In 2 weeks of November, PJSC “Rivneazot” produced 32,140 cubic meters of medical oxygen

From November 1 through November 16, 2021, PJSC “Rivneazot”, a member of Group DF nitrogen line of business, produced and supplied to the hospitals 32,140 cubic meters of medical oxygen (5,356 cylinders). 

 

The output of medical oxygen in the first two weeks of November was almost as much as double the output of medical oxygen in the entire October (in October, PJSC “Rivneazot” produced 2,885 cylinders or 17,300 cubic meters of medical oxygen).

 

Since September 2021 (since the beginning of the last wave of COVID-19), the enterprise has produced a total of 47,200 cubic meters of medical oxygen. The company supplies medical oxygen in cylinders to hospitals in Rivne, Volyn and Zhytomyr regions.

“The plant continues to increase the output; this is the most important thing that we can do to combat the pandemic, to help doctors and residents of the city, to save human lives,” said Mykhaylo Zabluda, Chairman of the Board, PJSC “Rivneazot”.

Since the beginning of 2021, PJSC “Rivneazot” produced a total of 11 633 cylinders or 70,400 m³ of medical oxygen.  The entire output of medical oxygen is delivered free of charge to the health care institutions. In particular, in the Rivne region medical oxygen is supplied to the Central Municipal Hospital, the Rivne Municipal Outpatient Hospital No. 2, the Rivne Regional Children’s Hospital, the Rivne Regional Clinical Hospital, the Rivne maternity hospital, the Rivne Regional Hospital for War Veterans, as well as district outpatient hospitals in Varash, Dubno, Zdolbuniv, Korets, Dubrovitsia, Sarny, Zarichne, Hoshcha, Rokitne, Kostopol, Klevan and Ostroh.

 

Along with PJSC “Azot” (Cherkasy) and PrJSC “Severodonetsk Azot Association”, PJSC “Rivneazot” is a member of Ostchem holding company that consolidates Dmytro Firtash’s chemical enterprises. In the first two weeks of November, Ostchem enterprises supplied 350 t of medical oxygen to health care institutions in 7 regions of Ukraine free of charge. Since the beginning of the year, the Group’s enterprises produced a total of 1,500 t of medical oxygen.  Medical grade oxygen is supplied in tanks or cylinders.