LONDON, November 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Andrey Guryev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of
PhosAgro, one of the world's leading producers of
phosphate-based mineral fertilizers, awarded the Chess World
Championship trophy today to Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
In presenting the award to the winner of the World Chess
Championship, which was held 9-28 November
2018 in London and ended in
a tiebreak, Deputy Chairman of the Board of PhosAgro
Andrey G. Guryev noted:
"Despite the record number of draws, it was one of the most
interesting matches in chess history between two young talented
grandmasters. I am convinced that hundreds of millions of people
who were following the cycle of tournaments for the 2017-2018 World
Championship and this match in particular will continue following
the game. It is a great honour for me to present the World Chess
Championship trophy to the winner."
"I would like to note that we have pinned great hopes on
Russia's grandmasters and the
Russian school of chess. This year, three Russians took part in the
Candidates Tournament: Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk and Vladimir Kramnik. I think we can look to the
future with confidence and work together on the long-awaited return
of the chess crown to Russia."
"PhosAgro, which has been the permanent general partner of the
Russian Chess Federation for the past eight years, will continue to
support the development of chess."
"As well as supporting chess we have achieved an important
business goal of increasing PhosAgro brand awareness."
This is the third World Chess Championship where PhosAgro Group
acts as a partner of the event (previous matches were held in Sochi
in 2014 and New York in 2016).
In Russia PhosAgro has been
supporting chess since 2010. During these eight years, Russian
children have won more than 100 medals in children's competitions.
Russian chess players have been named world champions in blitz
chess and speed chess, were runners-up for the title of world chess
champion and the winners of the Chess World Cup.
In the cities where PhosAgro operates-Cherepovets, Kirovsk,
Apatity, Volkhov, Balakovo-the Company supports education centres
as part of the DROZD programme (Educated, Healthy and Spiritual
Children of Russia), where various
sports are cultivated, including chess, which gets special
attention through chess classes at sponsored schools and
preschools.
In addition to chess, PhosAgro is a long-time partner of the
Russian Olympians Foundation, the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics
Federation, the Moscow Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, the Russian
Swimming Federation and the St Petersburg Regional Judo Federation,
and is a sponsor of the Severyanka volleyball club (Vologda region)
and the Proton volleyball club (Saratov), the Avtodor basketball
club and the Turbina Balakovo Speedway Team (Saratov region), thus
contributing to the international success of Russian sport.
About the Company
PhosAgro is one of the world's leading vertically integrated
phosphate-based fertilizer producers in terms of production volumes
of phosphate-based fertilizers and high-grade phosphate rock with a
P2O5 content of 39% and higher.
The Company is the largest phosphate-based fertilizer producer
in Europe (by total combined
capacity for DAP/MAP/NP/NPK/NPS), the largest producer of
high-grade phosphate rock with a P2O5 content
of 39%, a top-three producer of MAP/DAP globally, one of the
leading producers of feed phosphates (MCP) in Europe, and the only producer in Russia, and Russia's only producer of nepheline
concentrate (according to the RAFP).
PhosAgro's main products include phosphate rock, 39 grades of
fertilizers, feed phosphates, ammonia, and sodium tripolyphosphate,
which are used by customers in 100 countries spanning all of the
world's inhabited continents. The Company's priority markets
outside of Russia and the CIS are
Latin America, Europe and Asia.
PhosAgro's shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange, and Global
Depositary Receipts (GDRs) for shares trade on the London Stock
Exchange (under the ticker PHOR). Since 1
June 2016, the Company's GDRs have been included in the MSCI
Russia and MSCI Emerging Markets indexes.
More information about PhosAgro can be found on the website:
http://www.phosagro.ru.
SOURCE PhosAgro