Ukraine increased imports of lead and lead products by 2.4 times to $2.391 million (December: $1.193 million). Exports of lead decreased by 22.9% to $11.401 million (December: $583 thousand).
Lead is currently mainly used in the production of lead-acid batteries for the automotive industry. In addition, lead is used to make bullets and some alloys.
Nova Poshta, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine, has opened a new post office in Balti, Moldova, bringing its total number of post offices in the country to 31.
“We have opened a new post office in the Moldovan city of Balti. Branch No. 4 at 8/4 Stefan cel Mare Street became the 31st Nova Poshta branch in the country. In the branch, you can send and receive parcels up to 30 kg,” the company said in a telegram.
“Nova Poshta has been operating in Moldova since 2014. At the very beginning, the company opened three branches in the country: in Chisinau, Cahul and Balti. In 10 years, Nova Poshta has increased their number to 30, opening three sorting terminals.
In the first half of 2024, Nova Post Moldova delivered 1.1 million parcels. In 2023, the company delivered 1.2 million parcels. Nova Post Moldova is among the three fastest delivery companies in Moldova.
Ukrprominvest-Agro Group of Companies (UPI AGRO) has completed the 118-day sugar beet processing season, during which 1.77 million tons of sugar beet were processed, with the Gaisyn and Kryzhopil plants producing 255.57 thousand tons of sugar, the company’s press service reports on Facebook.
The agroholding noted that the Gaisyn and Kryzhopil sugar factories completed the season on January 6, 2025, when they processed the last tons of raw materials from their own and partner fields, the total sown area of which amounted to 45.249 thousand hectares, including their own – 22.029 thousand hectares.
In total, during this production season, the plants of the UPI-AGRO group processed 1 million 777 thousand 767 tons of sugar beet with a sugar yield of 255 thousand 573 tons.
According to the report, Haysynskyi Sugar Plant produced 49.93 thousand tons of syrup for further storage, from which it is planned to produce 26.497 thousand tons of sugar in the spring.
“The production season of 2024 at UPI-AGRO was completed in the optimal timeframe – its duration due to the combination of efficiency, effectiveness and quality of production processes amounted to 118 days,” the group said.
As reported, in the 2023/2024 season, the sugar refining season in the agricultural holding lasted 132 days, with Haisyn and Kryzhopil plants processing 2.105 million tons of sugar beet and producing 337.5 thousand tons of sugar.
“Ukrprominvest-Agro is engaged in growing crops, producing sugar, flour, and meat and dairy farming. The group’s land bank exceeds 116.5 thousand hectares. The agricultural holding is located mainly in regions that have not been invaded by the Russian occupiers.
The group’s sugar business is represented by two sugar factories in Vinnytsia region. The total elevator storage capacity is 120 thousand tons.
Ukrprominvest-Agro comprises Agroprodinvest Group LLC, PJSC Podillya PC, LLC Zorya Podillya PC, LLC Vinnytsia Bakery No. 2, AF Dniproagrolan, AF Ivankivtsi, LLC Mas-Agro, LLC Pravoberezhne, and LLC Progress-NT.
The owner of the agricultural holding since December 2019 is the son of the former President of Ukraine Oleksiy Poroshenko.
The Ukrainian Weather Center warns of deteriorating weather conditions in a number of regions on Monday, January 13.
“On January 13, icy conditions are expected on the roads in the western, northern and Vinnytsia regions (danger level I, yellow),” the report says.
The weather conditions may lead to traffic difficulties on certain road sections.
In 2024, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 77.4% year-on-year to 35.173 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service, bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 74% to $4.107 million during the period.
The imports came mainly from Turkey (78.48% of supplies in monetary terms), China (19.48%) and Spain (1.9%).
Ukraine did not re-export bauxite in 2024, as well as in 2023.
As reported, in 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 81.5% compared to the previous year, to 945.396 thousand tons. Imports of bauxite in monetary terms decreased by 79.6% to $48.166 million. Imports were mainly from Guinea (58.90% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.19%) and Ghana (7.48%).
In 2023, Ukraine imported 19,830 thousand tons of bauxite worth $2.360 million.
Bauxite is an aluminum ore used as a raw material to produce alumina, which is used to make aluminum. They are also used as fluxes in ferrous metallurgy.
Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP) imports bauxite to Ukraine.
