UralChem

What UralChem does

UralChem is a Russian vertically integrated chemical manufacturer producing mineral fertilizers and industrial chemicals. The Group operates through two main commercial divisions: Uralchem Agro, which markets nitrogen, potash, and complex fertilizers for crop production, and Uralchem Tech, which supplies industrial chemicals to mining, oil & gas, construction, metalworking, and glassmaking customers. Headquartered in Moscow at 6/2 Presnenskaya Embankment, the Group's combined production capacity of approximately 25 million tonnes is delivered through key assets Uralchem JSC, Uralkali PJSC (potash), and TOAZ JSC (ammonia/nitrogen), with the Group employing approximately 38,000 people and distributing through more than 100 points globally.

The product portfolio spans over 100 grades, including nitrogen-sulfur compounds (NS 30:7 Sulfonitrate), NPK formulations (NPK 19:4:19), chlorine-free premium water-soluble fertilizers for fertigation and foliar feeding (Monopotassium Phosphate, AQUADROP, Potassium Nitrate), calcium nitrate, magnesium sulphate, anhydrous ammonia, technical urea (including ADBLUE-grade meeting ISO 18611/22241 for diesel exhaust aftertreatment), industrial ammonium nitrate for mining emulsion explosives, and technical potassium chloride for oil & gas drilling fluids. Manufacturing is supported by ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, and ISO/TS 22002-1 certifications, plus REACH and GOST R 58658-2019 compliance.

UralChem operates a B2B direct-sales model with proprietary sales contacts and an Altis B2B procurement platform, targeting agricultural producers, industrial manufacturers, and government entities. Revenue is generated through one-time bulk sales of fertilizers and industrial chemicals, supplemented by long-term feedstock supply agreements (notably TOAZ ammonia supply to the India-Russia urea joint venture). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The Group's growth strategy increasingly relies on inter-governmental partnerships: in December 2025 UralChem signed a 50:50 JV with Indian Potash, Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, and National Fertilizers for a 2 MT/year urea plant in Togliatti with the full output committed to India, and is negotiating similar urea supply arrangements with Thailand.

Name

UralChem

Legal name

Uralchem JSC

Website

https://uralchem.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

UralChem is a Russian chemical manufacturer producing nitrogen, potash, and complex mineral fertilizers plus industrial chemicals. With ~25 million tonnes of combined production capacity, the company serves agricultural producers and industrial sectors globally via B2B direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mineral Fertilizers and Industrial Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing (325312), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing (325314)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Nitrogen Fertilizers (Ammonia/Urea/UAN) (IMAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Phosphate Fertilizers (MAP/DAP/TSP) (IMAEAEAB), Potash Fertilizers (MOP/SOP) (IMAEAEAC), NPK & Compound/Blended Fertilizers (IMAEAEAD), Fertilizer Raw Materials & Intermediates (Phosphate Rock, Sulfuric/Phosphoric Acid, Potash Ore/Brines) (AFABABAH)

Keywords

• Mineral fertilizers
• Nitrogen fertilizers
• Potash fertilizers
• Industrial chemicals
• Agricultural chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Mineral Fertilizer Sales: Sale of nitrogen, potash and complex fertilizers to agricultural customers globally. Products include NS 30:7, NPK formulations, calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, and water-soluble fertilizers for various agricultural applications.
2. Industrial Chemical Sales: Sale of industrial chemicals including technical urea, ammonium nitrate, calcium nitrate, sodium nitrite/nitrate, potassium chloride, and ammonia to industrial customers in mining, oil & gas, construction, metalworking, woodworking, and chemical industries.
3. Ammonia Supply (India JV): Long-term ammonia feedstock supply from Togliattiazot facility to the India-Russia urea joint venture, securing raw material supply for downstream fertilizer production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

UralChem manufactures and sells mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, potash, and complex fertilizers) and industrial chemicals through two divisions: Uralchem Agro (agricultural inputs) and Uralchem Tech (industrial chemistry products). The Group's combined production capacity of approximately 25 million tonnes makes it one of the largest producers of mineral fertilizers and chemical raw materials in Russia and the CIS, with over 100 grades of base and premium products distributed through more than 100 global distribution points.

Product overview

UralChem Group operates two main product divisions: Uralchem Agro (mineral fertilizers) and Uralchem Tech (industrial chemistry). Uralchem Agro offers nitrogen, potash, and complex mineral fertilizers including NS 30:7, NPK formulations, Monopotassium Phosphate, Calcium Nitrate, Potassium Nitrate, and water-soluble fertilizers for precision agriculture, greenhouses, fertigation, and foliar application. Uralchem Tech provides industrial chemicals including ammonium nitrate, technical urea, anhydrous ammonia, sodium nitrite/nitrate, calcium nitrate, and potassium chloride for chemical, construction, mining, metalworking, oil & gas, and glassmaking industries. The Group's combined production capacity is approximately 25 million tonnes, making it a leading global producer of mineral fertilizers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Uralchem Agro: Mineral fertilizers and feed additive products
• Uralchem Tech

