Agro Gas Trading has submitted an application to participate in the tender for the privatization of the Odessa Port Plant

Agro Gas Trading has submitted an official application, a full set of necessary documents, and paid the registration fee to participate in the privatization auction of Odesa Port Plant (OPP), scheduled for November 25, 2025. The starting price for the plant has been set at UAH 4.48 billion.

The company has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on its part and is awaiting its signing by the state authorities.

"This round of privatization is a real chance to bring OPP out of stagnation and onto the path of sustainable development, transforming it into an economically efficient and competitive asset. We are going to the auction with a clear plan: to modernize production, increase operational efficiency, and ensure the stable operation of the enterprise in the interests of the state, the domestic economy, the Odesa region, and the OPP workforce," said AGT partner Oleksandr Gorbunenko.

Agro Gas Trading is confident that the current round of privatization of the plant can be successful provided that there are transparent rules for the privatization auction, free access to energy resources and logistics, fair distribution of risks, and guarantees of continuity of production during the transfer of ownership.

AGT considers Odesa Port Plant to be one of the key elements of Ukraine's industrial, energy, agricultural, and logistics ecosystem. Stable operation of the plant under predictable conditions agreed upon between the interested private owner and the state will radically strengthen the country's economy. Not only locally — through job creation and added value in the region — but also nationally — by balancing the national mineral fertilizer market, strengthening export positions, and supporting foreign exchange earnings during a period of military turmoil.

"In 2019-2021, we invested significant resources to support the launch and operation of the OPP. The failed privatization track at that time showed one simple thing: in order to preserve the strategic role of the plant, what is needed is not a temporary partnership, but responsible long-term management with transparent obligations to the state and the workforce," emphasized AGT partner Volodymyr Kolot.

AGT has practical experience in the gas, mineral fertilizer, agricultural products, and logistics markets, as well as successful cooperation with the Odesa Port Plant, and is capable of scaling its accumulated experience into systemic solutions for improving the energy efficiency of the Odesa Port Plant, its technological modernization, and the development of port infrastructure. The company's goal is to create a modern center of gravity for capital and expertise in the Black Sea region that will accelerate Ukraine's recovery and increase its competitiveness in global markets.

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Agro Gas Trading is a private Ukrainian company supplying natural gas, mineral and chemical fertilizers, operating at the intersection of energy, chemical and agro-industrial sectors. The company adheres to the principles of transparency, compliance and open interaction with state institutions, partners and local communities.

During its cooperation with OPZ in 2019-2021, AGT supplied 1.42 billion m³ of natural gas, and the plant produced 1.735 million tons of urea and 187,000 tons of ammonia, with over 90% of the products sold for export. The company initiated additional payments to the plant, which made it possible to allocate funds to repay OPZ's debt to the Naftogaz group in the amount of UAH 68.1 million.

Cooperation with AGT enabled the plant to preserve more than 3,000 jobs and increase employee salaries by more than 20%. In addition, the company ensured the payment of hundreds of millions of hryvnias in taxes to budgets at all levels.