KYIV. July 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The state-owned enterprise Artyomsol (Donetsk region) saw a 31% rise in salt production in January-June 2017 year-over-year, to 780,000 tonnes.
The enterprise said in a press release on Tuesday that in H1 2017 the enterprise fully recovered the loss of the Russian market thanks to the increase of supplies to other countries.
In H1 2017, 391,000 tonnes of products were shipped to European consumers, which is five times more than a year ago. Exports to Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia significantly grew. Shipments to the domestic market also expanded.
Artyomsol said that in H1 2016, 236,000 tonnes of salt was sent to Russia.
This year the enterprise will start producing edible salt purified using photo separation. At the first stage the new product will be exported. The enterprise plans to continue re-equipping salt mines and switch to production of separated salt at all production lines.
