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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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Sievierodonetsk Association "Azot" is a chemical producer based inSievierodonetsk,Luhansk Oblast,Ukraine. It is the third largest producer ofammonia in the country[5] and one of the largest in Europe; producingnitrogen 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 ofammonium nitrate on 1 January 1951. Sometime after thedissolution of the Soviet Union, the chemical plant was acquired byOstchem Holding, part ofGroup DF run byUkrainian oligarchDmytro Firtash.[6]
During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Azot" became the last Ukrainian-held position in theBattle of Sievierodonetsk, having shelteredsoldiers and civilians.[7] It was heavily damaged during the battle, as the transport workshop of the plant was shelled, igniting fuel and lubricants.[8]
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