Nitrofert AS is a manufacturer of fertilizers based in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia. It is a subsidiary of Ostchem Holding, owned by Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash.
History
History of Nitrofert reaches back to 1968 when Kohtla-Järve Oil Shale Processing Association named after V.I. Lenin (Slantsekhim) built a nitrogen fertilizers' plant.[1] Production of synthetic urea started in 1969 and ammonia in 1979.[2]
In 1993, Slantsekhim was reorganized and the fertilizers' plant was renamed RAS Kiviter Kohtla-Järve Lämmastikväetise Tootmine. At the same year, the plant was separated into a separate company Nitrofert AS and was privatized to Lentransgaz, a subsidiary of Gazprom, as a payment for the gas debt.[1] In 1996, Lentransgaz divested 50% shares to ZAO Gaz-Oil and 45% of shares to ZAO IFK Faktor—both companies affiliated to the management of Gazprom.