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Licenses for production of industrial explosives revoked for three companies in 2024

23 October , 2024  

On 22.10.2024, the State Labor Service of Ukraine revoked in full the License for the production of industrial explosives at mobile stations in the conditions of mining enterprises granted to Unigran-Service LLC* in 2015 (AG No. 578984 of 23.01.2015). NADRA.INFO’s attention was drawn to the recently published order of the State Labor Service No. 175 signed by the Head of the Service Igor Degneri by sources in the subsoil use market. The license was revoked at the request of Unigran-Service. The company has no other permits for the production of explosives.

Unigran-Service’s license became the fourth permit for the production of industrial explosives revoked by the State Labor Service in 2024: in September, the license for the production of explosives was lost by Zakhidorvibukhprom, a subsidiary of SJSC Avtomobilni dorogi Ukrainy** (order), and in March, two licenses were lost by JSC Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant** (order). All licenses were canceled at the request of the companies.

* – Until February 2023, Unigran-Service was controlled by Igor Naumets. Since February 2023, the ultimate beneficial owner of the company is Olena Kalpa (Naumets and Kalpa have been under NSDC sanctions since May 2023). Since January 2024, the company has been headed by Oleksandr Stadnyk (YouControl).

** – The founder of SJSC “Automobile Roads of Ukraine” is the State Agency for the Restoration and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine. Olga Korkh (YouControl) is the head of the SJSC. Ivan Petrusevych is the head of Zakhidorvybukhprom (YouControl).

*** – Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant JSC belongs to Rinat Akhmetov ‘s SCM Group (controls 49.94%). The head is Sergey Novak (YouControl).

Source: https://nadra.info/2024/10/the-state-labor-service-canceled-four-licenses-for-the-production-of-explosives-for-mining-enterprises-in-2024/