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Nitrogénművek Zrt. is a Hungarian chemical and fertiliser company headquartered in Pétfürdő, Hungary. It is the only Hungarian producer of nitrogen fertilisers with integrated ammonia and fertiliser production capabilities, and it has been a member of the Bige Holding Group since 2002. The factory was established in 1931, giving the company several decades of experience in fertiliser production and distribution. Its defining activity is the production and sale of nitrogen-based fertilisers, and it considers satisfying the long-term fertiliser needs of Hungarian agriculture as its main task. The company holds a share of more than 60 per cent of the domestic fertiliser market, making it a market leader in fertiliser distribution in Hungary. Domestic and export sales each account for about 50 per cent of total sales, so the company serves both Hungarian agriculture and growing export markets. Its product range includes nitrogen and complex NPK fertilisers, solid and liquid basal and top fertilisers, and irrigation and foliar fertilisers. Through its Chemical Products Trade Unit, it also sells ammonia, nitric acid, sal ammoniac, argon, nitrogen and untreated urea, which are used by Hungary's major chemical companies, food and pharmaceutical enterprises, industrial gas and chemical traders, and private entrepreneurs. Nitrogénművek operates a countrywide advisory and direct sales network, the Genezis Partner Network, established in August 2009, with sales representatives in every county. The network recommends fertiliser types tailored to customers, farmers and land, and also offers seeds and pesticides. In 2019 the company launched online sales through the genezisepartner.hu webshop. In 2021 it began working with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to increase the energy efficiency of ammonia production in Pét and to investigate integrating 'green' ammonia production using renewable energy into the existing process. In 2022 it harmonised logos to rebrand the Genesis brand at regional level and consolidated foreign subsidiaries and interests under the name Genezis Trade. Starting in 2004, the plant underwent a complete reconstruction, a EUR 460 million investment project that included enlarging the ammonia plant, launching a new granulating plant and related automatic packing plant, and completing another nitric acid plant, a dolomite grinding plant and a neutralising plant. Environment protection was given priority, supported by strict safety standards and cutting-edge technologies. The company reinvests a major part of its profits into product development and production plants, aiming to provide state-of-the-art products and ongoing consultancy for farmers to achieve higher crop yields through modern, environment-friendly and sustainable farming practices.

Nitrogénművek Zrt. traces its origins to a factory established in 1931 in Pétfürdő, Hungary. Over the following decades the site developed into a nitrogen fertiliser production complex, and the company became the only Hungarian nitrogen fertiliser producer with ammonia and fertiliser production capabilities. For more than 80 years it has served Hungarian agriculture, with fertiliser production as its core activity. In 2002 the company became a member of the Bige Holding Group. This ownership change placed Nitrogénművek within a larger industrial group while it continued to focus on fertiliser production and distribution. By the 2000s the company had become a market leader in fertiliser distribution in Hungary, holding more than 60 per cent of the domestic fertiliser market. Starting in 2004, the plant underwent a complete reconstruction, described by the company as leading to the renewal of the entire company. The EUR 460 million investment project included the enlargement of the ammonia plant, the launch of a new granulating plant and the related automatic packing plant, and the completion of another nitric acid plant, a dolomite grinding plant and a neutralising plant. Environment protection was given priority in the production plants, supported by strict safety standards and cutting-edge technologies. In August 2009 the company established the Genezis Partner Network, a countrywide advisory and direct sales network with several sales representatives for every county. The network serves domestic agricultural end users, recommending fertiliser types tailored to the customer, farmer and land, and also offering seeds and pesticides. In 2019 online sales were launched as a new sales channel through the genezisepartner.hu webshop. In 2021 Nitrogénművek began working with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to increase the energy efficiency of ammonia production in Pét and to investigate how to integrate the production of 'green' ammonia into the existing production process using renewable energy. In 2022 the company harmonised its logos to rebrand the Genesis brand at regional level and consolidated the company names of foreign subsidiaries and interests under the name Genezis Trade. Today Nitrogénművek Zrt. remains headquartered in Pétfürdő and is a member of the Bige Holding Group. It continues to produce and sell nitrogen fertilisers and a range of chemical products, with domestic and export sales each accounting for about half of total sales. The company reinvests a major part of its profits into product development and production plants, aiming to provide state-of-the-art products and ongoing consultancy for farmers.

• 2022

  Logos harmonised to rebrand the Genesis brand at regional level; foreign subsidiaries consolidated under the name Genezis Trade.

• 2021

  Company works with the EBRD to increase energy efficiency of ammonia production and investigate green ammonia integration.

• 2019

  Online sales launched via the genezisepartner.hu webshop.

• 2009

  Genezis Partner Network established in August as a countrywide advisory and direct sales network.

• 2004

  Start of a complete reconstruction of the plant, a EUR 460 million investment project.

• 2002

  Nitrogénművek Zrt. becomes a member of the Bige Holding Group.

• 1931

  Factory established in Pétfürdő, Hungary.

Hungary's only nitrogen fertiliser producer and domestic market leader, combining large-scale fertiliser production with a countrywide advisory and direct sales network.

• Nitrogen fertilisers

• Complex NPK fertilisers

• Solid and liquid basal and top fertilisers

• Irrigation and foliar fertilisers

• Ammonia

• Nitric acid

• Sal ammoniac

• Argon

• Nitrogen

• Urea without surface treatment

• Seeds

• Pesticides

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