Extraordinary General Meeting of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. increased the company's share capital to PLN 922,968,300. Grupa LOTOS and Korean partners - Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd and Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation contributed funds to cover new shares in Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. After the registration of the share capital, together with Grupa Azoty S.A. and Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne "Police" S.A. will become shareholders of the company implementing the "Polimery Police" project.
On November 13th 2020, the Supervisory Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. resolved to appoint Mr Tomasz Hinc as President of the Grupa Azoty Management Board, with effect from December 1st 2020.
On October 15th, the winners of the 15th edition of the Best Annual Report 2019 awards programme organised by the Institute of Accountancy and Taxes were announced during a gala held in the Trading Room in the building of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with Grupa Azoty S.A. among the winning companies.
Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. was among the laureates of the international prestigious Responsible Care program competition, winning in the Community Support category (local community support). This is the first main award in a competition in this category, dedicated to a Polish company.
The Grupa Azoty Group, a leader of Europe’s fertilizer and chemical industries, is implementing a new communication system for its Agro segment. The rebranding effort seeks to create a modern and recognisable brand of products projecting a consistent image that will also address challenges faced by agriculture in relation to the European Green Deal. The effort marks another step towards business integration of the Grupa Azoty Group companies.
The Grupa Azoty Group booked a second-quarter net profit of PLN 57m, up PLN 22m year on year. Consolidated revenue came in at PLN 2,269m in the second quarter, which is PLN 469m less than in the corresponding period of 2019. EBITDA stood at PLN 315m, with EBITDA margin at 13.9%, a year-on-year increase of PLN 29m and 3.4pp, respectively.