KuibyshevAzot

What KuibyshevAzot does

KuibyshevAzot (PAO KuibyshevAzot, headquartered in Tolyatti, Samara region, Russia) is a publicly traded integrated chemical company founded in 1949 and listed on the Moscow Exchange under the ticker KAZT. It is the sole producer of caprolactam in Russia (100% domestic market share) and a leading producer of polyamide-6 (40% Russian share), polyamide fabrics (73%), and engineering plastics. The company operates through a group of approximately 40 organizations spanning production, logistics, distribution, and trading, including wholly owned subsidiaries Kurskkhimvolokno (chemical threads and fibers), Baltex (synthetic fabrics), STFG Filamente GmbH in Germany (technical polyamide yarns), and Port Tolyatti and Terminal-Tolyatti (river port and terminal logistics with combined throughput capacity of approximately 10 million tons).

The company manufactures five major product categories: (1) caprolactam, polyamide-6, engineering plastics, and secondary/recycled polyamide; (2) high-strength technical threads, textile threads, impregnated kapron and anid cord fabrics, and polyamide/blended fabrics; (3) nitrogen fertilizers including anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, carbamide (urea), ammonium sulfate, KAS liquid fertilizers, and sulfur-containing N+S formulations; (4) industrial chemicals such as cyclohexanone, cyclohexane, calcined soda, and heptane fraction; and (5) industrial gases including liquid and gaseous argon, nitrogen, oxygen, and food-grade carbon dioxide. Production is anchored by a vertically integrated complex in Tolyatti with anchor joint ventures OOO Linde Azot Tolyatti (480,000 tons/year ammonia), OOO Praxair Azot Tolyatti (1,400 tons/day industrial gases), OOO Granifert (140,000 tons/year granulated ammonium sulfate), OOO VOLGAFERT with Maire Tecnimont (525,000 tons/year urea), and OOO VOLGATECHNOOL with Desmet Ballestra technology (500,000 tons/year sulfuric acid).

KuibyshevAzot generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of manufactured chemicals and fertilizers, distributed via direct sales to large industrial and agricultural customers, an official dealer network spanning major Russian agricultural regions, and joint venture trading companies in China (Shanghai KuibyshevAzot Trading Co.) and Serbia (Azot Agro Dunav) for export markets. Key customer segments include Russian agricultural producers (fertilizers), downstream chemical processors (caprolactam/polyamide), automotive and industrial manufacturers (tire cord and technical fabrics), and textile manufacturers (polyamide fibers). The company was awarded EcoLeader-2025 for sustainable production practices and held its annual shareholder meeting in May 2026; however, in April 2026 the Tolyatti facilities were struck by Ukrainian drones for the third time in a month, indicating material ongoing operational risk.

Name

KuibyshevAzot

Legal name

Публичное акционерное общество «КуйбышевАзот»

Website

https://kuazot.ru

Company type

Public

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

KuibyshevAzot is a publicly traded Russian integrated chemical company and the sole domestic producer of caprolactam, also manufacturing polyamide-6, nitrogen fertilizers, industrial gases, and synthetic fabrics for agricultural, automotive, chemical, and textile customers via a 40-organization group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals Manufacturing

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Commodity Monomers & Feedstocks (e.g., Methanol, Ethylene Oxide) (IMAEAAAD)

Keywords

• Caprolactam production
• Polyamide-6 manufacturing
• Nitrogen fertilizers
• Industrial chemicals
• Polyamide textile yarns

Headquarters

HQ city

Togliatti

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Products Sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling caprolactam, polyamide-6, engineering plastics, technical and textile yarns, industrial chemicals, and other chemical products to domestic and international customers
2. Fertilizer Sales: Sales of nitrogen fertilizers including ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, and liquid fertilizers to agricultural sector through direct sales and dealer network in Russia
3. Industrial Gases: Production and sales of industrial gases including liquid and gaseous argon, nitrogen, oxygen through joint ventures
4. Logistics and Port Services: Revenue from port operations, logistics, and warehouse services through subsidiaries Port Tolyatti and Terminal-Tolyatti

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

KuibyshevAzot is a leading Russian chemical manufacturer producing caprolactam, polyamide-6, nitrogen fertilizers (ammonia, ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate, KAS), industrial chemicals (cyclohexanone, cyclohexane, solvents), polyamide threads and technical fabrics (including tire cord), industrial gases (argon, nitrogen, oxygen, food-grade CO2), and sulfuric acid. The company holds 100% share of Russian caprolactam production and 40% of polyamide production, with a group of approximately 40 organizations covering production, logistics, distribution, and trading.

