At the COP24 Climate Summit held in Katowice, Grupa Azoty was recognised for its pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. The award was presented by Jerzy
Kwieciński, Minister of Investment and Development, and Javier Cortez, representative of the UNGC in New York, to Sławomir Lipkowski, President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty Kędzierzyn.

The Azoty Group has joined the declaration of partnership for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, on the initiative of the Ministry of Development as the institution responsible for the implementation of the Agenda in Poland. The ideas behind the 2030 Agenda have long been among the Grupa Azoty Group’s key concerns, which is why it is actively involved in the pursuit of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Today Grupa Azoty and CTL Logistics signed an agreement under which Grupa Azoty will take over certain special purpose vehicles, thus consolidating railway siding services in Kędzierzyn and Puławy. As of January 1st 2018, all companies managing railway sidings for Grupa Azoty will be included into its Group. The railway siding services will be consolidated by Grupa Azoty KOLTAR, while CTL Logistics will remain Grupa Azoty’s strategic partner in transport activities.

Grupa Azoty has acquired 25,000 shares representing 100% of the share capital of Goat TopCo GmbH of Münster, Germany, owner of COMPO EXPERT. The agreement was performed and the transaction was closed upon fulfilment of all
the conditions precedent stipulated in the share purchase agreement.

Grupa Azoty has launched the Idea4Azoty programme, a platform for exchanging highly innovative ideas. Regardless of their stage, submitted projects stand a chance of receiving full support – from subsidies of up to PLN 20m to infrastructure and consultancy services. The accelerator programme is the first initiative of this type on the Polish market. Its beneficiaries will include not only the chemical industry, but also providers of new technologies and services in such areas as environmental protection, agriculture, engineering and biotechnology. The programme was officially launched on November 17th 2017, during the second edition of the 590 Congress in Rzeszów.

KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. and Grupa Azoty have signed a letter of intent for cooperation in research and development. It marks the beginning of synergy between the chemical and mining and metallurgy industries at a world-class level.
The cooperation agreement provides for development of technologies for physical, chemical and thermal processing of minerals. Both companies are international leaders in their industries.