Qemetica
The registered office of Qemetica at Ufficio Primo in Warsaw. | |
| Company type | Joint stock |
|---|---|
| ISIN | PLCiech00018 |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1945; Łódź, Poland |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sebastian Kulczyk (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) Dawid Jakubowicz (President of the Management Board) |
| Products | soda, salt, agro, glass, silicates, |
| Revenue | PLN 3.5 billion (2017) |
| PLN 808.1 million (2017) | |
| PLN 394 million (2017) | |
| Owner | KI Chemistry S.À.R.L (51,14%) ING Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny - 9,49% Towarzystwa Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU S.A. - 5,12% |
Number of employees | 3,900 (2014) |
| Subsidiaries | CIECH Soda Romania CIECH Sarzyna CIECH Soda Deutschland CIECH Sarzyna CIECH Pianki Proplan CIECH Vitrosilicon CIECH Cargo |
| Website | ciechgroup |
Qemetica S.A. (formerly known as CIECH SA), is a Polish chemical company headquartered in Warsaw and one of the leading companies in the European chemical industry. It is a major producer of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in the European Union, Europe's largest provider of sodium silicate and Poland's top producer of crop protection products.
Qemetica, then known as the CIECH Group, was founded in Łódź, Poland in 1945 and currently consists of 8 manufacturing sites, in addition to trade and service businesses. Its annual revenue places the company among the top fifty Polish companies.
In 2014, the company employed more than 3,900 people in Poland, Germany and Romania. Qemetica was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since February 2005 until March 2024, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since August 2016.