As announced by Grupa Azoty, due to the changed market conditions, The company’s management board decided to start production on the installations for the production of nitrogen fertilizers, caprolactam and polyamide 6 stopped in the Tarnów plant on October 12, 2022.
Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe “Puławy” also announced that due to the change in market conditions, On October 12, 2022, the management board decided to add additional load and start the nitrogen fertilizer production installation in the Agro Segment. ZA “Puławy” specified that after the start-up of fertilizer installations, the caprolactam installation in the Plastics Segment and the melamine installation in the Agro Segment would still be stopped.
When the production of fertilizers in Azoty was suspended, gas prices in the Dutch TTF hub reached EUR 280 per MWh. On Wednesday, prices on TTF are at the level of EUR 160-176 per MWh depending on the month of delivery. (PAP)
Nitrogen ceases production
In August, Grupa Azoty announced that it was a consequence of the record high prices of natural gas production was partially limited in factories in Tarnów, Puławy and Kędzierzyn-Koźle. In Tarnów, installations for the production of nitrogen fertilizers, caprolactam and polyamide 6 have been temporarily stopped. In Puławy, the group reduced the production of ammonia to about 10 percent. production possibilities. The production of plastics and agro products in the Puławy company has also been suspended, with a few exceptions. The factory in Kędzierzyn, however, partially (to 43%) limited the operation of the installation for the production of nitrogen fertilizers. We wrote extensively about the case in Business Insider Polska.