Private company
Qemetica
Logo: Qemetica S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Polish chemical industry group
Qemetica S.A. (formerly known as CIECH SA), is a Polish chemical company headquartered in Warsaw and one of the leading companies in the European chemical industry. It is a major producer of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in the European Union, Europe's largest provider of sodium silicate and Poland's top producer of crop protection products.2 Its chief executive is Ryszard Kunicki (since 2008).1 It employed 3,871 people in 2018.1 Its revenue was €854 million in 2018.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrychemical industry1
- HeadquartersWarsaw1
- Websiteqemetica.com
- Legal formspółka akcyjna1
- Listed onWarsaw Stock Exchange1
- LEI259400GYHYZPQ0HTMT823
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressWARSZAWA WSPÓLNA 62, 00-684 Warszawa, Poland3
- Registered withMinistry of Justice, 00000116873
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Qemetica S.A. (formerly known as CIECH SA), is a Polish chemical company headquartered in Warsaw and one of the leading companies in the European chemical industry. It is a major producer of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in the European Union, Europe's largest provider of sodium silicate and Poland's top producer of crop protection products.2
Corporate structure
Qemetica is part of a group headed by Kulczyk Investments. 13 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Kulczyk Investments Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- EXTRABLE LIMITED Limassol, Cyprus
- KI Chemistry S.à r.l. Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- KI ONE SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA Warsaw, Poland
- Qemetica Warszawa, Poland
- QEMETICA NL Silica B.V. 100% · Farmsum, Netherlands
- CIECH Trading Spółka Akcyjna Warszawa, Poland
- QEMETICA Energy Deutschland GmbH Staßfurt, Germany
- QEMETICA Salz Deutschland GmbH Staßfurt, Germany
- QEMETICA SODA POLSKA SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA Inowrocław, Poland
- Qemetica Cargo Subsidiary · Inowrocław, Poland
- Zachem, Bydgoszcz Subsidiary · Bydgoszcz
- QEMETICA Soda Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Staßfurt, Germany
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Qemetica reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led Qemetica, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
- Chief executive officerRyszard Kunicki 2008 to now1
- Chief executive officerDariusz Krawczyk1
Products and brands
- sodium carbonate
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
Also owns
Parent company (GLEIF)
Subsidiaries (GLEIF)
- CIECH Trading Spółka Akcyjna5
- QEMETICA Energy Deutschland GmbH6
- QEMETICA NL Silica B.V. 100%7
- QEMETICA SODA POLSKA SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA8
- QEMETICA Salz Deutschland GmbH9
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Employees over time
- 20183,8711
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2018854.0M EUR1
Net income
- 201842.7M EUR1
Timeline
Links
- Websiteqemetica.com1
- WikipediaQemetica
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ9192339
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataQemetica on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaQemetica on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsQemetica logo by Qemetica S.A., Public domain
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- 10Wikimedia CommonsQemetica photo by Emptywords, CC BY-SA 4.0