News

05.08.2011
The production volume of URALCHEM holding enterprises during the first 6 months of 2011 increased by 4% compared to the same period in 2010, amounting to a total of 2.6 million tonnes. The production of nitrogen fertilisers increased by 3%, and complex fertilisers by 13%.
01.08.2011
Riga City Council on July 26th issued a permit for the construction of a terminal for handling and storage of fertilisers - a joint project between URALCHEM Freight Limited (part of the URALCHEM holding) and SIA Rīgas tirdzniecības osta - RIGA COMMERCIAL PORT (RTO, Riga, Latvia). The total investment level will amount to about $ 70 million. The launch of the first phase with a capacity of 2 million tons per year is planned for the 3rd quarter of 2013.
20.07.2011
URALCHEM, OJSC gears up to provide solutions to solve the global crisis in the soil-based sulphur deficit by becoming the first European fertiliser producer to join the The Sulphur Institute (TSI).
22.06.2011
In Q1 2011 net profit increased 8.5 times and amounted to US $ 161 million, compared with US $ 19 million in Q1 2010. Adjusted EBITDA reached 186 million US $ compared to US $ 66 million for the same period last year, the increase by 182%. Adjusted EBITDA margin in Q1 2011 comprised 33% of revenue, compared with 20% of revenue in Q1 2010.
17.06.2011
URALCHEM, OJSC announces the successful completion of round robin tests of the company’s fertilizer carried out by Salamon & Seaber, one of the leading UK analytical laboratories, with the participation of URALCHEM specialists.
17.06.2011
URALCHEM, the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and full member of the Agricultural Industries Confederation of the UK is again exhibiting at Cereals on June 15-16, the largest agricultural event in the United Kingdom. The company is for the first time presenting the whole range of its fertilizers to the British and Irish markets.
16.06.2011
June 6, 2011, Brussels, Belgium – Denis Baskakov, Head of the Trade Policy division of URALCHEM, was voted the European Fertilizer Import Association’s (EFIA) Vice-President within the Association’s General Assembly. As in 2009, Mr. Baskakov was unanimously supported by members of EFIA as the VP for the next 2 years.
04.05.2011
URALCHEM-TRANS, LLC (one of URALCHEM Group companies) (hereinafter – “Company”) purchased 100 new hopper-cars for mineral fertilizer transportation (mineral wagons) manufactured by Bryansk Machinery Plant. There is a plan to increase the number of Company’s own mineral wagons by 300 units to have the total of 900 mineral wagons. Following that, the Company’s car fleet will consist of 5.8 thousand various wagons both rented and owned by the Company.
21.04.2011
Revenue for the 12 months of 2010 grew to US $ 1389.1 million, compared to US $ 949.1 million for the 12 months of 2009. Operating profit amounted to US $ 205.2 million, or 14.7% of the revenue, compared with the loss of US $ 5.6 million for the 12 months of 2009.
23.03.2011
We can confirm that no sale of the company or some part of the company’s assets is under negotiation