URALCHEM INCREASED ITS INVESTMENTS TO $174 MILLION IN 2013

In 2013 URALCHEM's investments in development reached $1 ! million" an increase o# $%$& compared to the previo's (ear% Moscow, Russia Ma!c" 21, 2014# -- In 2013 URALCHEM's investments in development reached 1!" million# an increase o$ %&%' compared to the previo(s )ear& *" million +as spent on the implementation o$ investment pro,ects# !! million +as spent on capital investments in e-(ipment (p.rades and 13 million +as allocated $or capitali/ed repairs& 0he compan)'s plant in 1irovo-Chepets2 made the 3i..est contri3(tion to the development investments - "4 million& 0he main areas o$ investment in the plant incl(ded 3(ildin. $acilities $or the prod(ction o$ ne+ prod(cts# as +ell as reconstr(ction o$ e5istin. $acilities to increase prod(ction o$ mineral $ertili/ers and chemical prod(cts& In partic(lar# +or2 +as contin(ed on the pro,ect to create a ne+ prod(ct# calci(m nitrate& Another completed pro,ect +as the increase in the capacit) o$ one o$ the t+o (nits o$ nitric acid# +hich had ori.inall) started in 2012& 6or2 +as 3e.(n to increase the capacit) o$ the second nitric acid (nit and +or2 contin(ed to increase the capacit) o$ the ammonia (nit& 0he investments 3) the 7A/ot7 plant in 8ere/ni2i totalled "1 million& 0he main areas o$ investment +ere pro,ects aimed at increasin. o(tp(t and red(cin. ra+ material cons(mption& Ma,or +or2 +as carried o(t on (nits o$ prod(ction o$ ammonia# (rea and nitric acid& 24 million +as spent on the development o$ the plant in 9erm& Most o$ the $(nds +ere allocated to a lar.e-scale pro.ramme o$ moderni/ation o$ the ammonia (nit& 0he implementation o$ this pro,ect +ill increase prod(ction and red(ce ra+ material cons(mption& 0he total capital investments o$ the plant in :os2resen2s amo(nted to more than 13 million# +hich +as spent on the development o$ ne+ prod(cts& 0he compan)'s ma,or in$rastr(ct(re pro,ect $or the )ear +as the completion and la(nch o$ the $ertili/er handlin. terminal at the port o$ Ri.a in the $o(rth -(arter o$ 2013& 0he terminal has a capacit) o$ 2 million tonnes per )ear& 0he total investment $or this pro,ect +as a3o(t !* million# 3" million o$ +hich +as spent in 2013& Also in 2013# the compan) contin(ed increasin. the n(m3er o$ (nits in its o+n rollin. stoc2# e5tendin. its li$e and moderni/in. it&

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