Product overview

KuibyshevAzot is a leading Russian chemical company and one of the largest producers in the nitrogen fertilizer and caprolactam/polyamide industries. The company's product portfolio is organized into five main categories: (1) Caprolactam and Polyamide-6 products including caprolactam, polyamide-6 granules, engineering plastics, and secondary polyamide; (2) Polyamide threads and technical fabrics including high-strength threads, textile threads, cord fabrics (kapron and anid), and polyamide/blended fabrics; (3) Ammonia and nitrogen fertilizers including anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, carbamide, ammonium sulfate, KAS liquid fertilizers, and sulfur-containing fertilizers; (4) Industrial chemicals including cyclohexanone, cyclohexane, purified oils, solvents, calcined soda, and polymeric raw materials; (5) Industrial gases including liquid and gaseous argon, nitrogen, oxygen, and food-grade carbon dioxide. The company holds 53% share in Russian caprolactam production, 100% in polyamide production, and significant shares in polyamide fabrics (73%) and technical/textile threads (40%).

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Products and services

• Caprolactam (Капролактам) Key monomer for Nylon 6 production, used in textiles, automotive, electronics, and packaging applications. KuibyshevAzot holds 100% share of Russian caprolactam production.
• Polyamide-6 (Полиамид-6) Engineering polymer used in manufacturing plastics, fibers, and various industrial applications. KuibyshevAzot holds 40% share of Russian polyamide production.
• Engineering Plastics (Инженерные пластики) Polyamide-based engineering plastic materials for industrial applications.
• Secondary Polyamide-6 (Полиамид-6 вторичный) Recycled polyamide-6 materials for sustainable manufacturing.
• Technical High-Strength Threads (Технические высокопрочные нити) High-strength polyamide threads for technical and industrial applications including tire cord.
• Textile Threads (Текстильные нити) Polyamide textile threads for fabric manufacturing.
• Kapron Cord Fabric Impregnated (Ткань кордная капроновая пропитанная) Impregnated kapron cord fabric for tire and rubber reinforcement.
• Anid Cord Fabric Impregnated (Ткань кордная анидная пропитанная) Impregnated anid cord fabric for industrial reinforcement applications.
• Polyamide and Blended Fabrics (Полиамидные и смесовые ткани) Polyamide and blended fabrics for various industrial and consumer textile applications. KuibyshevAzot holds 73% share of Russian polyamide and polyamide-blended fabrics production.
• Anhydrous Liquefied Ammonia (Аммиак безводный сжиженный) Liquefied anhydrous ammonia for industrial and agricultural use.
• Ammonium Nitrate (Аммиачная селитра) Nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural applications.
• Carbamide / Urea (Карбамид) Urea-based nitrogen fertilizer for agriculture; planned granulated urea production at OOO VOLGAFERT with capacity of 525,000 tons/year.
• Crystalline and Granular Ammonium Sulfate (Сульфат аммония) Sulfur-containing nitrogen fertilizer in crystalline and granular forms; granulated production at OOO Granifert (140,000 tons/year).
• KAS - Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizers (КАС) Liquid nitrogen fertilizers (urea-ammonium nitrate solution) for agricultural application.
• Sulfur-Containing Ammonium Nitrate (Селитра аммиачная серосодержащая) Two-component N+S nitrogen-sulfur fertilizer.
• Nitrogen Fertilizer with Sulfur N:S (26:13) Nitrogen fertilizer with 26% nitrogen and 13% sulfur content.
• Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer (N:S) Liquid nitrogen-sulfur fertilizer.
• Nutritious Sulfur-Containing Solution (Раствор питательный серосодержащий) Sulfur-containing nutritive solution for agricultural use.
• Aqueous Ammonia (Аммиачная вода) Ammonia water solution for industrial applications.
• Liquid Argon (Аргон жидкий) Liquid argon for industrial and medical applications.
• Gaseous Argon (Аргон газообразный) Gaseous argon for industrial welding and other applications.
• Nitrogen and Oxygen (Азот и кислород) Nitrogen and oxygen gases for industrial applications.
• Food Carbon Dioxide (Двуокись углерода пищевая) Food-grade carbon dioxide for food and beverage industry.
• Technical Cyclohexanone (Циклогексанон технический) Technical cyclohexanone used as solvent in chemical industry.
• Technical Cyclohexane (Циклогексан технический) Technical cyclohexane for industrial chemical synthesis.
• Purified POD Oil (Масло ПОД очищенное) Purified process oil for industrial applications.
• Alkaline Waste from Caprolactam Production (Щелочной сток производства капролактама) By-product from caprolactam manufacturing process.
• SFPC Solvent (Растворитель СФПК) Specialized solvent for industrial applications.
• Calcined Soda (Сода кальцинированная) Sodium carbonate for industrial and chemical applications.
• Polymeric Raw Materials (Сырьё полимерное) Raw polymeric materials for plastic manufacturing.
• Heptane Fraction (Гептановая фракция) Heptane fraction for industrial chemical processes.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• ООО «ВОЛГАТЕХНООЛ»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture for high-purity sulfuric acid and improved oleum production. Capacity of 500,000 tons/year in monohydrate equivalent. Technology licensed from Desmet Ballestra (Italy). Commissioned in 2021.
• ООО «Граниферт»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint venture for granulated ammonium sulfate production. Capacity of 140,000 tons/year. Located on KuibyshevAzot site in Tolyatti, commissioned in 2018.
