ELFE
fertilizer company operating in Greece
The Greek Fertilizers and Chemicals ELFE SA (Greek: Ελληνικά Λιπάσματα και Χημικά ELFE Α.Β.Ε.Ε.) is a fertilizer company operating in Greece. The company's offices are located in Athens.
The Phosphate Fertilizer Industry was established in 1961 as a subsidiary of the Emporiki Bank Group of Greece. The fertilizer factory southwest of Nea Karvali began operations in 1965. Then, in 2000, a merger of the company with the company Chemical Industries of Northern Greece SA was carried out. The merged entity was acquired in 2009 by ELFE SA and has since been named the Greek Fertilizers and Chemicals ELFE SA (Greek ELFE Fertilizers).
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q22812169. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1961, 1965, 2000 and 2009.
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