Dalinėse prastovose „Achemoje“ šiuo metu yra apie 60 darbuotojų

There are currently about 60 employees in Achema due to partial downtime

Achema, the largest gas user in the country, and producer of nitrogen fertilizers in Jonava  , has temporarily suspended several production units due to the drastic increase in the price of natural gas throughout Europe. Although approximately one-third of the company’s employees work in these production units, in order to ensure the well-being of employees, only a small part of them has been put on partial downtime: last week, there were about 30, and this week, about 60 employees from production units and administration. In October, they will work according to a temporary downtime model – in shifts every two weeks.

Employees of the company on partial downtime, depending on their duties and work schedule, receive about 60-70 percent. your salary.

According to Ramūnas Miliauskas, General Director of Achema, the factory’s operations have been unprofitable since July, so part of September and October are working at partial capacity. As the situation in the natural gas market continues to deteriorate, the plant may have to be shut down in November and December.

„At this difficult time, the most important thing for us is to maintain the well-being of the employees, as much as possible, to provide them with stability. Although it is difficult to predict when this gas price crisis will end, we hope that the situation will not last long, and we will all be able to work in normal mode again, to ensure the smooth and uninterrupted operation of the factory”, says General Director R. Miliauskas.

According to the company’s general director, how the factory and employees will work from November will become clear in the next week or two. This depends not only on natural gas prices in Europe, but also on whether, at current fertilizer prices, farmers will be willing to buy fertilizers and apply them to their crops.

„Farmers in France and Spain will be the first in Europe to make a decision on the purchase of fertilizers, because spring comes to them the earliest – in February.” Their example is likely to be followed by other European countries. Various calculations show that at current prices, it still pays for them to buy fertilizer and get higher yields. So we hope that farmers will decide to buy fertilizers and this market will gradually move”, says R. Miliauskas.

More information :
„Achema” communication specialist
Jolita Macelytė
j.macelyte@achema.com
+370 669 57199