[Attack on Russia's Largest Chemical Fertilizer Enterprise]
Night of June 7, Tula region was hit by an air strike, with multiple drones shot down starting from 23:00. Governor Dmitry Milyayev stated in a Telegram channel that one of the drones fell onto the "Azot" factory in Novomoskovsk. "The drone crash caused a fire at the Novomoskovsk 'Azot' factory; the fire has been extinguished. No excessive pollutant concentrations have been detected; the environmental conditions are being monitored by the laboratories of the Russian Consumer Rights Protection Bureau and the regional 'Nature' agency."
The "Azot" factory is a chemical enterprise that began operations in 1933 and is one of the largest chemical enterprises in Europe. It produces various types of mineral fertilizers, ammonia, methanol, nitric acid, and industrial gases. The company is part of the mineral fertilizer producer "EuroChem," which is the largest mineral fertilizer producer in Russia and ranks among the top three in the European industry.
Since its establishment, the "Azot" factory has produced over 50 million tons of ammonia, 17 million tons of mineral fertilizers, and 5.5 million tons of methanol. Its products are exported to many countries around the world, including the UK, the US, Brazil, Turkey, Poland, Mexico, and Hungary.
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