Ukraine reduces steel production by 46%, halves scrap procurement for four months of 2022

Metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine in January-April this year reduced steel production by 45.9% compared to the same period last year – to 3.858 million tonnes. According to the recent information of the Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet), in April, only one steel plant produced steel. “Insignificant volumes of steel production were shown by some … Read more

Darnitsa launches production of drugs against radiation

Darnitsa pharmaceutical company (Kyiv), within the framework of cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the National Security and Defense Council, has registered and produced the drug Potassium Iodide-125-Darnitsa, designed to protect people from radiation, Dmytro Shymkiv, the chairman of the board of directors of Darnitsa Group, wrote about this on Facebook. He … Read more

Seaports of Berdiansk, Mariupol, Skadovsk and Kherson closed until control restored

The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has adopted Order No. 470/37806 dated April 29, 2022, on the closure of certain seaports in connection with a full-scale war that the Russian Federation has unleashed and is waging against Ukraine in violation of international law. According to the order, from the day of its official publication, the … Read more

Henkel resumes production in Ukraine at two plants

Henkel, an international company headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, has announced the resumption of two of its four factories in Ukraine. According to a press release, the decision to resume production of the international company Henkel in Ukraine is made by the local leadership of Henkel Ukraine, based on the current military-operational situation. The plant in … Read more

Manufacturers of electric harnesses for French Nexans cars in Ukraine return from 85% to 100% capacity

The manufacturer of electric harnesses for cars of the French company Nexans (Elektrokontakt Ukraine LLC, Lviv region), which during the first quarter of 2022 maintained its capacity at 85% at its three production sites, returned to 100% capacity, according to Nexans’ financial report. “During the first quarter, our priority was the safety of the teams … Read more

Nova Poshta plans to resume construction of terminal in Odesa, still plans to launch airline this year

The Nova Poshta Group of Companies plans to resume the construction of an innovative terminal in Odesa in the summer of 2022. “Probably, we will not build in such volumes as planned. But, at least, I want to resume the construction of one innovative sorting terminal in Odesa this summer. We will continue to open … Read more

European Commission has proposed to abolish all customs duties on exports from Ukraine to the EU for a year

The European Commission has proposed to suspend for a year import duties on all Ukrainian exports to the European Union. The relevant statement is posted on the EC’s website. “This proposal is an unprecedented gesture of support for the country in a state of war. It envisages the suspension of all EU anti-dumping and safeguarding … Read more