Group DF
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| Company type | Business |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Dmytro Firtash |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Dmytro Firtash (owner, founder) Borys Krasnyansky (managing director) Oleh Arestarkhov (Head of Corporate Communications)[1] |
| Products | nitrogen, titanium, gas, banking, media, sodium carbonate, energy, real estate, agribusiness |
| Owner | Dmytro Firtash |
Number of employees | 100 |
Group DF is a Ukrainian diversified international group of companies with holdings primarily in the chemical industry,[2] titanium production, gas, and banking sectors. The group also has interests in agriculture,[3][4] media, sodium carbonate production,[5] energy infrastructure, and real estate. Group DF operates in 11 countries in the Eurasian region. Businessman and philanthropist Dmytro Firtash founded Group DF in 2007.[2] The managing director is Boris Krasnyansky. According to Boris Krasnyansky at the "Ukraine – Inside View" conference (organized by The Economist) held in Vienna in March 2013, Group DF's consolidated revenue in 2012 amounted to more than US$6 billion.[6][7] The Group plans to continue expanding and consolidating assets across its business sectors, including fertilizer, titanium, gas distribution, and agriculture.[8]
History
[edit]- 2014: Group DF expanded UkrAgro NPK's regional distribution network, increasing the number of warehouses from 15 to 28 to improve fertilizer delivery. The Crimean Soda Plant began producing baking soda, becoming the only producer in Ukraine. Group DF also supported the World Economic Forum in Davos ("Scenarios for the Development of Ukraine") and the Days of Ukraine in the United Kingdom.
- 2013: Group DF entered the media industry, acquiring a controlling stake in Inter Media Group (owner of television channels including INTER). Group DF also invested in Zaporizhzhia Titanium and Magnesium Combine, Europe's only producer of titanium sponge.
- 2012: Group DF launched its agribusiness project, Synkiv Agro, a greenhouse complex in Synkiv, Ternopil Oblast. It acquired a controlling stake in UkrAgro NPK, a Ukrainian mineral fertilizer distributor. Crimea TITAN completed a new sulfuric acid plant (600,000 tonnes annual capacity), increasing titanium dioxide production capacity to 120,000 tonnes annually. In December, Group DF acquired 100% of Crimea TITAN's shares.
- 2011: Group DF International was founded as the group's corporate hub. Group DF acquired a controlling stake in Nadra Bank. OSTCHEM acquired controlling stakes in several Ukrainian nitrogen fertilizer producers (Azot (Cherkasy), Severodonetsk Azot Association, and Rivne Azot), alongside Concern Stirol. OSTCHEM also acquired a controlling stake in the Nika Tera Specialized Seaport in Mykolayiv.
- 2010: Group DF launched a transformation program with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC). OSTCHEM acquired a majority stake in Concern Stirol. Crimea TITAN produced a record 105,000 tonnes of titanium dioxide.
- 2009: Crimean Soda Plant installed a steam turbine, generating 20% of its energy needs.
- 2008: Crimea TITAN began constructing a new sulfuric acid plant. Crimean Soda Plant produced a record 764,000 tonnes of soda ash.
- 2007: Dmitry Firtash founded Group DF. The Group entered the real estate sector.
- 2006: Crimea TITAN's Irshansk Mining and Concentration Complex launched three new ilmenite production sites.
- 2005 and 2008: RosUkrEnergo AG supplied natural gas from Central Asia to Ukraine and other European countries. EMFESZ Kft secured a license to supply natural gas to Poland.
- 2004: Dmitry Firtash co-founded RosUkrEnergo AG with Gazprom (Russia). He became a shareholder in Crimea TITAN and acquired a majority stake in the Crimean Soda Plant. He also founded OSTCHEM.
- 2003: Dmitry Firtash established EMFESZ Kft.
- 2002: Eural TransGas Kft secured exclusive rights to transport Turkmen natural gas to Ukraine.
- 1993–2001: Dmitry Firtash established trade relationships in Central Asia, exchanging consumer goods for natural gas.
- 1988–1992: Dmitry Firtash launched his business career in commodity trading across Ukraine and Russia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Invaders Shell Sievierodonetsk Azot, 2 Workshops Damaged – Group DF". Ukrainian News - ukranews.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Evacuation from Azot plant in Severodonetsk now "impossible," according to regional leader". CNN. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian port terminal owner reports attack". WORLD-GRAIN.com. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Satellite Images Detail Destruction at Major Ukraine Crop Port". Bloomberg. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ ""Крымсода" запустила линию по производству пищевой соды стоимостью 60 млн грн". УНІАН (in Russian). August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
- ^ "Выручка компаний Фирташа за 2012 год составила 6 миллиардов долларов". Минфин. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Выручка компаний Фирташа за 2012 год составила 6 миллиардов долларов". Минфин. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ Севгиль Мусаева (May 14, 2013). "Борис Краснянский: К 2015 году хотим подготовить один-два бизнеса к IPO". Forbes.ua. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
- ^ "History". Group DF. Retrieved December 3, 2024.