Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant (ZFP) in January-August this year increased its output by 0.7% compared to the same period last year, to 139,810 tonnes.
As the Ukrainian Association of Producers of Ferroalloys and Other Electrometallurgical Products told Interfax-Ukraine, over eight months of the year, the plant reduced production of silicon manganese by 29.4%, to 46,310 tonnes, but increased output of ferrosilicon – by 34.4%, to 53,840 tonnes, and ferromanganese – by 11%, to 34,840 tonnes.
The enterprise also increased production of metallic manganese by 2.7 times, to 4,820 tonnes.
In August, 21,000 tonnes of ferroalloys were produced.
Zaporizhia Ferroalloy Plant is one of three Ukrainian manufacturers of these products. The share of the domestic market of its supplies is 30-35%. Products are exported to the CIS countries, the European Union, Asia and Africa.
Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-September this year increased earnings from exports of ferrous metals by 80% compared to the same period last year, to $10.33 billion.
According to updated statistics released by the State Customs Service, in September, earnings from ferrous metal exports amounted to $1.39 billion.
At the same time, Ukraine in January-September this year increased imports of similar products by 42.39%, to $1.08 billion. In September, this figure was $181.73 million.
In addition, Ukraine in January-September 2021 increased exports of metal products by 33.16%, to $870 million. In September, they were exported for $123.72 million.
In January-September 2021, imports of metal products grew by 25.43%, to $790 million. In September alone, imports totaled $96.99 million.
Information about over 1,500 Ukrainians, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and his colleagues from previous work, Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko, businessmen Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ihor Voronin and Rinat Akhmetov, former owners of PrivatBank Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholiubov, MP Oleksandr Hereha is mentioned in the Pandora Papers new global leak of offshore documents, the Slidstvo.Info publication said.
“There were also Ukrainian oligarchs, former and current officials, deputies and even sports and pop stars in the documents. In total, there are over 1,500 Ukrainians in Pandora Papers,” Slidstvo.Info said, which along with over 600 journalists from 117 countries of the world, members of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), worked on the Pandora Papers project.
According to the data, in particular, the offshore companies of Zelensky and his team have allegedly received $40 million from offshore companies associated with Kolomoisky since 2012, when the Kvartal 95 studio started cooperating with the businessman’s 1 + 1 television channel. “Along with Zelensky, Head of the State Security Service of Ukraine Ivan Bakanov, as well as First Assistant to the president Serhiy Shefir, appear in the offshore papers,” the investigators said.
It is indicated that before being elected president in 2019, Zelensky transferred his share in the offshore company to Shefir.
Much of Slidstvo.Info’s information is devoted to buying real estate in the UK through offshore companies. In particular, the daughter of former head of the presidential administration Borys Lozhkin and the daughter of former head of the Central Election Commission Serhiy Kivalov, as well as Yaroslavsky, Voronov and Boholiubov are also mentioned. However, Lozhkin denied any violations in this purchase, specifying that he had given a loan to his daughter, which he hopes to return within ten years.
After all, within the Pandora Papers project, over 680 previously anonymous owners of more than 1,500 real estate facilities in the UK were identified, including more than ten Ukrainians.
Culture Minister Tkachenko was mentioned due to the purchase of a stake in Odesa Film Studio, in respect of which he has repeatedly denied accusations of any violations.
In the case of Akhmetov, the material provides information on the rather urgent purchase of a business jet through an offshore company. However, the businessman’s SCM spokesperson noted the absence of any accusations or investigations against any of its companies in the British Virgin Islands.
Hereha, who founded the Epicenter hypermarket chain, also rejected the suspicions put forward in the article of an alleged attitude towards the trade in building materials in Crimea after its occupation by Russia.
The medical company Adonis has begun implementing a strategy for the development of its franchise network.
General Director of the company Vitaliy Hyrin told Interfax-Ukraine that the strategy is being implemented in two formats – a medical center and points for collection of laboratory tests.
“We have two options: a small medical center with an outpatient appointment, or a collection point – a manipulation room. They will work under our Adonis brand and comply with all the rules and requirements of corporate culture. At the same time, we will control our franchisees,” he said.
According to Hyrin, Adons has already attracted three franchise partners to open a large medical center with surgery and two collection points. By the end of the year, it is planned to open up to ten collection points in different regions of the country.
Answering the question of who can be the Adonis franchisee, Hyrin said that it can be “both people from medicine, as well as people from outside the healthcare sector, whom we are ready to accompany and to help.”
“Among our potential franchisees may be medical workers, for example, a doctor who wants to open his office, or a medical facility. We are ready to help at any stage, from obtaining a license to supporting operational activities. Also, our franchisees can be owners of premises who want to develop a medical business in them. In this case, we are ready to help with all medical issues. The only condition: our partner must understand that he will be engaged in the development of his business, this is not about making passive investments,” he said.
Adonis is a network of private full-cycle medical centers for adults and children.
The private clinic Adonis was established over 20 years ago. Its network includes ten branches in Kyiv and the region, including two of its own maternity hospitals and a stem cell laboratory. In the branches of the clinic, doctors conduct appointments in 60 medical directions.
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National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 04/10/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of October 04
Source: Central Bank
