Uralchem Group sent a humanitarian shipment of 30,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Bangladesh.

      The shipment of fertilizers previously stored in Latvia was carried out with the assistance of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), which chartered a vessel to transport the cargo. As with previous humanitarian shipments, the Uralchem Group also paid the maritime freight and other associated expenses.

      This consignment is the Group’s seventh charitable shipment of fertilizers to developing countries. Since late 2022 the Uralchem Group has donated approximately 220,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers to countries facing acute food shortages. Nearly 200,000 tonnes of that volume were shipped from European ports and warehouses on WFP-chartered vessels — to Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and now Bangladesh.

      The Uralchem Group donates mineral fertilizers free of charge to mitigate the consequences of the unprecedented global food crisis and prevent crop losses in countries facing risks of hunger. This humanitarian initiative also contributes to the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 2 — “Zero Hunger: end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.”

      Dmitry Konyaev, CEO of JSC UCC “Uralchem”:

      Mineral fertilizers play a crucial role in increasing crop yields and ensuring stable food supplies. Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world, unfortunately faces a number of challenges that threaten its food security — from extreme weather anomalies linked to global climate change to limitations on the expansion of arable land. With this humanitarian shipment we aim to contribute to the sustainable development of Bangladesh’s agricultural sector and the well‑being of its people.