PRESS-RELEASE

KCCW won the All-Russian contest for “Ecologically Responsible Business"

Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region, Russia – April 6, 2010. Mineral Fertilizer Plant Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works (KCCW MFP, CJSC is a subsidiary of URALCHEM, OJSC) won the award in the category “Ecologically Responsible Business” in the All-Russian contest “Best Companies of Russia: Dynamics, Efficiency, Responsibility – 2009”, sponsored by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).

RSPP conducts this contest annually in order to determine the most dynamically developing enterprises in the industry. It aims to facilitate the sustainable development of independent and responsible companies, serving long-term business interests.

Sergey Drinevskiy, Director of URALCHEM branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, commented: “We focus on the environmental issues, associated with our operations, and strive to minimize ecological risks. In 2009, we launched a water-treatment system, which is one of our latest and most significant projects.”

Today, the water-treatment system based on the membrane technology is the most efficient water-purifying equipment, with a production capacity up to 600 cubic metres per hour. The design, implemented in the plant, was awarded “Best Ecological Design of the Year - 2008” in the category “Ecological Efficiency of the Economy” by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation.

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URALCHEM MC, LLC
Public Relations Department in Kirovo-Chepetsk branch
tel. +7 (83361) 4 14 94
pressa@kckk.ru

URALCHEM is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.2 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of compound fertilizers and 0.5 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia. URALCHEM’s key assets include Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Azot, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilizers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of URALCHEM.  We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions.  We do not intend to update these statements and our actual results may differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.