The fertilizer expert. Grupa Azoty. Producer of dry and liquid fertilizers

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1 Grupa Azoty Grupa Azoty is a grand project focused firmly on the future. Thanks to the recently completed great consolidation we are prepared to face new challenges in today s world with deep conviction that future growth will allow us to present our partners with an even better offer. Poland s largest chemical-fertilizer plants hailing from Tarnów, Puławy, Police and Kędzierzyn-Koźle are now operating as Grupa Azoty. In terms of production capacity, we are currently one of Europe s largest nitrogen and multicomponent fertilizer producers. We produce fertilizers drawing from generations of specialist experience, continuously striving to perfect our production processes. We take care to ensure that fertilizer production runs according to the principles of environmental conservation. We strive to make to implement the best production practices in harmony. The high nutrient absorbency of our agricultural products and therefore their greater effectiveness serves as yet another advantage. As Grupa Azoty, we reach out towards the current and future needs of every client. Producer of dry and liquid fertilizers The fertilizer expert

2 Sales markets Our strategic fertilizer sales market is Poland, where we sell approximately 70% of all fertilizers. We export the remaining 30%, mostly to the European Union (Germany, Great Britain, Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Slovakia) and South America (Brazil, Venezuela). Africa is becoming a significant market for Grupa Azoty where, in addition to purchasing phosphorites, we also sell NPK fertilizers. Grupa Azoty fertilizer sales structure acc. to markets Poland 71% European Union 17% 1% 9% 2% We produce nitrogen fertilizers, including those with sulfur content and liquid, as well South America 9% North America 2% 71% 17% as multicomponent fertilizers. Today we are proud to say that there is not a single farmer in Africa 1% Europe who we would not be able to assist. Grupa Azoty fertilizer sales acc. to product groups ammonium nitrate 35% NPK 23% 12% nitrogen-sulfur 23% RSM Urea 12% 35% *data for the first half of 2013 according to turnover revenue

3 Grupa Azoty company locations and their fertilizer sector production capacities: Grupa Azoty POLICE 2 273k tons UREA 400k tons DAP 321k tons NPK, NS 1 552k tons GZNF Fosfory 360k tons NPK, CSP Gdańsk Agrochem Dobre Miasto blending production Police Agrochem (Człuchów) fertilizer distribution Puławy Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY 3 788k tons UREA 1 200k tons AN 1 100k tons AS 168k tons UAN 1 320k tons Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. 780k tons AN, CAN 616k tons UREA 164k tons Kędzierzyn-Koźle Chorzów Tarnów Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A. NPK, N,P,K Grupa Azoty S.A. 790k tons CAN 212k tons ASN 265k tons AS 313k tons Poland is a significant market for nitrogen fertilizers 3rd place in the EU. Surface area 31M ha Population 38M Agricultural land area 49% national surface area Number of farms over 1 ha 1.5M Average farm surface area 9.2 ha Main crops: grain 7.8M ha rapeseed 0.8M ha potato 0.4M ha sugar beet 0.2M ha

