Uralchem Group hands over 30,000 tonnes of humanitarian fertiliser to Bangladesh
Uralchem Group transferred 30,000 tonnes of potash to Bangladesh during an official ceremony held on 19 January in the country’s capital Dhaka.
The event was marked by the participation of Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.), Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh, H.E. Mr. Alexander Khozin, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh, and representatives from Uralchem Group.
The delivery of the fertiliser, previously stored in Latvia, was facilitated by the World Food Programme (WFP), which chartered a transport vessel. As with previous similar shipments, Uralchem Group covered the sea freight and other associated costs.
The consignment is the Group’s seventh donation in a series of humanitarian shipments to developing countries. Since late 2022, Uralchem Group has contributed approximately 220,000 tonnes of mineral fertilisers free of charge to nations facing acute hunger. Nearly 200,000 tonnes of this amount were delivered on vessels chartered by WFP from European Union ports and warehouses — to Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and now to Bangladesh.
Uralchem Group donates mineral fertilisers to help alleviate the effects of an unprecedented global food crisis and prevent crop losses in countries that face such risks. This initiative also supports efforts to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal #2 — “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.”
Dmitry Konyaev, CEO of Uralchem JSC:
Mineral fertilisers are fundamental to food security as they ensure consistent and reliable crop yields. As a key global producer and supplier of mineral fertilisers and a company with a bold mission to help eradicate hunger, we acknowledge our special role in supporting food security in vulnerable regions of our planet. It is indeed great to know that this humanitarian consignment of potash has arrived in Bangladesh and will now be used to help local farmers reap fruitful harvests.
Uralchem JSC (a part of the Uralchem Group) is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of nitrogen and compound fertilisers. The Company’s production assets are located in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, Kirov Region, Moscow Region and Perm Region.
Uralchem Group is a leading global producer of mineral fertilisers and chemical products. Its key assets include three major Russian companies — Uralchem JSC, Uralkali PJSC, and TOAZ JSC — with a cumulative production capacity of about 25 million tonnes. The number of people employed by the Uralchem Group is approximately 38,000.
Message source: Uralchem Group website
