At its meeting on December 4th 2020, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. resolved to appoint  Filip Grzegorczyk as Vice President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A., with effect from December 15th 2020.

On November 13th 2020, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. resolved to appoint Mr Tomasz Hinc as President of the Grupa Azoty Management Board, with effect from December 1st 2020.

The Grupa Azoty Group, a leader of Europe’s fertilizer and chemical industries, is implementing a new communication system for its Agro segment. The rebranding effort seeks to create a modern and recognisable brand of products projecting a consistent image that will also address challenges faced by agriculture in relation to the European Green Deal. The effort marks another step towards business integration of the Grupa Azoty Group companies.

The Grupa Azoty Group booked a second-quarter net profit of PLN 57m, up PLN 22m year on year. Consolidated revenue came in at PLN 2,269m in the second quarter, which is PLN 469m less than in the corresponding period of 2019. EBITDA stood at PLN 315m, with EBITDA margin at 13.9%, a year-on-year increase of PLN 29m and 3.4pp, respectively.

Grupa Azoty S.A., Grupa Azoty ZCh Police, Grupa Azoty Polyolefins, Grupa LOTOS, Hyundai Engineering Co., and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) have signed agreements for the financing of the Polimery Police project. Also, Grupa Azoty Polyolefins, the SPV formed to implement the project, which is of key importance to the entire chemical industry, has signed a credit facility agreement with a syndicate of domestic and foreign financial institutions.

In Q1 2020, the Grupa Azoty Group reported consolidated revenue of PLN 3,104m, down 7.8 % on Q1 2019, which was a record-breaking period in the Group’s history. EBITDA and the EBITDA margin were PLN 476m and 15.3% as a result of a drop in average selling prices of products and low prices of gas.