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Azot (Sievierodonetsk)
Chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot" is a chemical producer based in Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the third largest producer of ammonia in the country[5] 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.[4] 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.[6]
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Native name | Сєвєродонецьке об'єднання «Азот» |
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Company type | Private joint stock company |
Industry | Chemical industry |
Predecessor | Lysychansk Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant |
Founded | 1951 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Dmytro Firtash, Alex Rovt |
Products | nitrogen fertilizers, organic alcohols and acids, household chemicals, polymer products |
Number of employees | 7000[3] (2022) |
Parent | Ostchem Holding[4] |
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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.[7] It was heavily damaged during the battle, as the transport workshop of the plant was shelled, igniting fuel and lubricants.[8]