JSC Dnipro Switch Factory (DnSZ, Dnipro), a major Ukrainian manufacturer of switches for main railway tracks, increased its net profit by 69.6% in January-September 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 503.16 million.
According to the financial results report on the company’s website, net sales revenue for this period decreased by 2.7% to UAH 1 billion 542.5 million.
DnSZ received UAH 625.3 million in profit from operating activities (50% more), and gross profit amounted to UAH 657.1 million (+8.2%).
As reported, in the first half of 2025, the plant increased its net profit by 2.2 times compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 249.2 million, with revenue growing by 24.2% to UAH 796.7 million.
Thus, in the third quarter of 2025, DnSZ increased its net profit by 39.3% compared to July-September 2024, to UAH 254 million, while net income decreased by 21%, to UAH 745.8 million.
Founded in 1916, Dnipro Railway Switch Plant currently manufactures various types of railway switches for mainline and industrial transport, subways, as well as track superstructure elements. It has a full production cycle, including its own design bureau.
The plant ended 2024 with a consolidated net profit of UAH 540.41 million, which is 6% more than in 2023, of which 78% (UAH 420 million) was allocated to dividend payments. Consolidated revenue grew by 77% to UAH 1.79 billion.
According to the company’s report on its website, unconsolidated net profit increased by 6.7% to UAH 544.22 million, with revenue growing by 31.1% to UAH 2.346 billion.
The share of exports in 2024 was 5.6%. Products were shipped to Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Baltic states.
In July-September of this year, the large Ukrainian cable plant Odeskabel received net sales revenue of UAH 734.4 million, which is 10% more than in the third quarter of last year.
According to the description of economic activity in the company’s interim report, during this period it produced 2,103 tons of copper cable and wire products worth UAH 696.4 million, compared to 1,531 tons worth UAH 578.2 million in the third quarter of last year.
Average selling prices for cable products for the reporting period of 2025, as in 2024, ranged from UAH 600,000 to UAH 1.5 million/km, depending on the brand size.
In July-September 2025, products worth UAH 171.9 million were exported, which is 23.3% of sales, while last year during this period, exports amounted to UAH 148.7 million (22.3%).
As in the previous year, the plant used 70-80% of its equipment during the reporting period.
The report does not contain data on financial results for January-September 2025 or 2024.
As reported, in the first quarter of this year, the plant increased its net income by 70.2% compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 738 million, and in the second quarter, by 33.5% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 737.4 million.
PJSC “Odeskabel” produces a wide range of communication, radio frequency, digital, and LAN cables, with the widest range of products on the Eastern European market. It also produces power and heating cables, wires, and cords.
In Ukraine, the company’s products are used by telecommunications operators and energy networks, among others.
As of October 1, 2025, the plant employed nearly 820 people.
The aviation industry enterprise FED (Kharkiv) ended January-September 2025 with a net profit of UAH 176 million, which is 25.4% more than in the same period of 2024.
According to the company’s interim financial statements published in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system, its net income for this period increased by 32% to UAH 774.9 million.
FED received UAH 218.7 million in profit from operating activities, which is 17.3% more than last year, while gross profit increased by 30% to UAH 247.6 million.
As reported, in the first half of this year, FED JSC increased its net profit almost threefold compared to the same period in 2024, to UAH 158.2 million, with net income more than doubling to UAH 601.6 million.
Thus, in the third quarter of 2025, the company reduced its net profit by 4.8 times compared to July-September 2024, to UAH 17.8 million, while net income decreased by 42.3% to UAH 173.3 million.
FED JSC specializes in the development, production, maintenance, and repair of aviation, space, and general engineering equipment.
The average number of full-time employees as of October 1, 2025, was 953.
As reported, FED received UAH 181.4 million in net profit in 2024, which is 43% less than in 2023, of which 28% (UAH 40 million) was allocated to dividend payments. Net income decreased by 26% to UAH 831.7 million.
