Sievierodonetsk Azot

It is the third largest producer of ammonia in the country and one of the largest in Europe; producing nitrogen fertilizers, methanol, acetic acid, vinyl acetate, and their derivatives; acetylene, formalin, catalysts, household chemicals, and other chemical products. The successor of the Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant built in 1934, "Azot" produced its first output of ammonium nitrate on 1 January 1951. Sometime after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the chemical plant was acquired by Ostchem Holding, part of Group DF run by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.

Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot"

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Native name	Сєвєродонецьке об'єднання «Азот»
Company type	Private joint stock company
Industry	Chemical industry
Predecessor	Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant
Founded	1951
Headquarters	Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast , Ukraine
Key people	Dmytro Firtash, Alex Rovt
Products	nitrogen fertilizers, organic alcohols and acids, household chemicals, polymer products
Number of employees	7000 (2022)
Parent	Ostchem Holding
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During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Azot" became the last Ukrainian-held position in the Battle of Sievierodonetsk, having sheltered soldiers and civilians. It was heavily damaged during the battle, as the transport workshop of the plant was shelled, igniting fuel and lubricants.

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  Carbamide silo
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  Carbamide silo
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  Ammonia shop
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  Azot

• Azovstal iron and steel works, last Ukrainian position in Mariupol before its fall to Russian forces