A RUSSIAN company Uralchem has announced that it is ready to supply 25,000 tons of fertilizer to Africa free of charge as part of its contribution to global food security and the fight against hunger.
Uralchem is one of the top five major Russian chemical companies producing nitrogen, potash and complex fertilizers and exporting them to various countries around the world.
Uralchem and Uralkali, a part of the same chemical holding company, have been supplying nitrogen and potash fertilizers to African countries, in particular Zambia and Zimbabwe, for many years. Dmitry Mazepin, who was a head of Uralchem until March 2022, is chairman of the Russia-Zimbabwe Business Council. In March 2022, Dmitry Mazepin was put on the EU sanctions list, after his participation in the famous February 24 meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with major Russian businessmen .
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