4 Grupa Azoty companies product offer Grupa Azoty S.A. Tarnów Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. SALETROSAN 26 MAKRO N(S) 26-(13) SALMAG N (CaMgO) 27.5-(3,5-4) SALETRZAK 27 STANDARD N(CaMgO) 27 (2-4) SALETRZAK N (CaMgO) 27.5-(3,5-4) SALETRZAK Z BOREM 27+B STANDARD N(CaMg) 27 (2-4) +B 0,2 SALMAG WITH BORON N (CaMg) 27,5-(3,5-4) +B 0,2% SALETRA AMONOWA 32 MAKRO N 32 SALMAG WITH SULFUR N (CaMgS) 27,5-(6,5-4,5) SIARCZAN AMONU AS 21 N(S) 21-(24) KĘDZIERZYŃSKA SALETRA AMONOWA N 32 GRANULATED UREA N N 46 Grupa Azoty POLICE* Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Polifoska 4 NPK(MgS) (2-9) PULAN N 34% Polifoska 5 NPK(MgS) (2-7) PULREA N 46% Polifoska 6 NPK(S) (7) RSM N 32%, N 30%, N 28% Polifoska 8 NPK(S) (9) RSM S N 26% + S 3% Polifoska 12 NPK(MgS) (2-27) PULSAR N 20,8% + S 24,2% Polifoska M NPK(MgS) (4-7) Polifoska Petroplon NPK(MgS) (3-9) GZNF Fosfory* with boron (B) 0,1 Polimag S NPK(MgS) (5-35) with micronutrients boron (B) 0,1%; copper (Cu) 0,1%; manganese (Mn) 0,2%; zinc (Zn) 0,5%, low chloride content AMOFOSKA NPK ,1B Polidap NP (S) (5) AMOFOSKA NPK ,5Mg Polidap Light NP(S) (17) AMOFOSKA Corn NPK ,5Mg+0,2Zn+0,1B Polifoska PLUS NPK(MgS) (7-9) FOSDAR 40 Concentrated Superphosphate Polifoska 21 N(MgS) 21-(4-35) mocznik.pl N 46% Additional formulas for export purposes: NPK(S) (4) NPK(S) (8) NPK(S) (5) NPK(S) (5) NPK(S) (8) NPK(S) (10) NPK(S) (9) NPK(MgS) (3-4) *Production of other fertilizer formulas is possible according to client specifications. AMOFOSKA NPK AMOFOSKA NPK ,5Mg+0,1B AMOFOSKA NPK

5 Types of inorganic fertilizers produced by Grupa Azoty: Multicomponent fertilizers: POLIFOSKA, POLIDAP, POLIMAG, AMOFOSKA and Concentrated Superphosphate FOSDAR. Nitrogen fertilizers: PULAN, KĘDZIERZYŃSKA SALETRA AMONOWA, SALETRA AMONOWA 32 MAKRO, SALETRZAK 27 STANDARD, SALMAG, SALMAG WITH BORON, PULREA, mocznik.pl Nitrogen-sulfur fertilizers: SALETROSAN 26 MAKRO, POLIFOSKA 21, SALMAG WITH SULFUR, SIARCZAN AMONU AS21, PULSAR Liquid nitrogen fertilizers: RSM, RSM S, Pulaska. Additional information: In order to meet the rising requirements of agricultural producers and gardeners, Grupa Azoty continuously improves and enlarges the range of fertilizers on offer. We treat fertilizing not only as s method of increasing crop yield we believe it should also raise its biological value. At the same time we understand that our responsibility towards the world and its people does not end there. This is why Grupa Azoty upholds the highest global standards in accordance with Integrated Management Systems: ISO 9001 quality, ISO environmental impact as well as PN-N occupational health and safety. Grupa Azoty is an active participant of the Responsible Care Program. Since November 19, 2009, Grupa Azoty S.A. has been listed in the RESPECT Index. The companies comprising Grupa Azoty operate according to the REACH Directive. Grupa Azoty is a member of: Fertilizers Europe and the Polish Chemical Industry Chamber. We collaborate with: IFA International Fertilizer Industry Association, Copa Cogeca, CEFIC European Chemical Industry Council, EPCA The European Petrochemical Association. The fertilizer expert

6 The fertilizer expert Grupa Azoty is: # 1 in inorganic fertilizers # 1 in multicomponent fertilizers # 1 in nitrogen-sulfur fertilizers # 1 in nitrogen fertilizers among the nation s fertilizer producers # 3 in inorganic fertilizers # 2 in multicomponent fertilizers among Europe s fertilizer producers Grupa Azoty S.A. Tarnów ul. Kwiatkowskiego Tarnów Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. ul. Mostowa 30 A skr. poczt Kędzierzyn-Koźle Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police S.A. ul. Kuźnicka Police Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. Al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego Puławy GZNF Fosfory ul. Kujawska Gdańsk

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