Biodiversity

Monitoring and implementation of initiatives aimed at preserving biodiversity are significant aspects of the environmental protection activities of the Company. Measures to manage the impact on biological resources are voluntarily taken, as the production assets of Uralchem do not operate in specially protected natural areas or adjacent areas.

AIn 2024, we achieved our ESG Strategy goal of conducting biodiversity assessments across four production sites: Azot, VMU, KCKK, and PMU. Scientific organisations evaluated terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, soils, vegetation, and wildlife in the areas impacted by these sites.

We continued compensatory measures, such as restocking water bodies. Azot released 7,800 red-listed juvenile sterlets and pikes into the Yayva River and the Kama Reservoir, while Uralkali released over 53,000 juvenile sterlets into the Kama Reservoir. Uralchem supported initiatives like the annual ‘Good Sprout’ treeplanting campaign and the volunteer-driven ‘Our Forest. Plant Your Tree’ project to green our regions.