Ukrainian Graphite PrJSC (Ukrgraphit, Zaporizhzhia) ended January-March this year with a net loss of UAH 36.466 million, while in the same period last year it made a net profit of UAH 70.723 million.
According to the company’s interim report, net income for the period decreased by 31.1% to UAH 301.441 million.
As of the end of March this year, the company’s retained earnings amounted to UAH 3 billion 837.133 million.
As reported, Ukrgraphite increased its net profit by 42.9 times in January-March 2023 compared to the same period of the previous year to UAH 70.723 million, but reduced its net income by 11% to UAH 437.326 million.
In 2023, the plant 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 third quarter of 2023, 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.
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The actual selling price of oil and condensate, which is used to determine the subsoil use fee, amounted to UAH 20,892.41 per ton in May 2024, which is 5.5% less than in April (UAH 22,99.81 per ton).
The relevant data is published on the website of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.
As reported, in January 2023, the actual selling price amounted to 13 thousand 296.86 UAH/ton, in February – 13 thousand 251.2 UAH/ton, in March – 12 thousand 521.5 UAH/ton, in April – 15 thousand 514.87 UAH/ton, in May – 14 thousand 158.35 UAH/ton, in June – 14 thousand 673.35 UAH/ton, in July – 17 thousand 178.34 UAH/ton, in August – 19 thousand 775.18 UAH/ton, in September – 22 thousand 90.89 UAH/ton, in October – 21 thousand 475.25 UAH/ton, in November – 19 thousand 402.94 UAH/ton, in December – 17 thousand 959.58 UAH/ton, in January 2024 – 19 thousand 210.38 UAH/ton, in February – 19 thousand 210.38 UAH/ton, in March – 20 thousand 406.95 UAH/ton, in April – 22 thousand 99.81 UAH/ton.
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine have agreed on veterinary certificates with the competent authorities of Canada, so that Ukrainian egg producers will be able to export their products to Canada, the ministry’s press service reports.
“The systematic work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine together with the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection allows us to continue to open up new opportunities for Ukrainian products in the world. We realize how important it is to support Ukrainian exporters, especially during the war. That is why we are in constant negotiations with foreign partners in this regard and step by step we are opening new markets for Ukrainian companies,” said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
“The new market means economic stability for the national producer, preservation of jobs, especially during the war, and strengthening Ukraine’s competitiveness on the global trade arena.
Together with Ukrainian diplomats, we continue to work in this direction,” said Serhiy Tkachuk, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection.
The agency informed that the certificate forms have already been published on its official web portal in the “Export Certificates from Ukraine” section of the “International Cooperation” section. Explanations of the requirements of Canadian legislation are available in the section “Requirements of the countries of the world”.
“Exports of egg products to Canada are possible only if you cooperate with licensed importers in Canada,” the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection warned.
Heat map of risks for the financial sector of Ukraine
Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news
The number of insurance companies in Ukraine in May 2024 decreased by one company and as of the end of the month there are 83 risk insurers in the market, 12 specialize in life insurance, one – with a special status (“Export Credit Agency”), according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
In general, the number of participants in the country’s non-banking financial market in May decreased from 1,045 (as of April 30, 2024) to 1,014 (as of May 31, 2024).
The number of banks remained unchanged – 63.
According to the NBU, 26 financial companies, one risk insurer and two pawnshops were forcibly removed from the register. At the same time, one collection company and two credit unions were excluded on the applicant’s initiative. At the same time, one collection company was included in the register.
During May, eight financial companies, one insurer and one pawnshop had all their licenses revoked forcibly, while another 18 financial companies, one pawnshop and two credit unions had their licenses revoked voluntarily.
As of May 31, 2024, 555 financial companies (581 in April), 83 non-life insurers (84), 12 life insurers (the number has not changed), one insurer with special status, 119 pawnshops (121), 125 credit unions (127), five lessors, 40 insurance brokers and 74 collection companies (the number has not changed) were operating in the market of non-banking financial services.
As part of the development of a new concept of the Kharkiv master plan, the Norman Foster Foundation together with the Kharkiv City Council, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Arup and the institute “Kharkivproekt” hold an international architectural competition of modernization of residential quarters of the city.
“The announced competition is part of a large-scale project of the conceptual master plan of Kharkiv, which is being worked on by the Foundation of British architect Norman Foster within the framework of the UN project for Ukrainian cities. I urge Ukrainian and international architects to apply for it as actively as possible,” said Paola Deda, Director of the Department of Forests, Land Use and Housing of the UN Economic Commission for Europe, during the conference ‘Resilience, Reconstruction, Prosperity: Perspectives for Ukraine’s Economy’ in Berlin on Monday.
The press service of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration told Interfax-Ukraine that as a result of Russian aggression more than 9,000 buildings, half of which were housing, 130 schools and 110 kindergartens were destroyed, more than 160,000 people lost the roof over their heads.
The announced competition is a part of the large-scale project of the conceptual master plan of Kharkiv, which is being worked on by the Foundation of the British architect Norman Foster at the request of UNECE.
The focus of the competition is Kharkiv’s most densely populated and worst affected neighborhood, Saltovka, and more specifically Northern Saltovka.
“This competition is looking for solutions that bridge the gap between innovative design and practical application. The challenge is to develop a modular system that can modernize existing concrete panel residential buildings and improve public spaces by focusing on creating safe, energy efficient and dynamic neighborhoods,” the Foster Foundation said in a release.
Modular façade and roof components, bomb shelters, and the integration of additional features on first floors should be considered as part of the renovation. The system should also provide solutions for restoring severely damaged buildings with a renewed yet local architectural identity.
The Foster Foundation notes that given the typical development of Kharkiv’s residential areas, in the future the solutions found by the winning projects can be extrapolated to other residential areas of the city.
After the announcement of the winners, the selected proposals will be finalized to the working construction project.
The deadline for participation in the competition is September 12, 2024.
As reported, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) created the #UN4Kharkiv and #UN4Mykolaiv working groups and invited international architects to help these cities develop prospective master plans. Kharkiv is being assisted by the Foundation of British architect Norman Foster, in Mykolaiv the work is coordinated by the global design and architecture company One Works (Italy).
