggest manufacturers of nitrogen fertilizers in Ukraine.[2] The chemical plant, better known as Cherkaskyi Azot, is a part of bigger chemical holding Ostchem Holding owned by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash. It unites several other chemical plants in Ukraine and some former Soviet republics that specialize in manufacturing of fertilizers.

Not to be confused with Azot (Sievierodonetsk).
Azot Public Limited Company
TypePublic Limited Company
IndustryChemical
Founded1962
FounderCouncil of Ministers (Ukrainian SSR)
Headquarters
Cherkasy
,
Ukraine
ProductsNitrogen fertilizers
Number of employees
4500[1]
ParentOstchem Holding
Websiteostchem.com/en/o-kompanii/proizvodstvo/azot

The construction of this plant began in 1962 and on March 14, 1965, the first batch of liquid ammonia was produced. The plant's name, Azot, means nitrogen.

In 2011 "Azot" had 43 subdivisions located on 500 hectares (1,200 acres) at the southern outskirts of Cherkasy city.[3]

The facilities have the capacity to produce up to 3 million tonnes of fertilizers per year. The products of the plant can be exported to Asia, Europe, and America.

The products include:[4][1]

The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine is restraining export and import (the Black Sea harbours are blocked by the Russian Navy) of raw materials, resources, fertilizers and grain. It is also restraining agriculture in Ukraine.

Charity

Dmytro Firtash, chairman of the Board of Directors of Group DF, Chairman of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine, advocates that city-forming and large enterprises help the cities in which they are located. Thus, in the framework of the social program "Save your city",[5] initiated by Dmitry Firtash, the company renovated the House of Culture "Friendship of Peoples", the square and the fountain in front of him.[6] The company also provided financial support to the local boarding school in the amount of UAH 500,000.[7] Group DF companies systematically help children's institutions. In particular, Cherkasy-based Azot, since joining the OSTCHEM holding (April 2011), has allocated more than UAH 1.3 million to provide material assistance to schools, kindergartens and orphanages.[8] The company also provided financial support to the local boarding school in the amount of UAH 500,000.[7]

References
  1. http://ostchem.com
  2. "Основні виробники добрив в Україні". kurkul.com (in Ukrainian). 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. "История предприятия". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  4. "Продукция". Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  5. Програма "Збережи своэ місто"
  6. http://dmitryfirtash.com/event/в_черкассах_открыли_реконструированный_дворец_культуры
  7. ""Азот" предоставил помощь школам Черкасс на полмиллиона гривен".
  8. Черкасский «Азот» подарил школе детскую площадку собственного производства


  1. Milmo, C. Tories took donations from Briton linked to Ukrainian billionaire. The Independent. 25 October 2008
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