Azot (Sievierodonetsk) Explained
| Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot" |
| Native Name: | Сєвєродонецьке об'єднання «Азот» |
| Type: | Private joint stock company |
| Industry: | Chemical industry |
| Predecessor: | Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant |
| Founded: | 1951 |
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| Successors: | --> |
| Hq Location City: | Sievierodonetsk,[1] Luhansk Oblast[2] |
| Hq Location Country: | Ukraine |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Key People: | Dmytro Firtash, Alex Rovt |
| Products: | nitrogen fertilizers, organic alcohols and acids, household chemicals, polymer products |
| Owners: | --> |
| Num Employees: | 7000[3] |
| Num Employees Year: | 2022 |
| Parent: | Ostchem 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]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Ukraine in control of Sievierodonetsk plant sheltering hundreds, governor says. Reuters. 11 June 2022. 11 June 2022. 11 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220611105643/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-control-sievierodonetsk-plant-sheltering-hundreds-governor-says-2022-06-11/. live.
- Web site: Fight for Sievierodonetsk will decide fate of eastern Ukraine, says Zelenskiy. The Guardian. 9 June 2022 . 11 June 2022. 10 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220610201004/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/08/ukraine-may-pull-back-in-sievierodonetsk-russia-war-donbas. live.
- Web site: Footage shows toxic cloud after strike on Sievierodonetsk chemical plant – video. The Guardian. 1 June 2022. 11 June 2022. 9 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220609085136/https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/jun/01/footage-shows-toxic-cloud-after-strike-on-sievierodonetsk-chemical-plant-video. live.
- Web site: Invaders Shell Sievierodonetsk Azot, 2 Workshops Damaged - Group DF. ukranews.com. 9 June 2022. 11 June 2022. 10 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220610124656/https://ukranews.com/en/news/862038-invaders-shell-sievierodonetsk-azot-2-workshops-damaged-group-df. live.
- Web site: ФГИ официально сообщил о продаже 40% акций Северодонецкого "Азота" на треть дешевле номинала. interfax.com.ua. 11 June 2022. 3 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220603022701/https://interfax.com.ua/news/economic/57662.html. live.
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- News: Clark . Mason . Barros . George . Hird . Karolina . 6 June 2022 . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6 . . 12 June 2022.
- Web site: Окупанти зруйнували другий міст, який веде до Сєверодонецька. Мілітарний. 2022-06-12.