Products and services

• NS 30:7 (Sulfonitrate) Nitrogen-sulfur fertilizer for soil nutrition, marketed under the Uralchem Agro division.
• NPK 19:4:19 Complex NPK fertilizer for balanced crop nutrition, marketed under the Uralchem Agro division.
• Monopotassium Phosphate Water-soluble fertilizer (PK 52:34) for professional greenhouses, fertigation systems, and foliar feeding applications.
• Calcium Nitrate Concentrated Premium calcium nitrate fertilizer for agricultural applications.
• Potassium Nitrate NK 13.7-46.2 High-potassium water-soluble fertilizer for precision agriculture.
• AQUADROP NPK 5:15:45 Water-soluble NPK fertilizer for fertigation applications.
• Finisher NPK 3:11:38+TE Water-soluble NPK fertilizer with trace elements for finishing crop applications.
• Magnesium Sulphate Grade B Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4·6H2O) for agricultural and industrial applications.
• Ammonium Nitrate Technical ammonium nitrate for industrial and mining applications, including use as a component in emulsion explosives.
• Ammonia Anhydrous Liquefied GOST 6221-90 Grade Ak, B Anhydrous liquefied ammonia used in the production of nitrogen fertilizers and as a stand-alone straight fertilizer.
• Urea Technical Prilled Premium Grade Technical prilled urea used in the chemical industry for plastics, adhesives, urea-formaldehyde resins, and as a liquid additive (ADBLUE) for exhaust gas aftertreatment compliant with ISO 18611 and ISO 22241.
• Technical Potassium Nitrate Untreated Grade B Technical potassium nitrate used in glassmaking due to high chemical purity and very low content of chlorides, sulphates, and insoluble impurities.
• MAP Technical Water-Soluble Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) serving as a universal fire-retarding agent.
• Calcium Nitrate Anhydrous Anhydrous calcium nitrate used across multiple industries as a key chemical intermediate.
• Sodium Nitrite Untreated Sodium nitrite used across multiple industries, notably as a gas-forming agent in explosive emulsion formulations.
• Sodium Nitrate Untreated Grade B Sodium nitrate used for etching metals, fusing tungsten lumps, brightening technical glass, and as a component of emulsion explosives, concrete antifreeze additives, and salt refrigerants.
• Potassium Chloride Technical Technical grade potassium chloride (KCl) for multiple industrial applications including chemical product production (Grade A: white crystals with grey shade, min 98.2% KCl; Grade B: white crystals with pink shade).
• Potassium Chloride for Oil & Gas Potassium chloride formulated for the oil & gas sector, used in drilling fluid formulation, well killing operations, grouting mixture additives, and hydraulic fracturing fluids.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Indian Potash Limited (IPL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 202550:50 joint venture for constructing a urea plant in Russia with 2 million tonnes annual capacity. Uralchem investing Rs 10,000 crore in an ammonia plant; Indian SOEs contributing Rs 10,000 crore for urea unit. Entire production imported to India.
• Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 202550:50 joint venture for constructing a urea plant in Russia with 2 million tonnes annual capacity. RCF contributing to the Rs 20,000 crore total investment alongside other Indian SOEs.
• National Fertilizers Limited (NFL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 202550:50 joint venture for constructing a urea plant in Russia with 2 million tonnes annual capacity. NFL part of the consortium of Indian state-owned enterprises investing in the project.
• Togliattiazot (TOAZ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecured ammonia feedstock supply from Togliattiazot facility for the India-Russia urea joint venture. Togliattiazot is a key asset within the Uralchem Group structure.
• Projects & Development India (PDIL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubmitted pre-feasibility report for the India-Russia urea joint venture project. Provided technical advisory services for the project structuring.
• PhosAgro PJSCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhosAgro expressed interest alongside Uralchem in supplying urea fertilizer to Thailand at friendly rates amid Strait of Hormuz disruption.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nutrien Ltd. World's largest crop input provider, producing nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilizers globally. Comparable to Uralchem across all three primary nutrient categories, with comparable scale and a similar multi-nutrient vertical integration model.
• ICL Group: Specialty fertilizers and phosphate/potash producer serving agriculture and industrial markets globally. Comparable to Uralchem Tech on industrial chemicals (potassium chloride, MAP technical) and to Uralchem Agro on specialty water-soluble grades.
• K+S AG: European potash and salt producer with agricultural and industrial customer segments. Comparable to Uralchem via Uralkali's potash positioning and overlapping industrial chemicals (potassium chloride) portfolio.

Direct peers

• Yara International: Global nitrogen fertilizer leader with deep premium-product portfolio (water-soluble NPK, calcium nitrate, specialty fertigation grades) that overlaps directly with Uralchem Agro's offerings. Closest direct comparable on product mix and international B2B distribution.
• CF Industries Holdings: Largest North American producer of nitrogen fertilizers (ammonia, urea, UAN, ammonium nitrate) with growing focus on low-carbon and blue/green ammonia. Directly comparable to Uralchem on nitrogen capacity and industrial ammonia offtake.
• EuroChem Group: Vertically integrated mineral fertilizer producer with nitrogen, phosphate and complex fertilizer operations headquartered in Switzerland with Russian-origin assets. Closest peer on geography, product mix and customer base to Uralchem.
• PhosAgro PJSC: Russian vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producer and a named co-bidder with Uralchem in the Thailand urea negotiations. Comparable on Russian domicile, government relationships and B2B fertilizer distribution into Asia.
• OCI Global: Global nitrogen producer with major methanol and ammonia operations, including low-carbon ammonia projects. Comparable on industrial ammonia/urea offtake models and premium product strategy.
• Acron Group: Russian mineral fertilizer producer (NPK, ammonium nitrate, urea, methanol) with international distribution. Comparable on Russian domicile, nitrogen-and-complex fertilizer mix, and Asian export channels.

Others

• Togliattiazot (TOAZ): One of the largest ammonia producers in Russia and a wholly-owned subsidiary within the UralChem Group. Included as a feedstock and structural peer given its critical role supplying the India-Russia JV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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