The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest intends to acquire a pipe plant in Romania (Tubular Products Iasi S.A., AMTP Iasi) from ArcelorMittal, which is controlled by ArcelorMittal S.A. (Luxembourg). According to a preliminary notification from the European Commission on the concentration, on October 21 of this year, the EC’s Directorate-General for Competition received a notification of the proposed concentration in accordance with the Council Regulation (EU).
It is specified that the concentration will be carried out through Metinvest’s acquisition of shares in AMTP Iasi.
After preliminary consideration, the Commission considers that the transaction may fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this matter remains with the Commission.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
AMTP Iasi, registered in Romania, is active in the production and supply of small welded carbon steel pipes.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical companies. Its enterprises are located in Ukraine, in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as in the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The main shareholders of the holding company are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.
JSC “Mykolaivoblenergo” on October 30 announced a tender for compulsory insurance of motor civil liability (MTPL). As reported in the system of electronic procurement Prozorro, the expected purchase price of services – 2.317 million UAH.
Tender security is not required.
The last day to apply for participation is November 7.
As of October 31, farmers harvested 40.2 million tons of grain and legumes from 8.77 million hectares, which is 76% of the area sown with these crops, according to the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture on its website.
Last year, on the same date, 47.2 million tons of grain were harvested from 11.106 million hectares, meaning that this year’s figures are 14.8% and 21.1% lower, respectively, mainly due to the later start of the corn harvest.
As noted by the Ministry of Economy, 10.36 million tons of corn have been harvested from 1.31 million hectares, while last year at around this date, 18.3 million tons were harvested from 3.07 million hectares.
As for wheat, its harvest is slightly higher than last year’s – 22.78 million tons from 5.05 million hectares compared to 22.30 million tons from 4.9 million hectares, while barley is slightly lower – 5.37 million tons from 1.35 million hectares compared to 5.50 million tons from 1.41 million hectares.
This year’s pea harvest is significantly higher – 660,700 tons from 271,300 hectares compared to 465,300 tons from 212,200 hectares last year, while buckwheat and millet are still significantly lower – 82,500 tons versus 126,900 tons and 61,500 tons versus 159,500 tons, respectively.
The harvest of other cereals and legumes this year reached 881.6 thousand tons from 317.6 thousand hectares as of October 24.
It is noted that among the leaders are, in particular, the Odesa region with 3.80 million tons, the Poltava region with 3.119 million tons, the Chernihiv region with 3.04 million tons, and the Vinnytsia region with 2.99 million tons.
The harvest of wheat, barley, and peas has been completed, the Ministry of Economy noted.
As for oilseeds, the rapeseed harvest has already been completed, and it turned out to be only slightly less than last year’s – 3.32 million tons against 3.5 million tons on almost equal areas of about 1.3 million hectares.
However, there is a significant lag in the harvesting of soybeans and sunflowers, which is still ongoing: 3.94 million tons of soybeans have been harvested from 1.52 million hectares, compared to 5.73 million tons from 2.52 million hectares on the same date last year, while sunflower seeds – 8.37 million tons from 4.24 million hectares compared to 9.599 million tons from 4.67 million hectares.
In addition, sugar beet harvesting is also lagging behind: 6.79 million tons have been harvested from an area of 130,100 hectares, compared to 9.5 million tons on the same date last year.
According to the Ministry of Economy, sunflowers have been harvested from 86% of the sown area, soybeans – 78%, and sugar beets – 66%.
In its Inflation Report published at the end of July, the National Bank of Ukraine lowered its forecast for this year’s grain harvest from 61.7 million tons to 57.9 million tons, and for oilseeds from 22 million tons to 21 million tons.
The NBU recalled that last year, the grain harvest in Ukraine fell to 56.2 million tons from 59.8 million tons in 2023, while oilseeds fell from 21.7 million tons to 20 million tons.
According to forecasts by Deputy Minister of Economy Taras Vysotsky, this year’s grain harvest will be around 56 million tons, the same as last year.
