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Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant Increased Its Half-Year Loss by 30.3%

1 August , 2026  

PJSC “Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant” (PGZK, formerly Ordzhonikidze Mining and Processing Plant, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast) increased its net loss by 30.3% in January–June of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching 194.190 million UAH.

According to PGZK’s interim report for the first six months of 2026, which is available to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, revenue from ordinary operations for this period decreased by 29.5% to 374.943 million UAH. The accumulated loss as of the end of June 2026 amounted to 556.538 million UAH.

The report notes that the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant and ZZF remain the company’s main customers at present. At the same time, PGZK continues to expand its sales geography by maintaining negotiations with potential foreign buyers. During the reporting period, foreign trade contracts were signed with partners from Georgia and Slovakia. Actual product shipments are currently being made to both countries.

In the second quarter of 2026, management identified the following key areas of focus: reducing and optimizing tax liabilities; improving energy efficiency by reducing specific energy consumption; optimizing the use of fuels and lubricants; improving the organizational structure and optimizing staffing levels; increasing revenue from ancillary activities, in particular the sale of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal and the provision of transportation and construction services; continuing to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As reported, PGZK increased its net loss by 25.56% in January–March 2026 compared to the same period last year—to 114.678 million UAH from 91.322 million UAH; revenue from ordinary operations for this period decreased by 52.2%—to 133.646 million UAH.
In 2025, PGZK reduced its net loss by 47% compared to 2024—to 377.357 million UAH from 712.380 million UAH; income from ordinary activities for this period increased by 26%—to 1 billion 281.772 million UAH.

Four Cypriot companies—Profetis Enterprises Limited, Exseed Investments Limited, Clemente Enterprises Limited, and Alexton Holdings Limited (all based in Cyprus)—each own 24.3024% of the shares in the private joint-stock company.
The authorized capital of the private joint-stock company is 736.134 million UAH, and the par value of each share is 0.25 UAH.

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