The Kametstal plant, part of the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group and established at the facilities of the Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant (Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), has carried out a major overhaul of ladle furnace No. 1 in the converter shop.
According to the company, in this unit, steel undergoes final adjustment of its chemical composition and temperature before being cast on a continuous casting machine (CCM). The central task of the repair was the replacement of the unit’s water-cooled dome—a critically important component that protects the metal from secondary oxidation during heating and inert gas purging. The reliability of this element directly affects the quality of the steel. In addition, the dome performs a protective function, preventing slag and molten metal from escaping the ladle during processing.
CRMU specialists also replaced 960 filter elements in the gas cleaning system and performed partial repairs on the steel structures. The overhaul program also covered those critical components whose maintenance is possible only when UPK-1 is completely shut down.
Currently, the upgraded No. 1 “furnace-ladle” unit is operating as scheduled, performing production tasks in rotation with UPK No. 2 and ensuring the stability of the steelmaking cycle, the company reports.
“Kametsal” was established on the basis of PJSC “Dniprovsky Coke Chemical Plant” (DKHP) and PJSC “Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant” (DMP). The plant is part of the “Metinvest” group.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical enterprises. Its facilities are located in Ukraine—in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions—as well as in European countries. The holding’s main shareholders are the SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.
Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s leading express delivery service and a member of the NOVA Group, made additional capital contributions to seven subsidiaries totaling UAH 136.27 million in January–February 2026, according to the company’s 2025 annual report.
The funds were allocated, in particular, to Supernova Airlines LLC – 47 million UAH, Nova Post Europe LLC – 20 million UAH, Nova Poshta Delivery S.L. (Spain) and Nova Post UK Ltd (United Kingdom) – 30.60 million UAH each, Nova Global Logistics CA Ltd (Canada) – 2.75 million UAH, Nova Post Netherlands B.V. (Netherlands) – 5.10 million UAH, and Logistika Podillya LLC – 0.2 million UAH.
It is also noted that in January of this year, the company announced dividends in the amount of 357.89 million UAH for the second and third quarters of 2024, and in January–February 2026, it received dividends from its subsidiary NovaPay LLC in the amount of 325.5 million UAH.
In addition, in February of this year, Nova Poshta conducted a buyback of securities of NovaPay Credit LLC totaling 200 million UAH, comprising 200,000 shares.
In the same month, the company sold 99.24% of its subsidiary Novobox LLC for UAH 1.46 billion. According to YouControl data, the new owner is the Cypriot company NP Holdings Limited, whose beneficiaries, like those of Nova Poshta, are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov. After the sale, the company was renamed “Nova Box.”
In March of the same year, “Nova Poshta” acquired 100% of Sliding Yurt-Industry LLC for 261,100 UAH. According to YouControl data, the company’s authorized capital is UAH 28 million, and its beneficiaries are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.
According to the report, as of the end of 2025, Nova Poshta’s balance sheet included financial investments in a total of 36 companies.
As reported, in the first quarter of 2026, Nova Poshta increased its revenue by 26.9% compared to the same period in 2025—to 14.98 billion UAH—and its net profit by 4.4 times, to 1.28 billion UAH.
In 2025, the company increased revenue by 21.6%—to 54.2 billion UAH—and net profit by 4.4%, to 2.6 billion UAH.
The Ma’Rizhany industrial hemp processing plant (Zhytomyr Oblast) has begun a new operating season following a technical hiatus during which the company modernized its production lines, the company announced on Facebook.
“We have installed new equipment to make hemp straw processing even more efficient. This will allow us to expand the volume and range of our products—natural raw materials for construction, textiles, agriculture, and many other sectors,” the company said.
The Ma’Rizhany Industrial Park was added to the Industrial Parks Register in August 2024. In May 2025, the Ma’Rizhany Hemp Company began operations here; it is currently Ukraine’s largest facility for the primary processing of industrial hemp. The plant’s initial capacity was 14,000 tons of long fiber per year.
Earlier, Dmytro Kysilevsky, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development, noted that if hemp cultivation in the region expands to 4,000 hectares, the park plans to double its processing capacity to 20,000 tons of raw material annually.
Ukrnafta is using the results of 3D seismic surveying to improve the accuracy of geological decisions and drilling efficiency.
“The total survey area over the past two years amounts to 1,211 km²: 582 km² in 2024 (including Ukraine’s first wireless seismic survey) and 629 km² in 2025. The work was carried out at nine fields and two blocks,” noted Bohdan Kukura, Chairman of the Board of JSC “Ukrnafta.” “The data obtained has already been integrated into geological models and drilling programs. I thank the team for their systematic work and the high-quality implementation of modern technologies in geological exploration.”
Based on the results of the completed stages of processing and interpreting data from 3D seismic surveys at three fields and one prospect area:
• geological models have been refined, and new promising areas and blocks for drilling new wells have been identified;
• based on the updated geological-hydrodynamic model, the locations of new planned wells at one of the fields were adjusted;
• one of the planned wells has already been drilled and put into operation with a high flow rate; three more wells are planned to be drilled here by the end of 2026, and two more in 2027;
• At another field, the drilling of an exploratory well has been planned.
This approach allows decisions to be made based on more accurate data, reduces geological risks, and increases the efficiency of investments in production.
JSC “Ukrnafta” is Ukraine’s largest oil producer and operates the country’s largest national network of gas stations—UKRNAFTA. In 2024, the company began managing Glusco’s assets. In 2025, it finalized a deal with Shell Overseas Investments BV to acquire the Shell network in Ukraine. In total, it operates nearly 700 gas stations.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to resume operations and modernize the format of gas stations in its network. Since February 2023, it has been issuing its own fuel vouchers and “NAFTACard” cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
The largest shareholder of Ukrnafta is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a stake of 50% + 1 share.
