Top Facts about Togliattiazot company., History and Social Responsibility.

1. TogliattiAzot
TogliattiAzot is a Russian chemical
company, that has been described as
the world's largest ammonia producer.
It is headquartered in Tolyatti, Russia.

2. Native name: ТольяттиАзот
Type: Private
Industry: Chemicals
Founded: 1974
Headquarters: Tolyatti, Russia
Key people: Sergei Makhlai

3. Products
Ammonia
Carbonic acid
Ceramic Production
Refractory materials and Frit
Urea Formaldehyde Concentrate

4. Financial statistics
Revenue: $723 million
Operating income: $105 million
Net income: $14.4 million
Total assets: $1.39 billion
Total equity: $1.17 billion

5. Agricultural Products
● Ammonia - TogliattiAzot produces up to 3 million tons of ammonia per year. In
1993, ammonia unit AM 76 was fully automated by Honeywell, and again in late
2015. In 2001, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
approved a loan for $40 million for expansion of ammonia production.
● Liquid Ammonia - TogliattiAzot's total output of liquid ammonia in 2014 was
2.9 million tons. In 2015, Houston based KBR Inc. was awarded a contract to
revamp the existing seven ammonia plants in Tolyatti.
● Urea - The construction of a new Urea plant was commissioned by TogliattiAzot
in 2015.

6. Materials Science
● Urea Formaldehyde Concentrate (UFC) - The development of Urea Formaldehyde Concentrate (UFC)
was patented by TogliattiAzot in 1998. The company produces two grades of UFC: a processing granular
nitrogen, and a resin base at the company's factory at Sheksninsky. In 2006, TogliattiAzot opened a
25,000 tonne UFC facility bringing production capacity to around 40,000 tonnes.
● Carbonic Acid - Togliattizot runs a process plant for the production of liquid carbonic acid and the
processing of ammonia waste.
● Basalt Fiber and Film - High-strength basalt fiber is produced and utilized by TogliattiAzot at all its
plants. The basalt fiber is used as a non-flammable thermal insulator.
● Refractory Materials and Frit - TogliattiAzot, in partnership with Austrian firm Plibrico, produce
refractory materials as a base for dry concrete compounds and ready shaped products.
● Ceramic Production - TogliattiAzot runs a successful brick making factory in Toylatti reported to
produce in excess of 60 million bricks per year.
● Consumer Goods - TogliattiAzot owns a consumer goods manufacturing company producing home and
office furniture as well as window and door frames. Items are sold in the Samara region and across
Russia.

7. History of Togliattiazot
Construction on the
first TogliattiAzot
nitrogen plant
commenced in 1974.
The factory and plant
were commissioned
as part of a joint
venture between
Occidental Petroleum
and the Soviet
Government.

8. History of Togliattiazot
The 1970s saw
the construction of
the Togliatti-
Odessa ammonia
pipeline which
stretches for
2,471 km right
into the Port of
Odessa.

9. History of Togliattiazot
In August 1983, the
company produced the
first shipment of liquid
carbon nitrogen. In
1985 the first urea-
formaldehyde resin
production unit was
commissioned. Four of
the seven current
ammonia plants at
Tolyatti were
constructed by
Chemico.

10. History of Togliattiazot
During the
1980s, two urea
processing
plants were
constructed with
a combined
production
capacity of
480,000 tons
per year.

11. History of Togliattiazot
In 2012 TogliattiAzot
announced the start of
major modernization
project. The eight-year
modernization plan
includes a “major
renovation” of existing
facilities and upgraded
manufacturing. The plan
also includes the upgrade
of 7 existing ammonia
plants, air compressors,
and the replacement of the
reaction tubesandheat
exchangers.

12. Management
Vladimir Makhlai was
appointed
TogliattiAzot's director
general in 1985.
Following
TogliattiAzot's
privatization in 1992,
the company was
managed by members
of Makhlai family and
their appointees.

13. TogliattiAzot Pipeline
In 2015, the company
received the approvals
needed for the construction
and launch of a deep sea
ammonia and urea
transshipment complex in
the Taman Seaport,
Krasnodar Region.The
completion date for the first
terminal is scheduled for
2017, and operational
commissioning for the
second terminal is
scheduled for 2020.

14. Social Responsibility
Togliattiazot.care
is Children's
Charity initiative
lead by TOAZ.

15. Social Responsibility
Chemistry of
the Word is
an
educational
project in the
format of an
open lecture.

16. Social Responsibility
In 2012 the
company
became the
sponsor of the
Samara
basketball
club "Red
Wings".

17. Sources:
1. https://vocal.media/journal/togliattiazot-history-strategy-culture-and-sport
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TogliattiAzot
3. https://www.toaz.ru/en/
4. https://plus.rbc.ru/news/56286cfc7a8aa9656102372a
5. https://www.forbes.ru/ekonomika/kompanii/52830-nepotoplyaemyi