Since the very onset of the pandemic, the Grupa Azoty Group has been actively involved in supporting various institutions combating COVID-19. Already in mid-March 2020, the management and supervisory boards of each of the Group’s key companies decided to donate PLN 750 thousand (per company) for that purpose.

The National Vaccination Programme Lottery was launched under the auspices of the Chancellery of the Polish Prime Minister on July 1st. Everyone who gets fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with any vaccine available in Poland is eligible to receive a ticket. Prizes include cars and cash.

Grupa Azoty Academy webinars, ‘Chemistry: behind the scenes’ educational series and co-hosting of the national qualifiers for the WorldSkills Poland competition were the highlights of this year’s edition of the Grupa Azoty Brand Ambassador programme. During over six months of joint efforts, our brand ambassadors contributed to building a positive image of Grupa Azoty among the academic communities.

In the fourth edition of the ‘We care for the Polish land’ customer lottery run by Grupa Azoty, the grand prize, a John Deere 5058E tractor, went to Radosław from Orłowiny. The prize was presented to the winner by Tomasz Hinc, President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A., and Piotr Żyła, the ski jumping world champion supported by Grupa Azoty on his way to sporting success.

Grupa Azoty, one of the leaders of the fertilizer and chemical industry, is taking active steps to transition towards zero- and low-emission technologies. For the green transition to be fully effective and possible, it is essential that EU and non-EU producers compete on an equal footing with regard to climate policy costs. If the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) prepared by the European Commission is to bring the expected effect, it is necessary to maintain free emission allowances. Otherwise, the position of non-EU companies that do not apply the same high environmental and climate protection standards will be strengthened. The most pressing requirements in this respect were put forward by Grupa Azoty during a meeting of the representatives of Fertilizers Europe with Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission.

May 18th saw the mounting in place of a 96-metre-tall propane-propylene splitter. The operation required the use of one of the world’s largest ring cranes.