In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer to the state the share of corporate rights in the company that belonged to private owners, which is now managed by the Ministry of Defense.
Georgia’s residential real estate market maintained moderate growth in the first quarter of 2026. According to the National Statistics Service of Georgia, the housing price index rose by 1.8% quarter-over-quarter and by 3% year-over-year. Since 2020, the cost of residential real estate in the country has increased by 62.3%.
Apartments saw the most significant price increases. In the first quarter, apartment prices rose by 2% quarter-over-quarter and 3.3% year-over-year, while private homes increased by 1.1% and 1.8%, respectively. This indicates more stable demand specifically for the apartment segment, particularly in the capital.
The highest prices continue to be recorded in the prestigious districts of Tbilisi. Among apartments, Mtatsminda leads with an average price of about $2,542 per square meter, followed by Vake at about $2,222, and Krtsanisi at about $1,662 per square meter. In the single-family home segment, the most expensive districts are Mtatsminda at around $1,803 per square meter, Vake at $1,679, and Didube at $1,582 per square meter.
For buyers of new construction, the stage of completion remains an important factor. According to the publication, average asking prices in the first quarter were approximately $1,639 per square meter for “green frame” apartments, $1,343 per square meter for “white frame” apartments, and $1,239 per square meter for “black frame” apartments. However, the source itself notes that these are asking prices on popular online platforms, not final transaction prices.
Overall, the new data confirms that the Georgian housing market continues to grow, albeit without sharp spikes. The main driver is the capital, and above all, high-quality urban housing in Tbilisi’s expensive neighborhoods, where prices have already noticeably exceeded $2,200 per square meter.
TAS Dniprovagonmash LLC (DVM, Kamyanske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), controlled by businessman Serhiy Tihipko’s TAS financial and industrial group, sold 556 freight cars in 2025, which is 8.2% or 50 cars fewer than in 2024.
According to the company’s regular financial report for 2025, published in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, the plant incurred losses of 151.4 million UAH, whereas in 2024 net profit amounted to 62.2 million UAH, and net revenue decreased by 12% to UAH 1.5358 billion.
The published report notes that last year the company completed large-scale contracts—for “LTG Cargo” (Lithuania) for 250 open-top railcars and with “CTS ”Liski” JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” for 252 container platforms, while in the fourth quarter there was a ‘lull’ in orders.
“An important achievement was the first complete assembly at the company’s facilities of flatcars for 1,435 mm gauge, followed by shipment to our Austrian partner—TransAnt. This is not only a new stage in production but also confirmation that our products comply with European technical standards,” the company’s management report states.
This year, TAS Dniprovagonmash plans to sell 493 railcars, including 23 railcars and containers for the European market.
The report notes that of the 1,014 freight cars sold by Ukrainian manufacturers last year, 307 were sold by DMZ “Karpaty,” 103 by Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works, and 48 by “TAS Poltavavagon.”
According to the company, in 2025 it produced 550 railcars, which is 8.6% or 52 railcars fewer than in 2024. Of the total production volume, 46.2% consisted of container platforms, 36.4% of open-top cars, 16.9% of hopper cars, and 0.5% of cars for Europe (three platforms).
At the same time, production of boxcars tripled—to 200 units—while production of covered grain hopper cars decreased by 2.3 times—to 93 units.
“The reasons for the decline in railcar production in 2025 are a decrease in demand for railcars. In 2025, compared to 2024, the freight base of railway logistics in Ukraine showed a downward trend of -7.7%, or 13.4 million tons, which in turn had a negative impact on demand for newly built freight railcars,” the report states.
TAS “DVM” emphasizes that due to the decline in freight volumes and the prolonged operation of the old fleet, the number of railcars exceeds the needs of carriers and traders (including the presence of used Russian railcars that have reached the end of their service life and transit railcars that remained on Ukrainian territory after February 24, 2022).
In turn, this leads to low railcar rental rates (historically record-low), a decline in the profitability of production and rolling stock leasing, a decrease in orders for new railcars from operators and owners, and a withdrawal of funding from production programs.
Among the factors hindering production, the plant also cites massive rocket attacks, which have significantly impacted the state of the energy sector, transport, and port infrastructure, the lack of restrictions on the service life of freight cars, and the increased turnaround time for rolling stock due to a shortage of traction units at Ukrzaliznytsia.
The company emphasizes that the operation of the “Ukrainian Corridor,” specifically the Black Sea routes, remains a key factor for current freight traffic and the formation of demand for freight cars.
TAS Dniprovagonmash’s share of Ukraine’s total freight car production in 2025 was 54.8%; its main competitors include the Kryukiv Carriage Works, DOZ “Karpaty,” and Ukrzaliznytsia enterprises. At the same time, the report emphasizes that while TAS Dniprovagonmash reduced its freight car production by 8.6% last year, other railcar manufacturers cut production by more than 70%.
Among the prospects for further development aimed at increasing the production and sale of railcars, TAS Dniprovagonmash cites expanding its customer base, improving production lines, and modernizing equipment. There are also plans to supply freight cars and components to EU countries and to regain access to markets in Asia and the Baltic states.
“TAS Dniprovagonmash,” which has the capacity to produce 9,000 railcars per year, reportedly offers the widest range of freight railcars among domestic manufacturers (over 160 models) and also produces metal structures, railcar bogies, spare parts, and equipment for the agricultural sector.
In 2024, the plant increased freight car sales by 63.7% compared to 2023—to 606 units—and production by 59.2%—to 602 units. Net profit rose by 31.6% to 62.3 million UAH, and net revenue by 61.8% to 1.7437 billion UAH.
