Mariupol-based Illich Iron and Steel Works (Donetsk region), part of Metinvest Group, in January-November this year increased production of general rolled products, according to recent data, by 13% year-over-year, to 3.78 million tonnes.
As the company told Interfax-Ukraine, steel production during this period increased by 5.5%, to 3.9 million tonnes, and cast iron – by 7.4%, to 4.64 million tonnes.
In November, the plant produced about 360,000 tonnes of general rolled products, 350,000 tonnes of steel, and 460,000 tonnes of cast iron.
According to information from Metinvest Mariupol, the plant is completing the replacement of gas purifiers in a limestone firing building of an agglomeration shop. “Modern flat-bag filters will appear instead of outdated cyclones. Three firing machines have already been equipped with new cleaning equipment. Work is underway on the last one, the fourth,” the press release explains.
All work is planned to be completed by the end of this year. The environmental effect of the project is a reduction in the amount of dust by 82%.
Investments in reconstruction amount to UAH 200 million.
The Ministry of Infrastructure is studying the possibility of purchasing the first five An-158 aircraft from the state-owned enterprise Antonov (Kyiv), which is part of Ukroboronprom, for the needs of the Ukrainian National Airlines (UNA), the Ministry of Infrastructure has reported on Facebook.
The signing of the relevant contracts is expected in the first or second quarter of next year.
“For Ukrainian National Airlines, the sole owner of which is the state, different classes of aircraft are needed. For regional and medium-haul flights, we are considering the An-158, which is ideal for flights around the country,” Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov is quoted as saying.
Antonov enterprise expects that the contracts will be signed directly between the State Enterprise and JSC Ukrainian National Airlines.
“The An-158 is an excellent plane with 99 seats. We are ready to build five such planes within the next three years by order of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the National Air Carrier. The first plane will be launched within the first year,” Yuriy Husev, Director General of Ukroboronprom, said.
Ukrainian National Airlines was established in November 2021 on behalf of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Its main task is to develop domestic air transportation, expand the geography of flights for Ukrainians, protect the strategic interests of the state and turn Ukraine into a major European air hub.
Pavlohradvuhillia and Bilozerska mines, which are part of DTEK Energy, produced 15.2 million tonnes of coal in January-November 2021, which corresponds to the same production volume for the same period in 2020, the press service reported.
In November 2021, production amounted to about 1.5 million tonnes against 1.3 million tonnes in November 2020 (excluding Dobropilliavuhillia, already returned from lease).
DTEK Energy commissioned 28 new longwalls at its mines in 11 months, in November – five.
“DTEK Energy continues to produce maximum coal at its own mines. This is very important for the stability of the Ukrainian energy system during peak periods of consumption. In November, we produced about 1.5 million tonnes of G grade coal and put into operation five new longwalls. Also, the Dniprovske and Heroiv Kosmosu mine administrations have fulfilled the annual production plan ahead of schedule and continue to increase it to the maximum,” CEO of the company Ildar Saleev said.
As reported, DTEK Energy plans to ensure the production of about 17 million tonnes of coal in 2021.
DTEK Energy is an operating company responsible for coal extraction and enrichment, maintenance of mine equipment and power generation in the structure of DTEK Holding of Rinat Akhmetov.
One of the key priorities for the development of the Ukrainian economy is to support agriculture through the development of irrigation systems, which will be dealt with by the Ministry of Economy from next year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
“Completion of land reform, support for agriculture through the development of irrigation systems. This is the key project, and the Ministry of Economy will be responsible for it from next year, because this project is more about the economy, about increasing the GDP of our country,” he said during the UkraineInvest “MAKE in UA” forum in Kyiv.
As reported, last week Deputy Minister of Economy Denys Kudin at a conference in Kyiv called irrigation of land in southern Ukraine as one of the main infrastructure projects of the government. The first pilot project in this direction will start in 2022. It will cover 200 hectares of land in four southern regions of the country.
A similar opinion was expressed by Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Roman Leschenko. According to him, the priority for his department in 2022 will be animal husbandry, gardening and land reclamation.
The restoration of the reclamation industry has become a national project until 2024. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy planned in 2021 to launch a pilot project to restore irrigation systems in Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Zaporizhia regions.
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted law “On financial services and financial companies” (No. 5065) at the second reading.
The corresponding decision was supported by 248 deputies at a parliamentary meeting on Tuesday.
As reported, the draft law on financial services and financial companies was adopted as a basis on April 27.
The document expands the terminology used in the legislation on regulation of financial services markets, enshrines the principles of providing financial services and protecting the rights of customers (consumers) in order to ensure the functioning of a transparent and competitive market environment.
In addition, the provision on the obligations of a financial service provider to provide complete and comprehensive information has been expanded, to establish requirements not only for advertising of financial services, but also for any other form of dissemination of information about financial services in order to maximize the protection of clients from false or manipulative information.
On December 8, a presentation of the British health-tech company Bioniq took place at the Queen Kyiv restaurant complex. The international startup announced that it had signed an agreement with a local partner to promote the brand on the Ukrainian market. The company’s products were presented by Vadim Fedotov, the CEO and co-founder of Bioniq, and Oleksandr Orlov, the founder of the Bulldozer Group Ukraine restaurant holding, the general partner of Bioniq in Ukraine.
The British health-tech company Bioniq is dedicated to personalized smart health tracking solutions. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in London. Bioniq currently operates in the UK, Europe, the United Arab Emirates and now in Ukraine, offering its clients individual solutions to optimize their health.
“The task of Bioniq is to make health accessible and provide personalized solutions for everyone. Entering the Ukrainian market with the partner Bulldozer Group Ukraine allows us to expand access to the health monitoring platform for another country and give the citizens of Ukraine the opportunity to learn more about themselves and receive solutions to optimize their health. For a long time, we have heard about the demand of the Ukrainian market in terms of creating a need for the launch of Bioniq. And we are happy to finally announce that in the near future the company’s products will become available to Ukrainians,” Vadim Fedotov, the CEO of Bioniq, said.
During the presentation, two cutting edge Bioniq products were introduced to the guests. Bioniq LIFE is a concierge service that has already established itself among the advocates of a healthy lifestyle in the UK and the UAE. The product allows you to get rid of vitamin deficiencies on the basis of a blood test. The service works in a subscription format, the program also includes support from a personal manager and recommendations from health experts.
Simultaneously with the release of Bioniq in Ukraine, the launch of a new product – Bioniq GO – was announced at the event. The level of its personalization is 200,000 times higher than analogues on the market. The product is selected individually after passing a non-contact test thanks to the company’s database, now the service has performed more than 50,000 blood tests and prepared personalized solutions for 30,000 customers on three continents.
As part of the presentation of Bioniq Ukraine, the guests of the event had the opportunity to be among the first in Ukraine to feel the innovativeness and individual approach of Bioniq, so the first checkups were carried out immediately at the location. After a detailed study of a blood test for more than fifty parameters, Bioniq creates personalized solutions that allow optimizing vitamin and nutrient deficiencies in the body, and therefore optimizing one’s health in the face of daily stress and rush.
Learn more about Bioniq Ukraine:
bioniq.com/ua
instagram.com/bioniqukr
067 444 00 33
