Ukrainian Graphite (Ukrgraphit, Zaporizhzhya) ended January-September this year with a net loss of UAH 118.074 million, while in the same period last year it posted a net profit of UAH 128.230 million.
According to the company’s interim report, net income for the period decreased by 18.4% to UAH 1 billion 79.194 million.
The company’s retained earnings as of the end of September amounted to UAH 3 billion 755.517 million.
As reported, in 2023, Ukrgraphite increased its net profit by 2.34 times compared to 2022 to UAH 122.941 million, and net income by 1.2% to UAH 1 billion 564.656 million.
“Ukrgraphite is Ukraine’s leading producer of graphitized electrodes for electric steel-making, ore-thermal and other types of electric furnaces, commercial carbon masses for Soderberg electrodes, and carbon-based lining materials for metallurgical, machine-building, chemical and other industries.
According to the National Depository of Ukraine (NDU) as of the second quarter of 2024, Intergraphite Holdings Company Limited (Bermuda) owns 23.9841% of the company, and C6 Safe Group Limited (Cyprus) owns 72.0394%.
The authorized capital of the company is UAH 233.959 million, with a par value of UAH 3.35 per share.
Revenues from exports of grains, oilseeds, meal and oil in the first quarter of the 2024/2025 season (July-October this year) amounted to $6.1 billion, up $1.6 billion, or 35.6%, compared to the previous season, the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) reported on Facebook.
“Over 4 months, Ukraine has received significantly more export revenue from the sale of wheat, barley, rapeseed and soybeans compared to last season,” the industry association stated.
According to the chart below, in July-October 2024, sales of wheat on foreign markets brought Ukraine $1.456 billion, which is 1.9 times more than a year earlier, while revenue from rapeseed exports increased by 50.6% to $1.119 billion, corn by 32% to $849 million, soybeans by 2.1 times to $477 million, and barley by 3 times to $286 million.
At the same time, the revenues from sunflower oil exports in July-October 2024 decreased by 0.7% to $1.356 bln, and sunflower meal by 9.2% to $344 mln compared to the same period last year.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first ten months of 2024 increased by 29.3% compared to the same period last year to $105.559 million (in October – $12.243 million).
In 2023, exports of aluminum and aluminum products increased by 0.7% compared to 2022 to $97.616 million.
In January-October 2024, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 22.3% to $376.269 million (in October – $42.993 million).
In addition, in 2023, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 7.7% to $366.463 million.
Aluminum is widely used as a structural material. The main advantages of aluminum are its lightness, stamping resistance, corrosion resistance, high thermal conductivity, and non-toxicity of its compounds. In particular, these properties have made aluminum extremely popular in the production of cookware, aluminum foil in the food industry, and packaging. The first three properties have made aluminum the main raw material in the aviation and aerospace industries (recently it has been replaced by composite materials, primarily carbon fiber). After the construction and production of packaging, such as aluminum cans and foil, the energy sector is the largest consumer of the metal.
On Thursday, 11/14/2024, an auction for the sale of a special permit for the extraction of granodiorite from the Yarivske deposit (site 1971) in the Rivne region was held in the electronic system of JSC Prozorro.Sale. NADRA.INFO reports with reference to UBIZ.ua.
Yarivsky quarry is located in the Yarovyi Dol tract near Tomashgorod and has been operating since 1948.
As of 01.01.2024, the remaining reserves of the Yarivske deposit (1971 site), accounted for by the State Balance of Mineral Reserves of Ukraine “Building Stone”, are as follows (thousand m3) by category A – 1965.5, B – 7064.2, C1 – 4407.8; A+B+C1 – 13437.5; C2 – 2850.6.
The auction was the second repeat auction, so it started with UAH 9.3 million, which is half as much as the first auction (UAH 18.6 million), which did not take place on October 08, 2024 due to the lack of participants.
This time, there were two bidders for the Yarivske field license. Dalgakiran Compressor Ukraine LLC offered UAH 9,407,800 for the lot, and Yarivsky Grancarrier PrJSC won with a bid of UAH 9,408,000.
Yarivsky Grancarrier was founded in 1993. The authorized capital is UAH 9,587,473. Registered in Tomashgorod, Rivne region. The owner is Yana Danylchuk, the director is Mykola Kravets. Yarivsky Grankarier PrJSC previously used the Yarivsky granodiorite deposit on the basis of special permits No. 2958 (invalid) and No. 2192 (canceled).
The nearest granite deposits are in use:
Omnichannel retailer Foxtrot paid UAH 700.5 million in taxes in January-September 2024, exceeding the total amount of taxes paid last year by almost a quarter, the company’s press service reports.
The release clarifies that the company’s turnover (20%) and website traffic (21%) also increased proportionally.
Given the seasonality (which lasted for a long time in the third quarter), the top sellers were charging stations (up almost 10 times compared to the same period last year), air conditioners (+141%), and fans (+135%).
GSM devices (smartphones, tablets, smartwatches) showed moderate growth during the Back-to-School period – by 32%, laptops – by 21%, headphones – by 22%, printers – by 37%.
During the third quarter, Foxtrot opened three new stores. The renovations were carried out in the chain’s stores in Bila Tserkva (Hermes shopping center), Sambir and Odesa (City Center shopping center). The key changes in the renovations included the replacement of commercial equipment, product placement, lighting, and interior design with elements of “embroidery”. In addition, when creating new and renovating existing stores, the company pays attention to creating inclusive retail spaces. In particular, Foxtrot has integrated DEAF ID (a unique electronic identification card for people who are deaf) into the FoxFan loyalty program for customers with hearing impairments.
“Foxtrot is one of Ukraine’s largest omnichannel retail chains in terms of the number of stores and sales of electronics and household appliances. The company operates 123 stores in 67 cities, including the frontline cities of Kherson, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, and an online platform Foxtrot.ua and a mobile application of the same name.
The Foxtrot brand is developed by the Foxtrot group of companies. The co-founders are Valery Makovetsky and Gennady Vykhodtsev.
PJSC Vatutinsky Refractories Plant (VKO, Cherkasy region) reduced its net loss by 24.5% in 2023 compared to 2022, to UAH 119.720 million from UAH 158.506 million. The company’s announcement of a remote annual meeting of shareholders on December 6 this year states that due to losses in 2022-2023, no dividends will be accrued or paid for this period.
The shareholders intend to approve the reports for 2022 and 2023, approve significant transactions, renew the composition of the Supervisory Board and terminate the powers of the members of the Audit Committee.
In addition, the agenda includes the issue of changing the company’s name to Imeris Bagacheve PrJSC.
As reported, in 2021, VKO reduced its net loss by 25% year-on-year to UAH 47.192 million from UAH 62.958 million, with retained earnings at the end of 2021 amounting to UAH 141.884 million.
Vatutinsky Refractories Plant was established on the basis of Novoselytsia kaolin quarry, which has been in development since 1963, and a chamotte firing plant launched in 1970, which was joined by Murzynsky kaolin quarry in 1982. The company specializes in the extraction and processing of secondary kaolins for specialized refractory complex enterprises producing aluminosilicate refractories for metallurgy, energy, mechanical engineering and construction.
The design capacity of VKO’s kilns is 320 thousand tons of calcined kaolin (fireclay) per year.
According to the second quarter of 2024, the plant’s main shareholder is the French company Imerys Refractory Minerals Clerac, which owns 89.3858% of the shares.
The authorized capital of VKO is UAH 5.911 million.
