Directors'report on the Operations of the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe
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DIRECTORS’ REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA AND OF THE GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY GROUP for the six months ended June 30th 2019 August 2019 Directors’ Report on the operations of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Spółka Akcyjna and of the Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Group for the six months ended June 30th 2019 CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY S.A. AND THE GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY GROUP ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.1. ORGANISATION OF THE GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY GROUP ................................................. 3 1.2. CHANGES IN THE GROUP ’S STRUCTURE .................................................................................................... 4 1.3. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE ........................................................................................ 4 1.4. PARENT ’S MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY STAFF ..................................................................................... 7 1.5. GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY S.A. ON CAPITAL MARKET ........................................................ 13 2. GROWTH PROSPECTS ............................................................................................................................... 14 3. PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES OF THE GRUPA AZOTY PUŁAWY GROUP COMPANIES ......................................... 15 4. ACTIVITIES OF THE GROUP COMPANIES ........................................................................................................ 16 4.1. FINANCIAL RESULTS ........................................................................................................................... 16 4.2. KEY FEEDSTOCK AND RAW MATERIALS - MARKET SITUATION AND SUPPLY SOURCES ........................................... 27 4.3. CERTIFICATES OF ELECTRICITY ORIGIN ..................................................................................................... 34 4.4. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION ALLOWANCES ............................................................................................. 35 4.5. MANUFACTURING AT THE GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY GROUP ........................................... 36 4.6. DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTS ’ RESULTS .................................................................................. 37 4.7. CAPITAL INVESTMENT ........................................................................................................................ 44 4.8. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................. 48 4.9. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PROCESS SAFETY ................................................................................ 49 4.10. HR POLICY ...................................................................................................................................... 50 4.11. RANKINGS , AWARDS AND HONOURS ..................................................................................................... 50 5. FINANCIAL POLICY AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 52 5.1. FINANCIAL LIQUIDITY AND FREE CASH MANAGEMENT ................................................................................ 52 5.2. BORROWING AGREEMENTS ................................................................................................................. 52 5.3. GUARANTEES AND SURETIES ISSUED ...................................................................................................... 57 5.4. LETTERS OF CREDIT ............................................................................................................................ 62 5.5. INSURANCE POLICIES .......................................................................................................................... 62 5.6. CURRENCY AND INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT .................................................................................. 66 6. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT , FACTORS AND EVENTS AFFECTING OPERATIONS , RESULTS AND GROWTH PROSPECTS .......... 67 6.1. MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK .......................................................................................... 67 6.2. EXCHANGE RATES .............................................................................................................................. 68 6.3. INTEREST RATES ................................................................................................................................ 68 6.4. ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ..................................................................................... 69 6.5. AGREEMENTS MATERIAL FOR THE GROUP ’S BUSINESS ................................................................................ 83 6.6. PENDING COURT , ARBITRATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS .............................................................. 84 7. OTHER MATERIAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 85 8. FACTORS WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY S.A. AND THE GRUPA AZOTY PUŁAWY GROUP AT LEAST IN THE NEXT HALF -YEAR ...... 86 9. POSITION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD ON THE FEASIBILITY OF MEETING PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED FORECASTS .......... 87 10. OPPORTUNITIES , THREATS , AND RISKS AFFECTING THE BUSINESS AND GROWTH OF GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY S.A. AND THE GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY GROUP ................................................... 87 10.1. OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................................................... 87 10.2. THREATS ......................................................................................................................................... 87 11. THE GROUP ’S KEY RISKS ........................................................................................................................... 88 11.1. GRUPA AZOTY ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE PUŁAWY S.A. .................................................................................... 88 11.2. GZNF FOSFORY SP. Z O .O. ................................................................................................................. 94 11.3. ZAKŁADY AZOTOWE CHORZÓW S.A. ..................................................................................................... 95 2 Directors’ Report on the operations of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Spółka Akcyjna and of the Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Group for the six months ended June 30th 2019 1. General information about Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. and the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe PUŁAWY Group 1.1. Organisation of the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe PUŁAWY Group As at June 30th 2019, the Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Group (the “Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Group”, the “Group”) comprised the Parent Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. and seven subsidiaries. The Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Group is part of the Grupa Azoty Group, whose parent is Grupa Azoty S.A. of Tarnów. Structure of the Group as at June 30th 2019 Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. of Puławy Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A. of 96.48 96.15 STO-ZAP Sp. z o.o. of Puławy Chorzów 96.48 98.35 Gdańskie Zakłady Nawozów Fosforowych 99.19 Fosfory Sp. z o.o. of Gdańsk 99.23 94.61 REMZAP Sp. z o.o. of Puławy 96.33 84.69 PROZAP Sp. z o.o. of Puławy 86.20 99.99 SCF Natural Sp. z o.o. of Puławy 99.99 100.00 AGROCHEM PUŁAWY Sp. z o.o. of Puławy 100.00 ownership interest (%) % of total voting rights Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. holds equity interests in the following companies: 1. Bałtycka Baza Masowa Sp. z o.o. (50.0%); 2. Grupa Azoty KOLTAR Sp. z o.o. (20.00%); 3. TECHNOCHIMSERWIS Zamknięta Spółka Akcyjna of Moscow (25.0%); 4. MEDICAL Sp. z o.o. (0.81% interest in the share capital held indirectly through subsidiaries PROZAP Sp. z o. o., REMZAP Sp. z o. o. and STO-ZAP Sp. z o.o.). 3 Directors’ Report on the operations of Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy Spółka Akcyjna and of the Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY Group for the six months ended June 30th 2019 1.2. Changes in the Group’s structure Elektrownia Puławy Sp. z o.o. On January 2nd 2019, a merger between Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. (the acquirer) and Elektrownia Puławy Sp. z o.o. (the acquiree) was registered in the National Court Register. The companies were merged in a simplified procedure, without increasing the acquirer’s share capital and without the acquiree’s shareholders acquiring any shares in the acquirer’s share capital, as Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. had held 100% of shares in Elektrownia Puławy Sp. z o.o. Grupa Azoty KOLTAR Sp. z o.o. On January 8th 2019, an increase in the share capital of Grupa Azoty KOLTAR Sp. z o.o. to PLN 54,600,000 was registered in the National Court Register; Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A.’s ownership interest in the company rose to 20%. PROZAP Sp. z o.o. On February 26th 2019, the Management Board of PROZAP Sp. z o.o. cancelled one share held by a natural person. The percentage share of voting rights held by Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. at the General Meeting of PROZAP Sp. z o.o. increased from 86.15% to 86.20%. Shareholding structure of PROZAP Sp. z o.o. after the change Number of