Dmitry Osipov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, died at the age of 59.

Dmitry Osipov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, has died at the age of 59. This was announced on August 12 in the press service of the Uralchem company.

"The Uralchem Group of Companies is saddened to announce the sudden death of Dmitry Osipov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, at the age of 59," the statement said.

According to Dmitry Mazepin, the founder of Uralchem, his colleagues greatly appreciated and respected Osipov, and they will miss him.

Osipov became the head of Uralchem in 2007, and from 2013 to 2020 he became the CEO of Uralkali. During his career, he made a significant contribution to the development of the Russian chemical industry.

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