Azot (Sievierodonetsk)

Not to be confused with Azot (Cherkasy).
Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot"
Native name
Сєвєродонецьке об'єднання «Азот»
Company typePrivate joint stock company
IndustryChemical industry
PredecessorLysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant
Founded1951
Headquarters
Sievierodonetsk,[1] Luhansk Oblast[2]
,
Ukraine
Key people
Dmytro Firtash, Alex Rovt
Productsnitrogen fertilizers, organic alcohols and acids, household chemicals, polymer products
Number of employees
7000[3] (2022)
ParentOstchem Holding[4]
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Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot" is a chemical producer based in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the third largest producer of ammonia in the country[5] and one of the largest in Europe; producing nitrogen fertilizers, methanol, acetic acid, vinyl acetate, and their derivatives; acetylene, formalin, catalysts, household chemicals, and other chemical products.[4] The successor of the Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant built in 1934, "Azot" produced its first output of ammonium nitrate on 1 January 1951. Sometime after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the chemical plant was acquired by Ostchem Holding, part of Group DF run by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.[6]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Azot" became the last Ukrainian-held position in the Battle of Sievierodonetsk, having sheltered soldiers and civilians.[7] It was heavily damaged during the battle, as the transport workshop of the plant was shelled, igniting fuel and lubricants.[8]

  1. ^ "Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, governor says". Reuters. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Fight for Sievierodonetsk will decide fate of eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskiy". The Guardian. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Footage shows toxic cloud after strike on Sievierodonetsk chemical plant – video". The Guardian. 1 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Invaders Shell Sievierodonetsk Azot, 2 Workshops Damaged - Group DF". ukranews.com. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "ФГИ официально сообщил о продаже 40% акций Северодонецкого "Азота" на треть дешевле номинала". interfax.com.ua. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Locations".
  7. ^ Hird, Karolina; Clark, Mason; Barros, George (6 June 2022). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Окупанти зруйнували другий міст, який веде до Сєверодонецька". Мілітарний. 2022-06-12.