Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

Vodafone will have a code 075

Vodafone will have another code with a “five”. Vodafone is adding +380 75 to the list of mobile network codes available to its subscribers. Vodafone received this permission today by the decision of the National Commission.
The company is starting to implement the new numbering resource in all internal systems and services. By the end of the year, subscribers will be able to choose a number starting with 075.
Vodafone already has four numbering codes at its disposal: 050, 066, 095, 099. The additional numbering resource significantly increases the choice of the desired combination of numbers for new and existing subscribers.
Recently, many people have been forced to change not only their homes but also their lifestyles. Some volunteer, some raise money, some try to speed up the Victory in other ways. Sometimes new initiatives are connected with getting a new or additional phone number. For some people, the number means a lot – it should be easy to remember, should be similar to another number, or simply be associated with something important, such as the date of an event.
Vodafone customers can choose a number among those available at points of sale or by visiting the Choose a Number (https://www.vodafone.ua/gold-number) page on the Vodafone website. The service allows not only to choose but also to reserve the desired number that meets the required criteria:
– Selection by mask: a constructor that allows you to flexibly set the search parameters (for example, specify 5XXXX111 and get numbers with exactly those digits)
– Match by date: all variants of numbers that coincide with the date of an event
– Favorite number: 3-4 identical or non-identical digits standing side by side anywhere in the number, for example, all variants of 123
– Similar number: a pool of numbers that are similar to the one proposed by the user
– Exclude digits: numbers that do not contain specific digits
– Word in the number: allows you to “encode” your favorite word in the number: to do this, you need to write it in Cyrillic or Latin as on the keyboard of an old push-button phone
– All numbers: the system itself offers the most beautiful number plates, you do not need to specify any parameters

The number matching service also allows you to restore your deactivated number. If such a number is not offered on the service page, you need to click the “Restore number” button and follow the instructions to create a request for number restoration. Vodafone supports the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine to reserve mobile numbers of the fallen or missing defenders of Ukraine. Taking into account the different circumstances and situations in which the company’s customers may be: at the front, in the temporarily occupied territory, in other regions of Ukraine or abroad, and in order to protect their interests, taking into account the security and privacy requirements of electronic communications, the company decided not to use all deactivated numbers for 2 years without additional requests from users of such numbers.
Only those numbers that have been deactivated for 2 years or more will be used for sale in stores and on the website.
Vodafone Ukraine is a leading Ukrainian telecommunications company providing 3G and 4G high-speed Internet, fixed-line communications and Internet services. Vodafone’s investments in the period of active construction of high-speed networks in 2015 – Q3 2023 exceeded UAH 40.6 billion. These record investments have enabled the company to ensure technological leadership and develop new technological services, including the Internet of Things (IoT), Smart City technologies and solutions, big data analytics, fintech services, and cloud services. Vodafone services are used by 15.2 million customers in Ukraine. Since December 2019, Vodafone Ukraine has been a part of NEQSOL Holding.

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Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news

“Oberbeton” will build second plant for production of large-size reinforced concrete structures

Ukrainian manufacturer of individual reinforced concrete structures (RCS) company “Oberbeton”, which has a plant in Zhytomyr, will build a second plant for the production of large-size RCS on the territory of Mikulinetska municipality in Ternopil region, according to the municipality’s Facebook page.

According to the report, at the end of last week, the first working meeting of the investor’s representatives with the local community was held, where the production capacity and products of the future plant were presented.

In the near future it is planned to sign a memorandum and start preparatory and construction works at the site.

“For more than two years we, together with the investment office of the region, have been trying to attract both foreign and domestic investors to the community. The determining factor in the choice of our community by the investor was the availability of a land plot with developed infrastructure, capacity reserves, logistics, human resources,” – is noted in the message.

It is specified that the company-investor for a long time was looking for options for the construction of the second plant, and considered, in particular, the possibility of placement in Ternopil, Lviv, Volyn, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

“Thanks to such powerful investors, the total amount of direct investment in the region will increase by more than UAH 1 billion and more than 150 new jobs will be created. This is one of the largest investments in the Ternopil region,” the community said in a statement.

As expected, the average salary at the plant will be at least 20-22 thousand UAH.

Other parameters of the project are not given in the report, but it is noted that the products will be similar to those produced at the plant “Oberbeton-Invest” in Zhytomyr.

According to the information on the company’s website, the plant “Oberbeton-Invest”, built in 2008, is one of the largest enterprises in Ukraine, has a full range of equipment of leading European companies.

