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of the large-scale chemical synthesis in Poland () at the beginning of the 21st century, underwent the a process of intensive reorganization.


History

Since the majority of entities in the sector of great chemical synthesis was owned by State Treasury at that time, the reorganisation and privatisation strategy was developed for the sector of great chemical synthesis. It identified, e.g. weak connections between the particular production plants and the necessity to reorganise them. The effect of this strategy was, e.g. the consolidation of the chemical and fertiliser industry, by establishing Grupa Azoty.


Polish chemical plants

The results of the 'great chemical synthesis' — the largest chemical plants in Poland — include: * Grupa Azoty S.A. (former Zakłady Azotowe in
Tarnów Tarnów () is a city in southeastern Poland with 105,922 inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of 269,000 inhabitants. The city is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east– ...
- Mościce), seated in Tarnów and with profit of PLN 10.0 million in 2015. * Grupa Azoty PULAWY (former Zakłady Azotowe „Puławy" S.A.): with profit of PLN 3.69 million in 2015; the group includes, e.g. plants in Puławy, Zakłady Azotowe in
Chorzów Chorzów ( ; ; ) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa ...
, „Fosfory" Phosphoric Fertiliser Plants in
Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...
, * Grupa Azoty POLICE (former Zakłady Chemiczne „Police" S.A.) with profit of PLN 2.55 million in 2015, * Grupa Azoty ZAK in Kędzierzynie-Koźlu (former Zakłady Azotowe in Kędzierzyn-Koźle; ZAK S.A.) with profit of PLN 1.75 million in 2015, * Grupa Azoty SIARKOPOL seated in Grzybów. * Anwil, a part of
PKN Orlen Orlen S.A. (formerly ), commonly known as Orlen, is a Polish multinational oil refiner, petrol retailer and natural gas trader headquartered in Płock, Poland. The company's subsidiaries include the main oil and gas companies of the Czech Rep ...
concern (Zakłady Azotowe in
Włocławek Włocławek (; or ''Alt Lesle'', Yiddish: וולאָצלאַוועק, romanized: ''Vlatzlavek'') is a city in the Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship in central Poland along the Vistula River, bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park ...
), * CIECH: with profit of PLN 100 million. * CIECH Pianki (former Zakłady Chemiczne „Zachem S.A"), seated in
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...
, * CIECH Sarzyna S.A. (former Zakłady Chemiczne Organika-Sarzyna S.A.), seated in
Nowa Sarzyna Nowa Sarzyna (; ) is a town in Poland, with 5,970 inhabitants as of 2017. The first buildings of Nowa Sarzyna were constructed in the late 1930s to house workers of a new chemical plant, built as part of Poland's Central Industrial Region. The ...
, * CIECH Soda Polska S.A., incorporated in: zakłady sodowe w Janikowie i
Inowrocław Inowrocław (; , ) is a city in central Poland with a total population of 68,101 (as of December 2022). It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is one of the largest and most historically significant cities within the historic re ...
iu, * CIECH Vitrosilicon S.A., plants in
Żory Żory (; , , ) is a town and city powiat, county in the Silesian Voivodeship, located in southern Poland with 62,848 inhabitants (2021). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about southwest of Katowice. Location Żory is located in ...
and
Iłowa Iłowa () is a town in Żagań County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Iłowa. Geography It lies in the easternmost part of the historic Upper Lusatia region, at the border with Lower Silesia. The se ...
. In addition: * Elana Toruń S.A. in
Toruń Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a World Heritage Sites of Poland, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021. Previously, it was the capital of the Toruń Voivodeship (1975–199 ...
incorporated in Boryszew Capital Group. * Synthos S.A., including chemical plants in
Oświęcim Oświęcim (; ; ; ) is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rivers. Oświęcim dates back to the 12th century, when it was an im ...
. * Alwernia S.A. (former Zakłady Chemiczne Alwernia S.A.) in
Alwernia Alwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a population of 3,284. History The name of the town is taken from that of the Fra ...
. * Zakłady Chemiczne Siarkopol S.A. in
Tarnobrzeg Tarnobrzeg is a city in south-eastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland), on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Polish: ''Województwo podkarpackie'') since ...
. * Zakłady Chemiczne Rudniki S.A., in Rudniki. * Zakłady Chemiczne Luboń S.A. in
Luboń Luboń () is a town in Poland, situated on the Warta River, in the Poznań metropolitan area, in the Poznań County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It has 32,848 inhabitants (2022). The town was created in 1954 by the merger of 3 long establ ...
, incorporated in Luvena Capital Group S.A. * PCC Rokita S.A. from
Brzeg Dolny Brzeg Dolny () is a town in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located north-west of Wrocław on the Oder River, and is the site of a large chemical plant complex, PCC Rokita SA. As of December 2021, the ...
. * Zakłady Włókien Chemicznych Stilon S.A. in
Gorzów Wielkopolski Gorzów Wielkopolski (), often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów (formerly ), is a city in Geography of Poland, western Poland, located on the Warta, Warta River. It is one of the two principal cities and seats of the Lubusz Voivodes ...
. *
BASF BASF SE (), an initialism of its original name , is a European Multinational corporation, multinational company and the List of largest chemical producers, largest chemical producer in the world. Its headquarters are located in Ludwigshafen, Ge ...
Polska.


See also

* * Chemical industry in Poland


References

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