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SKW Piesteritz (commonly known as SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz GmbH) is a German producer of nitrogen-based chemicals and fertilizers based in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Piesteritz), Saxony-Anhalt. The company operates a large, integrated nitrogen chemistry site with ammonia and urea production units and is part of the AGROFERT Group.
Its portfolio includes ammonia, urea (for fertilizer and technical applications), urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) fertilizer solutions, diesel exhaust fluid (AdBlue/AUS 32), and related nitrogen intermediates. SKW Piesteritz supplies agricultural markets as well as industrial and emissions-control applications across Germany and beyond.
Also known as Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz, SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz, and SKWP.
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Revamps of 550 and 1,900 MTPD ammonia units will modernize reformers, add a new synthesis converter, cut natural gas use and lower CO₂ emissions.
High natural gas and emission allowance costs could force cuts to ammonia output, pushing fertilizer prices beyond farmers’ budgets and threatening European harvests.
Contracts fund urea licensing, PDP and proprietary equipment across Asia, Europe and North America, plus a feasibility study for a 40,000 t/yr polyolefin upcycling plant.
After-tax profit was CZK 2.2bn in 2025; deliveries CZK 212.2bn; sustainability spending >CZK 2bn; 2026 investments targeted at ~CZK 17bn, incl. green projects and production lines.
New subholding launched 1 July 2026 to coordinate pan‑European nitrogen activities, pursue economies of scale and cost cuts; Petr Cingr named CEO; operations and staff not directly affected.
Millions are invested yearly to update plants, ensuring minimal downtime and enhanced safety. Recent ammonia plant upgrades improve efficiency and save enough natural gas to heat 20,000 homes.
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