PJSC Azot (Cherkasy), part of the OSTCHEM nitrogen holding, has resumed production of mineral fertilizers after a forced shutdown three weeks ago due to a drop in gas pressure caused by a drone attack on Cherkasy’s external gas infrastructure, the company said in a press release on Wednesday.
“We managed to restart the plants and bring key workshops back to planned capacity after the gas infrastructure was restored. The plant is fully supplied with the gas needed for fertilizer production and continues to deliver fertilizers,” the release quotes board chairman Vitaly Sklyarov as saying.
As noted in the release, the A-3 ammonia workshop (with a capacity of 900 tons per day) and the M-2 urea workshop (1,100 tons per day) have resumed operations. Within a few days, the M-5 workshop (non-concentrated nitric acid) and the M-9 workshop (ammonium nitrate) for the production of UAN are also scheduled to be launched.
According to Sklyarov, despite the forced shutdown, the plant will fulfill its obligations in full, and the annual production plan will be met.
As reported, the plants of the OSTCHEM nitrogen holding company increased mineral fertilizer production in the first quarter of 2025 by 5.3% compared to the same period last year, to 529,300 tons: Cherkasy Azot – 394,800 tons, Rivneazot – 134,400 tons.
The release notes that OSTCHEM enterprises faced forced production stoppages due to drones entering their territory and the destruction of external gas and energy infrastructure in the Cherkasy and Rivne regions. Force majeure led to forced disruptions in fertilizer supplies.
In response, the nitrogen holding company has revised its strategy: the new priority is to reduce production risks through investments in the energy independence of enterprises.
Group DF is a diversified international group of companies consolidating assets in the gas distribution, chemical, titanium, and port industries, as well as in agriculture and media. The founder and owner of Group DF is Dmitry Firtash.
OSTCHEM is Group DF’s nitrogen holding company, which has brought together the largest producers of mineral fertilizers in Ukraine. It includes Rivneazot, Cherkasy Azot, and Severodonetsk Azot, as well as Stirol (the latter two are not operational and are located in occupied territories).
American Kraft Heinz Co., one of the world’s largest food producers, is considering potential strategic deals to increase shareholder value. According to the company’s statement, this process has been ongoing for several months, but at this time there is no guarantee that it will result in any transaction.
“The company has not set a timeline for the completion of this process and does not plan to make any further announcements regarding it unless it believes additional disclosure is appropriate or necessary,” the press release said.
Two members of Kraft Heinz’s board of directors representing Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are leaving the company’s board of directors. This is not related to the company’s operations, policies, or practices, the statement said.
In recent years, Kraft Heinz has faced weakening demand for its core product lines. In April, it lowered its annual forecasts, citing economic uncertainty related, in particular, to the situation in the retail sector. Kraft Heinz shares rose 1.4% in after-hours trading on Tuesday. Since the beginning of this year, their value has fallen by 9.2%. Kraft Heinz was formed in 2015 through the merger of H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods Group Inc. The company’s portfolio includes well-known brands such as Philadelphia cheese, Maxwell House coffee, Heinz ketchups and baby food, and Jell-O desserts. The company’s products are sold in 190 countries.
According to the results of 2024, the pharmaceutical company PJSC Kyiv Vitamin Plant (KVZ) increased its net profit by 8.74% compared to 2023, to UAH 156.84 million.
According to the company’s disclosure to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, its revenue from sales last year increased by 14.71% to UAH 4.944 billion.
As reported, at the end of 2022, Kyiv Vitamin Plant (KVZ) increased its net profit by 30.5% compared to 2022, to UAH 219.571 million.
KVZ is one of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in Ukraine. The company’s product portfolio includes over 100 medicines and 20 dietary supplements.
According to the Opendatabot system, the ultimate beneficiary of KVZ is Canadian citizen Maxim Martin.
Schneider Electric, a global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is launching the Environmental Data Program. Building on the legacy of Green Premium labeling, this initiative provides customers with unique access to information about the environmental impact of products, enabling them to make more informed, data-driven decisions and confidently meet new regulatory requirements.
Schneider Electric has been repeatedly recognized as a leader in sustainability, including being named the world’s most sustainable company by Time magazine and Statista in 2024, and ranking first in Corporate Knights’ ranking for the second time in January 2025. This commitment to environmental leadership and growing customer demand for transparency have been the driving forces behind the launch of the new program.
By providing key information such as carbon footprint, energy efficiency, packaging, recycled content, and more, Schneider Electric helps customers choose solutions that meet their sustainability goals and better track, understand, and reduce their own environmental impact.
Schneider Electric now publishes data for 14 environmental characteristics, up from the five previously available under the Green Premium label. This data is available online for 110,000 commercial items. The company plans to expand coverage to 155,000 items by the end of the year, covering 80% of its turnover, compared to the current 70%.
With 2024 officially the hottest year on record, the need for decisive action on the environment and climate has never been clearer. At the same time, research shows that only 7.2% of the global economy is circular. Recent years have been marked by regulatory changes (including the draft EU Directive on environmental claims) that increase transparency and accountability requirements. The data provided under the Environmental Data Program will make it easier for customers to use it for both business and compliance and reporting purposes. Transparency in environmental data is key to both decarbonization and maintaining competitiveness—two strategic goals for the future. Ultimately, it is about enabling better decisions through clearer, more accurate, and more reliable data.
Chris Long, Schneider Electric’s Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “With over 15 years of experience in product environmental data, we have built a legacy of trust and transparency. Now, with the launch of the Environmental Data Program, we are setting a new standard for the availability and effectiveness of such data. We remain committed to helping our customers and partners make responsible, informed decisions with transparency at the core: use better, use longer, use again.”
Celine Coulibray-Duménil, Director of Sustainability at Rexel, a global leader in electrical distribution, supports the Environmental Data Program: “Providing customers with more transparent and factual product information is a necessity. We support Schneider Electric’s commitment to influencing the industry by promoting greater transparency on product environmental performance.”
About Schneider Electric
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We are a global industry technology leader, bringing global expertise in electrification, automation, and digitalization to smart industries, reliable infrastructure, high-performance data centers, intelligent buildings, and intuitive homes. Drawing on our deep industry expertise, we provide integrated, end-to-end IoT solutions with artificial intelligence-enabled connected products, automation, software, and services, creating digital twins to deliver profitable growth for our customers.
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Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/1073563.html
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In 2025, construction will begin in Serbia on the largest food industry enterprise in decades—a corn starch processing plant. The project is being implemented by Amelo, part of the Moldovan agro-industrial group Trans-Oil.
Location and scope of the project
The plant will be built in the city of Sremska Mitrovica on the site of the former Checherana sugar factory. The total investment will amount to €35 million. The plant will be able to process up to 250,000 tons of corn per year, producing native and modified starch, as well as corn syrup for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
Construction will begin in May 2025 and will last 18–20 months. The project partner is the Chinese company Myande Group, which specializes in equipment for starch production.
Once operational, the plant will create around 150 new jobs. Sremska Mitrovica Mayor Branislav Nedimovic noted that this is one of the largest investments in Serbia’s food industry in the last 40–50 years.
The new plant will increase domestic corn processing, reduce raw material exports, and increase the added value of products. This will strengthen Serbia’s position in the European market for starch and related products.
On May 20, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a tender for the purchase of compulsory motor third-party liability insurance services, according to the Prozorro electronic public procurement system. The expected cost of the services is 156,903 thousand hryvnia.
No tender security is required. The deadline for submitting bids is May 28.
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