Message from the Chairman

GPN's products and services meet two basic needs : feeding people and protecting the quality of the air.

Nourishing plants to feed people : GPN's nitrogen fertilizers and associated services are coherent and responsible solutions to a major challenge that is always current - agriculture and food.

How to protect the quality of the air and of our natural resources is also important issue. Our solutions for reducing atmospheric emissions of pollutants from industry and transport are one response. Continuous improvement of our facilities is another.

GPN recognizes the importance of its missions and is committed to carry them out responsibly. Thanks to the daily dedication of our 800 employees, we can provide the right solutions to the needs of our many clients, which include agricultural cooperatives, major industrial actors, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the transport industry.

Carrying out these missions while meeting the highest standards for safety, quality and sustainable development : that is GPN's commitment.

Francis RAATZ

CEO of GPN

GPN in a few dates

1919 : Air Liquide, with Saint-Gobain, founds the Société Chimique de la Grande Paroisse (SCGP), named after the commune in the Department of Seine-et-Marne where Georges Claude developed a process for ammonia synthesis. SCGP produces ammonia and transforms it into nitrogen fertilizers.

1990 : Restructuring leads Elf Atochem, a subsidiary of Elf Aquitaine, to reorganize its chemical activities and consolidate the fertilizer activities acquired from various companies into Grande Paroisse.

April 2000 : Grande Paroisse becomes a subsidiary of ATOFINA, the chemicals branch of the Total Group, following the merger of the chemical and petrochemical activities of Total and Elf Aquitaine.

October 2004 : Total reorganizes its chemicals branch and Grande Paroisse becomes part of the new General Directorate for Chemicals.

May 2007 : Grande Paroisse becomes GPN.

2009 : GPN opens a new nitric acid unit at Grand-Quevilly

2010 : GPN gives up its "mining and quarrying" activity to concentrate on the agricultural and industrial / environmental markets.

2011 : GPN opens a new urea unit at Grandpuits.