Imports of electric batteries and separators to Ukraine in 2025 increased by 55% compared to 2024, to $1.476 billion, according to data from the State Customs Service.
According to statistics, China remained the main supplier of batteries in 2025, accounting for $1.12 billion, or 76% of imports. Next came Vietnam ($97 million, 6.6%) and Taiwan ($54.6 million, 3.7%). In 2024, China’s share of imports was 84.3%, followed by the Czech Republic (2.6%) and Bulgaria (2.5%).
In December 2025, imports of these products increased by 74% compared to December 2024, to $243.5 million, which is also 37% more than in November 2025.
Exports of batteries from Ukraine in 2025 amounted to $52.7 million, compared to $41.6 million a year earlier. The main destinations for exports were Poland (34.1%), Germany (12.5%), and France (11%). In 2024, Ukraine exported batteries mainly to Poland (30.5%), France (almost 15%), and Germany (11.2%).
As reported, at the end of July 2024, Ukraine exempted the import of power generator equipment and batteries from customs duties and VAT. According to the State Customs Service, in 2024, battery imports more than doubled compared to 2023, amounting to $950.6 million.
On January 20, SE “Eastern Mining and Processing Combine” (“Vostochny GOK”, Zheltiye Vody) announced a tender for services of compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land transport (MTPL).
According to the message in the e-procurement system Prozorro, the expected cost of purchasing services is 602.095 thousand UAH.
The deadline for submission of bids is January 28.
The winner of a similar tender in January last year was IC “VUSO”.
“Vostochny GOK” – the only in Ukraine and the largest in Europe enterprise for mining and processing of uranium ore.
Sumy Machine Building Scientific and Production Association (Sumy NPO) will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 13, 2026, in a remote format (by poll), according to a company announcement.
According to the document, voting on the agenda items will begin on February 3 at 11:00 a.m. and end on February 13 at 6:00 p.m., and the list of shareholders eligible to participate in the meeting will be compiled as of February 10, 2026.
The draft agenda includes the termination of the powers of the company’s CEO, the election of an acting CEO on a part-time basis, the approval of the terms of the contract and the appointment of an authorized person to sign it, as well as the granting of powers for state registration of changes in the company’s information.
The materials for the meeting indicate that the draft decision proposes to terminate the powers of CEO Volodymyr Zabitsky on March 4, 2026, and to elect Volodymyr Skrypchenko as acting CEO from March 5, 2026.
The decision to hold a remote extraordinary meeting was made by the State Property Fund of Ukraine as a shareholder, and the voting ballot is posted on the SPFU website.
Sumy NPO JSC (EDRPOU code 05747991) is registered in Sumy, its main activity is the manufacture of other pumps and compressors, and its authorized capital is UAH 710.85 million.
The company is known as a manufacturer of a wide range of engineering products, including compressors, gas pumping units, centrifuges, pumps, and pipeline fittings.
The Ukrainian timber market has undergone a rapid transformation in recent years, from manual management and informal arrangements to transparent and competitive rules of the game. At the same time, further development of the industry is impossible without comprehensive legislative solutions, including the adoption of the Law on Timber Market.
This was stated by Kostiantyn Shevchuk, Deputy CEO of the Ukrainian Energy Exchange, commenting on the current state and challenges of the industry in his blog for Ekonomichna Pravda.
According to him, the introduction of wood trading in 2021 was a turning point for the market. The transition to selling the resource through licensed commodity exchanges laid the foundation for open competition, transparent pricing, and equal access conditions for business. At the same time, the processes were digitized: electronic trading, integration with state registries, and reduction of the human factor significantly reduced the risks of abuse.
Even a full-scale war did not stop these processes. In 2022-2024, the exchange infrastructure became more mature: tools for monitoring contract execution, price analytics, forward transactions, and bank guarantees were introduced. Today, timber exchange trading in Ukraine is a comprehensive system that is close to European standards.
At the same time, the market is operating in the face of an objective reduction in harvesting. Mined areas, staff shortages, logistical and energy problems directly affect the availability of the resource. According to the expert, the increase in competition and prices is a result of limited supply, not a violation of market mechanisms.
The industry pays special attention to the issue of raw wood exports and preparations for the implementation of the European EUDR regulation, which sets new requirements for traceability of wood origin. Ukraine has already begun systematic adaptation to these changes at the level of the state, business and exchange infrastructure, which is critical to maintaining its export potential.
The key next step for the market, according to the Ukrainian Energy Exchange, should be the adoption of the Law on the Timber Market. The document is intended to establish uniform rules of the game, increase predictability for business, protect national producers and integrate the industry into the European economic space.
– The market has already proven its ability to change even in the most difficult conditions. Now these changes should be enshrined in law to ensure sustainable development of the industry, jobs and added value for the country’s economy, – summarized Kostiantyn Shevchuk.
In 2025, as part of the medical guarantee program (MGP), the Sinevo laboratory performed 3.7 million tests, the total cost of which exceeded UAH 900 million at laboratory prices, and received UAH 162 million from the National Health Service of Ukraine (NSZU) for them.
“The difference of more than UAH 700 million was financed by Sinevo at its own expense and became the company’s contribution to the scaling of the MGP,” the laboratory explained.
According to its press release, the total number of tests performed last year under this program increased by 25% compared to 2024. More than 500,000 Ukrainians took tests under the PMG at Sinevo last year, which is half more than in 2024.
“Among the factors contributing to the increase in cooperation are the demand for Sinevo’s services under the PMG among the population, as well as the expansion of the network of branches where free tests are provided by the National Health Service,” the laboratory specified.
It noted that, in particular, during the fourth quarter of 2025, residents of cities in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions had the opportunity to take tests free of charge under the PMG.
In total, Sinevo provided tests under the PMG in more than 200 branches in 35 cities of Ukraine.
Sinevo specified that the company is currently preparing for new contracting.