• ООО «Линде Азот Тольятти»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Joint venture for ammonia and hydrogen production with capacity of 480,000 tons/year of ammonia and 8,000 m3/h of hydrogen. Located on KuibyshevAzot industrial site in Tolyatti, commissioned in 2017.
• ООО «ВОЛГАФЕРТ» (MET Development S.p.A / Maire Tecnimont)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Joint venture with MET Development S.p.A (project division of Maire Tecnimont, Italy) for construction of granulated urea production facility. Planned capacity 525,000 tons/year (1,500 t/day). Located on KuibyshevAzot site in Tolyatti.
• KuibyshevAzot Engineering Plastics (India)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Joint venture in Sri City, India for polymer-composite materials (engineering plastics) based on polyamide.
• Shanghai KuibyshevAzot Trading Co. LtdregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Joint venture trading company in Shanghai with warehouse facilities. Established 2017 for export sales of KuibyshevAzot products to Chinese and Asian markets.
• Azot Agro Dunav d.o.o.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2017Joint venture for mineral fertilizer sales in Serbia. Located in Belgrade, serves the Balkan region.
• Desmet BallestracoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017Technology licensor and designer from Italy for sulfuric acid production technology. Leading global designer and integrator for sulfuric acid production plants.
• ООО «Праксайр Азот Тольятти»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint venture for industrial gases production including liquid and gaseous nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. Capacity of 1,400 tons/day. Commissioned in 2016.
• STFG FILAMENTE GmbHregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Subsidiary acquired in 2011 in Rudolstadt, Germany. Specializes in technical textile polyamide yarns. Since 2020 also produces polymer-composite materials.
• ООО «Балтекс»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Subsidiary and largest Russian synthetic fabrics manufacturer. Part of group since 2010 (formerly Balashev Textile Combine). Production has grown 32 times since acquisition. Produces polyamide, mixed, polyester fabrics with over 90 articles.
• ООО «Курскхимволокно»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Subsidiary and largest Russian manufacturer of chemical threads and fibers. Part of KuibyshevAzot group since 2007. Production has grown 10 times since acquisition with complete equipment modernization.
• Kuibyshevazot Engineering Plastics (China)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Joint venture in Shanghai, China for engineering plastics based on polyamide-6. Capacity doubled in 2016. Serves Asian markets.
• АО «Порт Тольятти»coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1958Subsidiary port established in 1958. Major transport hub connecting Volga-Kama waterway and railway corridors. Cargo turnover of 4.2 million tons, throughput capacity of 10 million tons. Handles fertilizers and chemical products to Baltic and Azov Sea ports.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves20 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lanxess: German specialty chemicals producer with a leading engineering plastics (Durethan PA 6) business and tire-rubber chemicals, comparable to KuibyshevAzot's engineering plastics and tire-cord downstream activities.
• Sumitomo Chemical: Japanese diversified chemicals group with caprolactam, nylon and fertilizer-adjacent operations; broad incumbent that competes in caprolactam, polyamide and crop-nutrition intermediates relevant to KuibyshevAzot.
• Toray Industries: Japanese fiber and materials conglomerate producing polyamide, tire cord and technical textiles that compete directly with Kurskkhimvolokno, Baltex and STFG Filamente within the KuibyshevAzot group.
• BASF: Global chemical major producing caprolactam and polyamide 6 intermediates plus a broad chemicals and agricultural solutions portfolio; direct overlap with KuibyshevAzot's caprolactam/polyamide and nitrogen-products businesses, but operating across many other value chains globally.

Direct peers

• Kordsa: Turkish tire-cord and reinforcement materials specialist producing nylon 6.6 and similar technical yarns; closest direct peer to KuibyshevAzot's tire cord and technical polyamide yarn lines.
• DOMO Chemicals: European caprolactam and nylon 6 (engineering plastics, fibers) producer closely aligned with KuibyshevAzot's core caprolactam-to-PA-6 chain, serving automotive, textile and industrial yarn markets.
• UBE Corporation: Japanese specialty chemicals manufacturer producing caprolactam and nylon 6, overlapping with KuibyshevAzot on caprolactam monomer supply and downstream polyamide applications.

Regional players

• PhosAgro: Russian phosphate-based fertilizer leader and fellow large-scale Russian agrochemical producer; useful peer for benchmarking domestic distribution scale and fertilizer market dynamics.
• Uralchem: Russian nitrogen fertilizer and ammonia producer competing head-to-head with KuibyshevAzot in ammonium nitrate, urea and KAS liquid nitrogen fertilizers sold through Russian dealer networks.
• EuroChem: Major nitrogen and complex fertilizer producer with Russian roots and European assets; directly comparable to KuibyshevAzot on nitrogen fertilizers, ammonia and urea capacity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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