OREANDA-NEWS. December 6, 2012. Vladislav Baumgertner, Uralkali CEO, has received a special prize “For the best IPO” at the & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards (Russia).

In 2007 Uralkali was the first Russian public company of the chemical sector to list its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. The Company’s shares are also among top-10 securities traded on RTS-MICEX.

Ernst&Young first organised The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards in USA in 1986 and has held it annually. Since then the geography of the contest has grown more than 50 countries worldwide. Russia joined the contest in 2003.

Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest potash producers with a market share of about 20%. The Company’s assets consist of 5 mines and 7 ore-treatment mills situated in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Territory, Russia). Uralkali employs ca. 12,500 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali’s shares and GDRs are traded on the RTS-MICEX and LSE, respectively.