KYIV. Dec 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – AIS group of companies, a large Ukrainian automobile holding, has signed an agreement on cooperation with Minsk Tractor Works (Belarus), within the framework of which it obtained the right to sell Belarus tractors, conduct their warranty and service at all trade and service enterprises of AIS in Ukraine.
According to a press release from AIS, the plant’s trade and service network thus receives 18 new sales points and service stations for Belarus tractors in 16 cities of Ukraine.
The key emphasis in promotion and sales will be made on the following models: Belarus 82, 892, 1025, which prevail in the Ukrainian market and are used in agriculture, residential and industrial construction, and urban facilities.
According to AIS, the Belarus brand leads in the market of new tractors of Ukraine with a share of about 20%.
Minsk Tractor Works is one of the leading producers of agricultural machinery in the world. It works in the markets of more than 60 states and has assembly production in various countries.
KYIV. Dec 13 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Economic Development and Trade Ministry initiates the creation of ‘digital’ governmental committee for development of the digital economy and society.
The proposal is outlined in a draft government resolution on the concept for developing the digital economy and society of Ukraine for 2018-2020.
Among other initiatives is the upgrade of the register of professions and designing a program for the introduction of digital professions into educational programs jointly with the Education Ministry and Social Policy Ministry.
The ministry proposed drawing up a plan for development of broadband Internet access for its approval by the government jointly with the State Special Communication and Information Protection Service, the State Agency for E-Governance and the national regulator of the market in the first quarter 2018.
To create the equal opportunities for access to telecommunications infrastructure between urban and rural areas, the ministry considers it necessary to create special funds to overcome digital disparity using public private partnership.
In the second quarter of 2018, the ministry, together with the State Agency for E-Governance, also proposed the development of an action plan to stimulate and support the introduction of advanced data processing technologies (including blockchain) in the public sector and basic industries.
KYIV. Dec 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – JSC Lekhim pharmaceutical company (Kyiv) together with a group of persons on the basis of an agreement on coordination of actions for redemption of shares in CJSC Technolog pharmaceutical plant (Uman, Cherkasy region) plans to buy back the remaining shares of the enterprise.
According to a report on the website, Lekhim together with a group of individuals, owning the dominant controlling interest (98.89%) of Technolog, are planning to buy out the remaining 2.627 million shares, which is 1.11% of their total number.
Lekhim heads a group of companies, which, in addition to CJSC Technolog, includes PJSC Lekhim-Kharkiv.
At present, the product portfolio of Lekhim includes more than 160 trade names, in particular, medicines for treatment of digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous systems, blood and hemopoiesis systems, musculoskeletal system, antimicrobial, dermatological agents, as well as biologically active additives, medical products, veterinary drugs.
In October 2017 Technolog pharmaceutical factory on the results of the inspection received the European certificate GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice).
KYIV. Dec 12 (Interfax-Ukraine – Interchem pharmaceutical company (Odesa) has launched a new laboratory and production complex for production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) in Odesa.
Interchem CEO Anatoliy Reder told Interfax-Ukraine during the celebrations dedicated to the company’s 25th anniversary, the launch of the new API production complex is the final stage of the investment program worth EUR50 million, which is being implemented since 2012.
Investments in the new API complex amounted to about EUR9 million.
Reder noted the opening of this complex won’t bring money immediately, it is an investment that will consolidate the company’s position in the market.
According to him, Interchem plans to use APIs produced at the new complex mainly for its own needs.
“Today we use about 85% of produced APIs for our own needs and sell about 15%, while we receive orders for some APIs from abroad. We are studying the possibilities of export,” he said.
Reder noted the equipment of the complex will fully ensure the implementation of environmental standards and requirements, completely excluding the possibility of contact of chemicals with the environment.
In addition, the equipment will allow producing finely dispersed APIs and small batches of substances.
