On May 7, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty Puławy appointed Hubert Kamola as a Member of the Management Board, effective May 8, 2024, for the remaining duration of the three-year term starting on May 26, 2022. Mr. Kamola will take on the role of President of the Management Board.
In 2023, Grupa Azoty achieved consolidated sales revenues of PLN 13,545 million and an EBITDA result of minus PLN 1,366 million, with an EBITDA margin of minus 10.1%. The net loss amounted to PLN 3.29 billion. In 2023, Grupa Azoty relied significantly more on external financing, including loans and factoring, increasing debt by PLN 2.8 billion from PLN 7.1 billion at the end of 2022 to PLN 9.9 billion as of December 31, 2023.
Grupa Azoty S.A. signed, on its own behalf and on behalf of selected companies from the Grupa Azoty Capital Group, an Annex to the Agreement dated February 2, 2024, as amended.
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Grupa Azoty achieved consolidated sales revenues of PLN 3,083 million and an EBITDA result of minus PLN 10 million, with an EBITDA margin of minus 0.3%. The financial results for Q4 2023 were significantly impacted by substantial impairment write-downs on non-financial fixed assets. The information regarding these write-downs was disclosed in the current report dated April 5, 2024.
On April 12, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. adopted a resolution to appoint Hubert Kamola as a Member of the Management Board, effective April 13, and entrusted him with the role of Vice President of the Management Board. On the same day, Hubert Kamola resigned from his position as a Member of the Supervisory Board, effective at the end of April 12.
Grupa Azoty has published estimated production volumes for March 2024. According to the published data, nitrogen fertilizer production in the Capital Group companies increased compared to February, with estimated volumes for March at 292,000 tons compared to 252,000 tons in February. Production levels also increased for specialty fertilizers, with estimated production levels in March at 32,000 tons compared to 26,000 tons in February. However, for multi-component fertilizers, production in March reached an estimated 51,000 tons compared to 57,000 tons in February.