Among the implemented projects are shopping and shopping and entertainment complexes (including Novus supermarkets and Auchan hypermarket, Oasis shopping mall in Kiev, Epicenter construction hypermarkets in Kiev and Kherson), logistics and industrial facilities, residential and administrative complexes, agricultural enterprises.

Oberbeton-Invest LLC was registered in Zhytomyr in 2007 with authorized capital of UAH 433.78 mln, the owner of 100%, according to YouControl data, is Oberbeton Holdings Limited, registered in Cyprus, and the ultimate beneficiary is Yakov Filkenstein, an Israeli citizen.

The central office is located in Kiev.

According to the data of the system Klaritu, in January-September last year, Oberbeton-Invest LLC received 31.4 million UAH of net profit – 10% less than in the same period of 2022, while net income grew by 7% – to 213.5 million UAH.

At the same time, according to the company’s report on its website, in 2022 it reduced net profit by 9 times to pre-war 2021 – to 32.2 million UAH with net income falling by a third – to 259 million UAH.

By early 2023, the company employed more than 220 people.

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World central banks continued to purchase gold in January

World central banks in January, according to preliminary estimates of the World Gold Council (WGC), purchased in gold and foreign exchange reserves of 39 tons of gold.

This is more than double the specified volumes of December (16.9 tons) and makes January the eighth consecutive month of growth, notes WGC analyst Krishan Gopaul in his review.

The largest buyers in January were again Turkey (11.8 tons) and China (10 tons). Also bought gold in reserves India (8.7 tons), Kazakhstan (6.2 tons), Jordan (3.1 tons), Czech Republic (1.7 tons) and others.

Significant sales were reported only by the Central Bank of Russia (3.1 tons, according to WGC). This repeats a trend since 2021, Gopaul notes: a decline in stocks of about 3 tons followed by replenishment. “We believe this activity is related to the country’s coinage program,” he explains.

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A granite quarry is sold for $3.25 million in Vinnytsia region

The area of the deposit is 54.9 hectares. The area of the leased territory is 88.09 hectares (7 plots). The mining allotment for the extraction of block stone is 15.92 hectares, and for the extraction of stone for crushed stone – 33.28 hectares. The land lease agreements are valid until 2036.

Special mining permit until 2036. The permit includes two separate areas: for the extraction of block stone (Cardinal Grey) and rubble stone for the production of crushed stone.

The balance sheet reserves for 2024 amount to 15.762 million m3, including 3.176 million m3 for blocks (categories A + B) and 12.586 million m3 for crushed stone (categories A + B + C1).

In addition, in the C1 category, the conditional balance reserves for the block section are +2.69 million m3, and for the crushed stone section – +1.074 million m3.

Product characteristics: fraction nomenclature according to certificates: 0-5, 5-10, 10-20, 5-20, 20-40, 40-70, mixtures of C-11, C-7, C-5. Compressive strength grade M1200, density 2.7 t/m.cubic meter, radioactivity class one, abrasion grade St.1, impact resistance grade U-75, serial friability g/p = 15%. An operating laboratory with equipment.

Number of personnel: 24 people (technical staff – 8 people, other staff – 16 people). Work in 1 shift.

Production capacity of the crushed stone production line = 1,100,000 tons per hour. 4 crushing stages:

1. Receiving hopper (60 cubic meters) with a plate feeder and a jaw crusher SMD-111;

2. Medium crushing cone crusher Metso GP300s + Gyratory CVB 2060 (3 decks);

3. Mobile complex with cone crusher Sandvik СH-440 + Gurkrit (2 decks) + Gurkrit (3 decks);

4. An independent line with a Metso HP-100 cone crusher + Rumbling (3 decks).

The crushing and screening line is fully equipped with machinery: two loaders (CAT, VOLVO), an excavator (Liebherr), two BelAZ trucks (45 tons), two BelAZ trucks (30 tons), two KrAZ trucks, three cranes (two KS and RDC cranes), a fuel truck, etc. There is also a tank with a 10 cubic meter license and a garage with repair bays, three Skoda cars.

In addition to the crushing and sorting line, the quarry has a complex of workshops for sawing and polishing slabs from the block quarry, all equipped with crane beams, overhead cranes and hoists.

Also on the territory are the following buildings: operator’s room, utility room, administrative building, checkpoint, warehouse, lathe shop, compressor room, pump room, and garage. The area of all buildings is more than 4000 square meters.

There is a railway loading branch equipped with a ramp with two receiving hoppers and a conveyor loading system for 10-20 receiving cars.

More detailed information is available upon request

Price: USD 3 250 000

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