- Business
- Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A. (PCE.WA) manufactures compound fertilizers, titanium dioxide pigments, urea, ammonia, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid; it operates nitrogen, nitrogen-sulphur, two-component and multicomponent fertilizer lines under brands including Mocznik.pl, alongside specialized gardening fertilizers and the Gryfilen polypropylene brand through its associate Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A. The company, founded in 1964 with production commencing in 1969 and transformed into a joint-stock company in 1995, maintains headquarters at ul. Kuznicka 1 in Police, Poland, and functions as a subsidiary of Grupa Azoty S.A. It serves agricultural, industrial and consumer markets across Poland, Germany, other European Union countries, South America and additional regions through exports. In recent developments, the company reports positive EBITDA for five consecutive quarters through Q3 2025, driven by cost optimizations, lower raw material prices including natural gas and phosphate rock, and reduced administrative expenses; it extended financing agreements with multiple banks and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development until January 2026 to support liquidity and restructuring. Grupa Azoty Police also signed bilateral thermal coal supply agreements with Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A. effective October 2025 through June 2028 valued at approximately PLN 350 million for the Grupa Azoty Capital Group, resumed discussions via an annex to its Memorandum of Understanding with Orlen S.A. on a potential sale of all or part of Grupa Azoty Polyolefins shares held by the company and its parent, and manages challenges from its associate's restructuring proceedings and Polimery Police project delays amid ongoing remedial measures under the AZOTY BUSINESS Programme.