Four teams representing Uralkali (a part of Uralchem Group) took part in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Multi-Discipline Games held under the auspices of the Russian Chemical Trade Union among chemical industry companies of the Perm Region.
During the ceremony, winners of the previous season were awarded. Uralkali’s teams made up by athletes from Berezniki and Solikamsk received silver and bronze trophies and certificates for their performance in 2023, and nine employees of Uralkali received individual Best Athlete of 2023 awards.
The 2024 games will see nine teams competing in 11 athletic disciplines including volleyball, skiing, kettlebell lifting, swimming, shooting, darts, cross-country, football, table tennis, chess, and basketball.
Pavel Kuzmin, Chairman of the Kaliyschik Trade Union:
Uralkali’s athletes are regular prize-winners at the regional games of the Russian Chemical Trade Union. The Company supports employee sports and facilitates a wide range of corporate, municipal and regional competitions for higher-level contestants and active recreation events for employees’ families. Our goal is to involve as many people as possible in physical activity and sports.
Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest potash producers and exporters. The Company’s assets consist of 5 mines and 7 ore treatment plants in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Region, Russia). Uralkali employs more than 13,300 people in the main production unit.
