Sumykhimprom
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Native name | ПАТ «Сумихімпром» |
|---|---|
| Formerly | Sumy Superphosphate Plant (1954-1964), Sumy Chemical Plant (1964-1975), PA Sumy Khimprom (1975-1995) |
| Company type | PJSC |
| Industry | chemical |
| Founded | 1953 in Sumy, Ukraine |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Dmytro Firtash |
Production output | fertilizers, nitrogen compounds, electric energy |
| Revenue |  ₴868,811,000 (2010)[1] |
| -₴50,291 (2010)[1] | |
| ₴1,349,000 (2015)[2] | |
| Total assets | ₴979,760,000 (2010)[1] |
| Total equity |  -₴276,420 (2010)[1] |
Number of employees | about 4,500 people (2010) |
| Parent | PJSC SHC "Titan of Ukraine" (after 2010) |
| Website | sumykhimprom |
Sumykhimprom is a chemical industry plant based in Sumy, Ukraine that produces mineral fertilizers, coagulants and additives to cement, acid, titanium dioxide and pigments, and other types of chemical products.
The plant is operated by PJSC "Sumykhimprom", a public joint-stock company which owns a large energy-chemical complex, the industrial site of which occupies 226 hectares. The plant is located in the southern part of the city of Sumy. The industrial complex consists of 11 main workshops, 20 auxiliary workshops, and 7 units of non-industrial groups (catering plant, sanatorium-dispensary, etc.)
PJSC "Sumykhimprom" has the status of a basic enterprise of the chemical industry of Ukraine for the production of phosphate mineral fertilizers. The company also takes care of a basketball club of the same name and a joint volleyball team with Sumy State University named «Khimprom-SumDU».
On 21 March 2022, during the battle of Sumy,[according to whom?] a Russian airstrike damaged one of the ammonia tanks at the Sumykhimprom plant, contaminating land within a 2.5 km radius including the villages of Novoselytsia and Verkhnya Syrovatka.[3][4] Due to the direction of the wind, the city of Sumy was largely unaffected despite its proximity to the leak.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Регулярна інформація - Smida". smida.gov.ua.
- ^ "20 найприбутковіших підприємств України 2015. Інфографіка". ТСН.ua. December 28, 2015.
- ^ Guardian staff and AFP (2022-03-21). "Ukrainian town told to shelter after shelling causes ammonia leak at chemical factory". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- ^ "The affected area is estimated to be around 2.5 km from the site, including the villages of Novoselytsya and Verkhnya Syrovatka. There's no threat to Sumy residents". Twitter. The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Live updates: Ammonia leak contaminates area in east Ukraine". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 March 2022.