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Kovlar Group participated in working group on EU standards

19 February , 2026  

The Ukrainian company Kovlar Group (Kovlar Group, Ammokote TM) announced its participation in the first meeting of the Verkhovna Rada working group on the application and development of legislation in the field of construction products on the market, which took place on February 16 in the format of a video conference.

According to the parliament’s announcement, the working group operates under the Committee on State Administration, Local Self-Government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning and was created to develop solutions for the implementation of the new EU Regulation 2024/3110, which establishes uniform rules for the admission of construction materials to the market.

The first meeting discussed issues related to the official translation of the Regulation, analysis of its provisions, and preparation of a “road map” of changes for various types of construction products, as well as a review of approaches to conformity assessment and strengthening of product quality control in the domestic market.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee previously reported that the working group on construction products was headed by Committee Chair Olena Shulyak, and that members of parliament, government officials, and relevant experts were to be involved in the work.

Kovlar Group is a Ukrainian company that manufactures passive fire protection products; it works, in particular, with Ammokote brand products and is a leader in its market. Representatives of the company participate in the work of technical committees on standardization in the field of fire safety and protection of buildings and structures.
Kovlar Group LLC was founded in 2015 with a registered capital of UAH 1.2 million. Its founders and ultimate beneficiaries are Kostyantyn Kalafat (40%), Andriy Ozeychuk (35%), and Lyubov Vakhitova (25%). According to OpenDataBot, the company earned UAH 46,980,400 in revenue and UAH 6,109,800 in net profit in the first three quarters of 2025.

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