KYIV. Aug 3 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Shipments of edible salt to Russia by Ukraine’s state-run enterprise Artyomsol totaled 16,100 tonnes in January through July 2016.
“Artyomsol exports its products to 18 countries. These are CIS countries and EU countries. 329,200 tonnes of salt was shipped to Russia in the first seven months of 2016, including 16,100 tonnes of edible salt,” the company’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine.
In June and July 2016 Artyomsol salt production exceeded the target. Some 30% of salt was shipped to the domestic market and 70% were exported.
The company said that the top-priority task for this year is the reconstruction and modernization of all mines.
This year the company seeks to start producing a new type of products – purified ground salt that will be delivered to the domestic market and for exports.
On January 26, 2015, Russia’s Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) imposed a ban on imports of edible salt made by Artyomsol and in summer 2016 the company resumed supplies to Russia.
Artyomsol is the largest enterprise engaged in the production and sale of salt (NaCl) in Central and Eastern Europe.
