The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine will continue cooperation with experts of the German energy agency DENA in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy, the press service of the Ukrainian agency has said.
According to the report, following negotiations between the two agencies with the participation of the Ministry of Energy, the areas of cooperation will include, in particular, the development of Ukraine’s potential for the use of hydrogen, the introduction of energy storage systems, the implementation of EU directives in the field of energy efficiency, and improving energy efficiency.
The report notes that DENA experts, in particular, pointed to Germany’s plans for the use of hydrogen and expressed their readiness to share their research in this direction with Ukraine.
The Ukrainian agency also noted that DENA had been selected as one of the partners in the implementation of future energy cooperation between Ukraine and Germany.
As reported, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution to sign a joint statement of intent between the government of Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the start of energy cooperation, authorizing Acting Energy Minister Olha Buslavets to sign it.
The volume of marketable output of Kyivsky cardboard paper mill (Obukhiv, Kyiv region), a leader in Ukraine’s pulp and paper industry in terms of production and sales, totaled UAH 2.742 billion in January-June 2020, which is 1.5% more than the same figure for the first half of 2019.
As reported, in January-May of this year, the plant’s production volume was practically at the last year’s level.
According to the statistics of the Ukrpapir association, in natural terms in January-June the plant slightly (by 1%) increased production of corrugated packaging, to almost 113 million square meters, maintaining the second position in terms of its production in the country after Rubizhne plant (together with Trypilsky packaging plant).
In addition, the rate of growth in the production of base paper for sanitary and hygienic products slightly slowed down, to 4.9% (compared to 6.7% in five months), to 42,200 tonnes, and production of toilet paper in rolls to 4.9% from 6.1%, to 229.3 million units.
At the same time, output of cardboard decreased slightly, by 1% (compared to 3.1% in five months), to 96,180 tonnes, in particular production of boxboard increased by 21.6%, to 31,590 tonnes, while container (including paper for corrugation) decreased by 9.2%, to 64,590 tonnes.
Kyivsky cardboard paper mill is one of the largest cardboard and paper producers in Europe. It employs almost 2,200 people. It sells produce to almost 700 companies in Ukraine, some CIS member states and the rest of the world.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 17/07/20
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of July 17
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
More than half of Ukrainians do not trust the data of the Ministry of Health on the situation with the incidence of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ukraine, considering these data to be either overstated or understated. This is according to the data of a common sociological study conducted by Active Group and Club of Experts companies, the results of which are available to Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the study conducted on July 10-12 by telephone interview, in particular, 34.2% of respondents do not trust the official data, since, in their opinion, the statistics of the Ministry of Health on the number of COVID-19 cases is overstated.
Another 20.5% of respondents do not trust the official statistics, considering it understated.
Some 18.6% of respondents fully trust the official data and some 14.9% partially.
According to the study conducted in early July, some 34.8% of respondents said that lockdown restrictions did not change their work in any way, while according to the study conducted in April, only 18.3% of respondents said that lockdown did not affect to their work.
The study was conducted throughout Ukraine, with the exception of the temporarily occupied territories and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, based on a representative sample. The study involved 1,000 respondents.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 16/07/20
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
