Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn SA have for many years been one of European leaders within the chemical industry. Our company is also one of the biggest Polish exporter who is esteemed by business partners all over the world. We deliver a few dozen products to the market and they find outlets in numerous sectors of the industry. The high rank of our company has been confirmed by numerous achievements, honours and awards:
The Best Product from the Opole Region for Salmag® with boron – awarded in 1995, in the annual contest organised by the Provincial Administration in Opole;
The Best Product from the Opole Region for Salmag® with boron – awarded in 1995, in the annual contest organised by the Provincial Administration in Opole;
- Quality mark of «Q» – awarded to the whole Salmag® family;
- Gold Laurels ‘95 – honour awarded by “Gazeta Bankowa”;
- Elite Exporters from the Opole Region ‘92 – honour from the Opole Chamber of Commerce;
- Elite Exporters from the Opole Region ‘94 – honour from the Opole Chamber of Commerce;
- Elite Exporters from the Opole Region ‘95 – honour from the Opole Chamber of Commerce;
- Elite Exporters from the Opole Region ‘96 – honour from the Opole Chamber of Commerce;
- Elite Exporters from the Opole Region ‘97 – honour from the Opole Chamber of Commerce;
- Responsible Care – since 1996 we enjoy the right to use that symbol;
- Patron for Culture in the Opole Region A.D. 1997 – that title acknowledges our contribution to the life of the local community;
- The Best Product from the Opole Region – we were awarded that honour in 1999 after our ammonium nitrate with magnesium and calcium, with unique performance parameters, was introduced to the market;
- Green Card for Leader in Occupational Safety – in 2000, honour for our efforts to improve the safety at workplace;
- Silver Card for Leader in Occupational Safety – in 2002, honour for our efforts to improve the safety at workplace;
- Gold Card for Leader in Occupational Safety – in 2003, honour for our efforts to improve the safety at workplace;
- awarded in competition "Polish Fertilizers" - in 2003;
- honour awarded by monthly Polish chemical journal “Rynek Chemiczny” - in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
THE GOLD CARD OF THE LEADER OF THE SAFE WORK admitted ZAK S.A. for the formation of safe working conditions. In 2000. our company got The Green Card for the recruit the Forum of Leaders, in 2002 - Of silver, and the year later on - Gold. The present award is an extension of the honourable title, testifying about the realization of highest standards of the safety.
Gold Orbital for the Unit of laboratory-Services ZAK S.A. for the system of the organization of the analytical laboratory and the high quality of services testified in this laboratory. In past years this laurel devolved to our brands: Salmags® and Oxoplasts®.
The certificate of innovative
In 2005 ZAK S.A. participated on to analytical over innovative of the Polish economy, to managed by Poland Academy of Sciences and were in the circle of enterprises most aware on the development.
The prize OWLS 2005 the editorial office "of the New European" Country for high level press publications ZAK S.A., concerning products of fertilizing enterprises.
The pearl of the Polish Economy for Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. as the award in the rating of Polish enterprises in a year 2004 in the category Great Pearls.
The certificate was admitted for the consequent realization of the policy and the strategy of the enterprise and the position of the leader among most dynamic and most effective firms in Poland.
The honourable award THE HORN OF PLENTY 2005 admitted to Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. in the category of best companies - producers of raw materials for the agriculture.
The prestigious title OF THE MANURIAL PEARL 2005 for KSA® jako the best Polish fertilizer, chosen by farmers.
Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. went honoured a title OF MAECENAS OF THE FOUNDATION IN THE INTEREST OF PERSONS BLIND AND DISABLED „Help and You”.
Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A. With the outstanding Exporter of the Year 2006, and 2-etylohexanol - with the export-HIT.
The grand settlement of the Contest, joint with the handing of Medals of the Club "the Club of the Exporter" - the Outstanding Exporter of the Year 2006 and awards the Export-Hit for 2-etylohexanolu happened 24 November the year 2006 in Warsaw during III Great Gala of Exporters of organized by the Club ′′the Club of the Exporter′′.
Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn as unique from the chemical branch got honoured a Medal of the Outstanding Exporter of the Year 2006.
For many years Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn SA have been taking prominent places in rankings organised annually by renown journals:
- List of 500 biggest Polish companies, kept and published by “Polityka” weekly;
- List of 500 biggest Polish companies, kept and published by “Rzeczpospolita” daily;
- List of 100 biggest exporters to EC countries, kept and published by “Gazeta Bankowa” weekly;
- List of 500 biggest Polish companies, kept and published by “Nowe Życie Gospodarcze” biweekly;
- Big Exporters, ranking of the biggest Polish exporters, by “Plastics Review” monthly;
- Big Plastics & Big Rubber, list of the biggest and most efficient Polish producers of plastics and/or rubber, by “Plastics Review” monthly;
- List of 400 leading exporters, by “Polish Export Review” monthly.
- List of 1500 biggest Polish companies, kept and published by “Rzeczpospolita” daily;
CERTIFICATES
Our company was certified in December 1997 for its compliance with the standard PN-ISO 9002:1996. The Certificate was issued by the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification and by IQNet – International Certification Network.
After re-auditing in June 2000, the Polish Centre for Testing and Certification issued the Quality System Certificate to our Works which confirms that the requirements of PN-ISO 9002:1996 (identical to ISO 9002:1994) have been met within environmentally friendly production processes for the following products: ammonia, fertilisers, gases for industrial use and syn-gases, nitric acid, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, oxo alcohols, aldehydes, phthalates, maleic anhydride, formalin, Silekol W urea adhesive resin, hardeners for binders, concrete admixtures, and utilities (water, steam). In 2001, our management system was audited to confirm effective operation of our quality system.
In July 2003 ZAK SA has obtained a certificate of Quality Management System which fulfills the requirements of the following standard PN-EN ISO 9001:2001. The Certificate covers the following period of time: from July 30, 2003, to July 29, 2006.
Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn SA have the right to make use of the symbol of the “Responsible Care” programme since 1994.
