OREANDA-NEWS. October 10, 2011. EuroChem is pleased to announce that its 2010 Annual Report has been shortlisted for the Investor Relations Society’s Best Practice Awards in the “Best Annual Report by an Unlisted Entity” category, alongside reports by the BBC, QBE International Holdings and The Crown Estate.

The 2010 EuroChem Annual Report, the company’s sixth since 2005, highlights EuroChem’s effort to prioritize openness, transparency and accountability, and adds to an already notable track record for a private company in Russia. To complement its financial disclosure, EuroChem has also in parallel been publishing its annual sustainability report since 2005.

The 2011 IR Society’s Annual Dinner and Best Practice Awards will be held on Tuesday 22nd November at the Pavilion at the Tower of London.

For the official press release, the full list of nominees and more information on the IR Awards, please visit the Investor Relations Society website at http://www.irs.org.uk/

EuroChem is a top ten agrochemical company globally by nutrient capacity, producing primarily nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers, as well as certain organic synthesis products and iron ore.

EuroChem’s main manufacturing assets include the Nevinnomysskiy Azot, Novomoskovskiy Azot, Phosphorit, EuroChem – BMU, and Kovdorskiy GOK facilities in Russia and Lifosa in Lithuania. The Group is vertically integrated with activities spanning from mining to fertilizer production, logistics, and distribution. EuroChem holds licenses to develop potash reserves in Russia which entitle it to an estimated fifth-largest volume of potash reserves globally.