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QEMETICA, an international industrial group, has signed a contract with a consortium consisting of Mostostal Zabrze Realizacje Przemysłowe S.A. (MZRP S.A.) and Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW)  to carry out a project to convert a coal-fired boiler into a biomass-fired boiler. The modernization will reduce coal consumption by approximately 100,000 metric tons per year at the soda plant in Inowrocław and enable a reduction in CO2 emissions of approximately 200,000 metric tons per year. The contract is valued at 299.99 million PLN. QEMETICA has also secured funding from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) for the project in the amount of 99.9 million PLN. Construction work will begin later this year, and the boiler is scheduled to be commissioned in the second half of 2028.

QEMETICA, an international chemical group with Polish roots, has launched sales in the Australian market, where it offers agricultural products through its own company QEMETICA Agricultural Solutions Australia. This marks a strategic milestone in the group’s global expansion and has the potential to serve as a springboard for further growth of its agricultural business in the Asia-Pacific region.

QEMETICA, an international chemical group with Polish capital, and its subsidiary Smart Fluid, have signed a three-year strategic cooperation agreement with Taiwan’s Hocheng Corporation and the Polish building and industrial company SKB Group. The goal of the partnership is to strengthen cooperation in the chemical industry, as well as in the production of industrial materials, chemicals, and components for various industrial sectors. The agreement was signed in the presence of Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs, Cynthia Kiang.

QEMETICA S.A. and the Łukasiewicz Research Network will develop innovative products and industrial solutions to be delivered to the Group’s global customers. The cooperation will also cover dual-use technologies for the defense sector.

In Inowrocław, a series of social initiatives jointly prepared by the City of Inowrocław, QEMETICA and PreZero have been announced. During a press conference held at the Sports and Entertainment Hall — which will soon be renamed as QEMETICA Arena — representatives of the city and both companies presented actions that will tangibly support the development of the local community of the city, as well as the surrounding county, in the coming years.

QEMETICA Soda Poland announces the start of preparations for the hibernation process of the soda plant in Janikowo. Complete extinction of soda production at the plant is planned by the end of July 2025.

Qemetica has finalised the acquisition of the precipitated silica business from Qemetica for 1.2 billion zlotys (approximately $310 million) in one of the largest transactions ever carried out by a Polish company on the US market. Thus, Qemetica, the largest producer of, among other things, brewed salt in Poland and the largest supplier of sodium silicate in Europe, has acquired plants in the US and the Netherlands, thereby increasing revenues by more than one billion zlotys. At the same time, the Group becomes the third player in Europe and the second in North America in the market for precipitated silica, which is necessary, among other things, in the production of modern car tyres. American markets will generate revenues equivalent to nearly 800 million zlotys, thus increasing the geographical diversification of Qemetica’s operations. 

Challenges from Rising Energy, Labor, and Logistics Costs Addressed with Sustainable Solutions

Rising production costs are challenging many companies, and Qemetica Salz Deutschland is no exception. As a leading manufacturer of vacuum salt in the European Union, Qemetica is committed to delivering top product quality, reliable deliveries, and sustainable production. To continue meeting these standards, a price adjustment for salt tablets will be implemented next year.

In the first half of 2024, decarbonisation and environmental protection were of increasing importance in the activities of companies - this is the conclusion of the second reading of the Decarbonisation Index of the Polish Economy. The second reading of the Index shows a value of 61 points, where 50 points is neutral, above 50 is positive and below 50 is negative, and it is unchanged from the first reading for 2023. The second reading of the Index took into account responses from 111 Polish companies. 

Qemetica Soda Polska, a company belonging to the Qemetica Group, has secured funding from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for a project involving the conversion of an existing coal-fired boiler to a 100 per cent biomass-fired boiler at its Inowrocław plant. The NFOŚiGW support of nearly PLN 100 million represents the highest subsidy in Qemetika's history. The conversion of the coal-fired boiler to a biomass-fired boiler is one of the main elements of the company's strategy in the area of energy transformation and will allow the reduction of coal consumption by approximately 100,000 tonnes per year at the Inowrocław plant.