Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works of Zaporizhzhia has overhauled continuous pickling unit (CPU) No. 4 in the Cold Rolling Shop (CRS) to avoid production downtime.
According to the company’s press release on Tuesday, Metinvest Promservice specialists and rolling mill operators replaced a number of parts of the unit. The repair also included replacing the drive axle of the trolley at the coil preparation area before it is fed to the BTA-4 line.
“An important effect of this repair is preventive maintenance of the equipment, prevention of unit downtime and ensuring stable operation,” the company said in a statement.
“Zaporizhstal is one of the largest industrial enterprises in Ukraine, whose products are in great demand among consumers both in the domestic market and in many countries around the world.
“Zaporizhstal is in the process of integration into Metinvest Group, whose major shareholders are System Capital Management (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%).
Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
Ukraine currently feeds 400 million people in the world, and the country has the capacity to feed 600 million, said Penny Pritzker, the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery.
“Ukraine’s agriculture feeds 400 million people in the world, and it has the capacity to feed 600 million. That’s a huge opportunity, and now that the Black Sea is functioning, you’re seeing huge exports of not only agricultural products, but also metals, which has also helped to increase government revenues and helped to grow the economy,” she said at a briefing in Kyiv, answering questions about sectors that are ready for investment now.
The Special Representative emphasized that the energy sector is another major area of opportunity, as well as construction, transportation and logistics, and technology.
In addition, she said, critical minerals are another industry that offers great opportunities in Ukraine. Pritzker named defense industry and technology as two other areas.
Uzhhorod is now the most expensive city in Ukraine in terms of rental housing costs, followed by Lviv and Kyiv, according to the LUN real estate portal.
“In the first two years of the war, Lviv was considered the most expensive city for renting apartments, but now the situation has changed. In July, Uzhhorod became the most expensive city – a one-bedroom apartment here costs an average of UAH 17.7 thousand per month. This is more expensive than in the capital or in Lviv,” the press release says.
According to LUN, the average cost of renting a 1-room apartment in Lviv as of July is 16.5 thousand UAH/month, in Kyiv – 15 thousand UAH/month.
Next in the ranking are Chernivtsi – 12.3 thousand UAH/month on average for renting a one-bedroom apartment, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kropyvnytskyi, Poltava, Rivne – 12 thousand UAH/month, Cherkasy – 10 thousand UAH/month, Khmelnytskyi – 9.5 thousand UAH/month, Ternopil – 9.4 thousand UAH/month.
“LUN” notes that Odesa, which was previously expensive for renting housing, now ranks 14th with 7 thousand UAH/month. The lowest prices are generally recorded in cities that are close to the frontline and suffer from military operations: Chernihiv (5.8 thousand UAH/month), Zaporizhzhia, Sumy (5.5 thousand UAH/month), Mykolaiv (5 thousand UAH/month), Kharkiv and Kherson (4 thousand UAH/month).
Starting from 23:00 hrs. July 30, 2024, the State Customs Service is planning to carry out technical works to update the server software of the Unified Automated Information System of Customs Authorities. The technical works are expected to last about 6 hours.
During the work, there may be interruptions in the functioning of the software used by customs officials at checkpoints, but it will remain operational. This means that it will be possible to cross the state border of persons, goods and vehicles with possible delays.
At the same time, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that during the technical works it will be impossible to cross the border at the checkpoint “Uzhhorod-Automobile” of the Transcarpathian customs office. Please take this information into account when planning your border crossing.
Population structure of Ukraine (data from Ukrainian institute of future)
Source: Open4Business.com.ua