KYIV. June 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Weidmann Malyn paper factory (MPF, Zhytomyr region), the only producer of electrical insulating board for power engineering machines in Ukraine, increased production by 82.4% in January-May 2015 year-over-year, to UAH 172.2 million.
According to statistics by the Ukrpapir association, cardboard output in kind rose by 31.2%, to 2,100 tonnes, while cardboard production fell by 28.8%, to 2,000 tonnes.
The mill produces electrical insulating board, filter paper, stained base paper and cardboard, as well as a wide range of packaging and special types of paper. Raw materials are supplied from Russia, Austria and Sweden.
In 2014, electrical insulating board exports accounted for almost 70% to Ukraine states and 25% to the CIS countries.
Transformer board is sold in Ukraine (20%), CIS states (30%) and non-CIS states (50%).
As reported, in 2014 Malyn paper factory increased production by 7.1% against 2013, to UAH 217.51 million, while paper production fell almost by 11%, to 6,040 tonnes, transformer board production dropped by 24.4%, to 3,140 tonnes.
Wicor Holding AG (Switzerland) owns a 94.6% stake in Malyn factory.
KYIV. June 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Public joint-stock company Energomashspetsstal (Kramatorsk, Donetsk region), the owner of which is Russia’s Atomenergomash (Rosatom Corporation), plans to finish supplies of equipment for European Senvion SE by August under a contract signed in spring 2015
The company said on its website on Thursday that the conditions of the contract, which cost is not disclosed, foresee supplies of raw parts of rotor shafts for wind power farms with a total weight of over 900 tonnes.
Today Energomashspetsstal has shipped 36 raw parts for rotor shafts weighing over 300 tonnes, and 66 rotor shafts are being made now.
Energomashspetsstal is the largest Ukrainian producer of special cast and forged products for individual and small-scale production for metallurgy, shipbuilding, energy (wind, steam, hydro, nuclear) and general engineering. It has been part of the mechanical engineering division of Rosatom since 2010.
KYIV. June 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Dzerzhynsky Dniprovsky Steel Works (Dzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD, Donetsk), continues realizing large investment projects, despite difficulties with financing and a lack of working capital.
The company said in a report, referring to Director General Maksym Zavhorodniy, the pulverized coal injection (PCI) facility is to be tested with the participation of specialists from Luxemburg’s Paul Wurth.
“The issue of automation is with the 400/200 block, as well as the reaching of projected parameters of production per hour. It will take more than one day to resolve the issue, and we will do this using our specialists and involving Danieli’s specialists,” the top manager said.
The slitting line is to be tested in late July, he said.
“As for the reconstruction of the sinter plant: today we have basic engineering, the feasibility study stage, then we are to send the advance payment of EUR 12 million for main technological equipment and detailed engineering. These are large funds for us. We will meet with representatives of Primetals Technologies at the METEC exhibition in Germany. We’ll try to agree how we will buy the equipment,” he said.
Dzerzhynsky Dniprovsky Steel Works produces cast iron, steel, steel roll and FMSGs.
DNIPROPETROVSK. June 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian metal companies in July 2015 plan to increase steel smelting by 4.5% compared to expected production in June, to 2.3 million tonnes and steel roll production will grow by 5.6%, to 1.9 million tonnes.
According to the materials of the Metallurgprom association (Dnipropetrovsk), the plan for July foresees a rise of 23.5% in cast iron production, to 2.1 million tonnes.
In January-May 2015 cast iron output fell by 30% year-over-year, to 8.363 million tonnes, steel production was down by 28%, to 9.251 million tonnes and steel roll output – by 30%, to 8.005 million tonnes.
In April, 1.927 million tonnes of cast iron was made, as well as 2.177 million tonnes of steel and 1.836 million tonnes of steel roll.
“Since August 2014 this is the largest figures,” Metallurgprom Director General Oleksandr Zrazhevsky said.
Ukrainian iron ore supplies in May grew by 320,000 tonnes compared to April 2015, to 2.3 million tonnes. In January-May 2015, 9.8 million tonnes of Ukrainian-made iron ore was supplied to metal companies.
Imported iron ore suppliers (from Russia) totaled 240,000 tonnes in May, a rise by 200,000 tonnes compared to April. In January-May, imported supplies reached 530,000 tonnes.
Exported iron ore totaled around 4.1 million tonnes in May and 19 million tonnes in January-May 2015.
A total of 283,000 tonnes of scrap metal was supplied to metal companies in May and 1.186 million tonnes in January-May.
KYIV. June 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A project to provide electronic administrative services using bank identification will soon be launched in Lviv, Head of IT Division of the largest bank in Ukraine – PrivatBank (Dnipropetrovsk) and activist of non-profit-making organizations ICT Competence Center Dmytro Dubilet wrote on his Facebook page.
“Several months ago we presented BankID, and next Monday Lviv will be the first city in Ukraine which launches administrative services using the tool. Let me remind you that BankID is a way to indentify a person via online banking as an alternative to the electronic and digital signature,” Dubilet said.
He also said the electronic services could be launched in other cities of Ukraine in summer.
Previously, several IT specialists founded ICT Competence Center to support the development of government IT solutions and e-government in Ukraine.
KYIV. June 11 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) plans to put 5% each in Odesa Port-Side Plant, Odesa and Kherson combined heat and power plants up for sale in July on the stock exchanges, reads a fund order of June 8 on the approval of the privatization schedule for 2015.
According to the document published in the Vidomosti Pryvatyzatsii newspaper on Thursday, 25% each in DTEK Dniprooblenergo, DTEK Dniproenergo, Kyivenergo and DTEK Zakhidenergo will be put up for sale on exchanges in August.
In September, a 5% stake in Zaporizhiaoblenergo, 25% each in Odesaoblenergo and Texterno in November, 25% each in Donbasenergo and DTEK Donetskoblenergo, 46% in Cherkasyoblenergo and 16.537% in Zasiadko Mine will be put up for sale.
As for auctions where controlling stakes will be put up for sale, in September it is planned to put 70% in Mykolaivoblenergo, 70.009% in Khmelnytskoblenergo, 50.999% in Ternopiloblenergo and 50% in Ukrnaftoproduct up for sale.
In October an auction to sell 65.001% in Kharkivoblenergo, in November 94.99% in Odesa combined heat and power plant, 94.833% in Kherson combined heat and power plant and 94.567% in Odesa Port-Side Plant will be held.
In December, it is planned to hold an auction to sell 55.248% in Zaporizhiaoblenergo and 94.995% in Sumykhimprom.
The fund said that auctions to sell energy facilities and Odesa Port-Side Plant will held if the Cabinet of Ministers decides to sell them.
