URALCHEM announces Alexander Prygunkov completes the duties of the General Director of the company from April 26, 2021 at his own request. 

Uralkali PJSC (81.47 % of its shares belong to URALCHEM, JSC), one of the world’s largest potash producers, announced the signing of a sponsorship contract with HAAS FORMULA LLC, which manages the Haas Formula 1 (F1) Racing Team.

As of the end of 2020, URALCHEM, JSC allocated 358.7 million rubles to finance charitable and social initiatives.

Subject to bankruptcy proceedings, LLC Tomet has published a press release on the official website, which states that Triumph Development Limited (LLC Tomet owner) offered URALCHEM, JSC and other creditors to conclude an settlement agreement. 

In 2020, URALCHEM JSC increased funding for activities related to environmental protection by 15 % compared to 2019. The total investment amounted to 987 million rubles.

As of December 4, 2020, Alexander Prygunkov, who previously held the position of First Vice President – Chief Operating Officer of PIK Group of Companies, has been appointed to the position of CEO at URALCHEM, JSC. At URALCHEM, Alexander Prygunkov will focus on the digital transformation processes.

On December 1, 2020, Dmitry Mazepin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of URALCHEM, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) visited Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, where he met with Vice President – Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

URALCHEM, JSC announces the closure of the deal to acquire shares in Uralkali, one of the world's largest producers of potassium chloride. After the transaction, URALCHEM, JSC obtained the right to control more than 75% of Uralkali’s authorized capital.

On November 25, 2020, the Arbitration Court of the Samara Region made a decision to introduce a supervision procedure for Tomet LLC. The same decision included URALCHEM in the list of the third-priority creditors with a demand to collect 77.3 billion rubles in favor of PJSC Togliattiazot and 10.3 billion rubles in favor of URALCHEM, JSC.

Dmitry Mazepin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of URALCHEM, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, Chairman of the Russian-Belarusian Business Council, member of the Bureau of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) took part in the session "Young entrepreneurs: hype or national idea?", which was held as part of the forum "Strong ideas for the new time".