In January-September this year, Ukraine reduced manganese ore exports by 78.3% compared to the same period last year, to 9,739 thousand tons, but in August-September, it stepped up deliveries.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), while shipments in the first seven months of 2025 amounted to 2,977 thousand tons, exports more than doubled in August, when 5,037 thousand tons were shipped, and 1,725 thousand tons in September.
In monetary terms, exports for the first nine months of 2025 fell by 75.4% compared to the same period in 2024, to $1.615 million. The main exports were to Slovakia (98.27% of shipments in monetary terms) and Poland (1.73%).
There were no imports of manganese ore during this period.
As reported, in January 2024, Ukraine exported 44,903 thousand tons of manganese ore worth $6.563 million to the US, ending a two-year absence of supplies to foreign markets. In February-December 2024, there were no exports of manganese ore.
At the same time, for the whole of 2024, the country imported 84,293 thousand tons worth $18.302 million from Ghana (98.85%), Brazil (0.99%), and Belgium (0.11%). There were no imports in October-November.
Ukraine did not export manganese ore in 2022 and 2023, and in 2021 it exported 770 tons worth $89 thousand.
In addition, it was reported that the Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant (PGZK, formerly Ordzhonikidze Mining and Processing Plant) and the Marganetsky Mining and Processing Plant (MGZK, both in Dnipropetrovsk region), which are part of the Privat Group, stopped mining and processing raw manganese ore in late October-early November 2023, while NZF and ZZF stopped smelting ferroalloys. In the summer of 2024, ferroalloy plants resumed production at a minimum level.
PGZK and MGZK did not produce any products in 2024, while in 2023, PGZK produced 160.31 thousand tons of manganese concentrate, and MGZK was idle.
In Ukraine, manganese ore is mined and enriched by the Pokrovsky and Marganets mining and enrichment plants.
The consumers of manganese ore are ferroalloy enterprises.
In January-September of this year, Ukraine reduced its imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 4.6% compared to the same period last year, to 491,166 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), coke imports in monetary terms decreased by 10% during this period, to $165.721 million. It was mainly imported from Poland (91.93% of supplies in monetary terms), Indonesia (5.77%), and the Czech Republic (2.26%).
During this period, Ukraine exported 3 tons of coke worth $2,000 to Albania.
As reported, Metinvest suspended the operation of the Pokrovsk Coal Group in January this year due to changes in the situation on the front line, electricity shortages, and the deterioration of the security situation.
Last year, Ukraine increased its imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 2.01 times compared to 2023, to 661,487 thousand tons, importing it mainly from Poland (84.76% of supplies in monetary terms), Colombia (7.74%), and Hungary (2.69%). In monetary terms, imports increased by 81.9% to $235.475 million.
In 2024, the country exported 1,601 thousand tons of 84.76% coke worth $368 thousand to Moldova (99.18%) and Latvia (0.82%), while in January, March, October, and November 2024, there were no exports, whereas in 2023, they amounted to 3,383 thousand tons worth $787 thousand.
Thanks to the Ukrainian maritime corridor, the ports of Greater Odessa have handled over 146.5 million tons of cargo and processed 5,596 vessels since August 2023, including 1,528 through the port of Odessa, according to Dmytro Nazarenko, head of the Odessa branch of the State Enterprise “Administration of Seaports of Ukraine.”
“Despite all the challenges, Ukrainian seaports remain an integral part of the country’s economic stability. Their security is not only a matter of logistics, but also the survival of Ukraine’s export model,” he said at a round table of representatives of the maritime and port industry, which took place within the framework of the BALTEXPO 2025 International Maritime and Military Exhibition in Gdansk (Poland).
Nazarenko noted that since the start of full-scale aggression in Ukraine, more than 500 port infrastructure facilities and 116 civilian vessels have been damaged or destroyed, 157 civilians have been injured, and 161 facilities have been damaged directly on the territory of the Odesa seaport.
The USPA representative presented the European community with infrastructure projects for the Port of Odesa and plans for their further implementation, and invited international investors to cooperate.
JSC SK Kraina (Kyiv) increased its authorized capital by 15.02% to UAH 115.015 million through an additional issue of shares worth UAH 15.015 million.
This was reported in the report on the results of the share issue without a public offering, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC).
During the issue, the second stage of which ended on September 24, 2025, an additional 11.639 million ordinary registered shares were placed.
As reported in July 2025, JSC “Closed Non-Diversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund ‘Kiwi’, which owned 76.212% of the shares of IC ”Kraina”, reduced its stake to 0%. In addition to it, the company was left by JSC “Closed Undiversified Venture Corporate Investment Fund ‘Sirius’, which owned 7.491%, LLC ”Finance Elite Company” – 3.823%, Konstantin Vorushilin – 4.981%, Oleg Zimin (9.491%).
It was noted that Vyacheslav Suprunenko became the owner of 99.997% of the insurer’s shares.
As reported, Vyacheslav Suprunenko is the former son-in-law of ex-Kyiv Mayor Chernovetskyi. He owns the Alviva group of companies, which includes Kyivkhlib, Kyivmlyn, Kyiv Bakery and Confectionery Plant, and the Rosinka factory.
Insurance company Kraina has been operating in the Ukrainian insurance market since 1994. It is licensed to provide 23 types of insurance. The insurer’s regional network consists of 98 locations throughout the country.
UKRNAFTA gas stations’ “points of invincibility” will assist Ukrainians during power outages.
As a result of Russia’s massive missile and drone attack on energy facilities, a significant number of consumers in Kyiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, and Odesa regions are without power. To stabilize the situation, emergency power cuts are currently in place in these regions. Energy companies are currently working to restore a stable power supply.
All 663 of our gas stations continue to operate — you can refuel your car there, as well as purchase fuel for your generator.
360 gas stations are operating in “resilience mode”: additional generators have been installed there, and you can:
• warm up;
• drink hot tea or coffee;
• charge your phone;
• access the internet.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones!
Addresses of points of resilience at UKRNAFTA gas stations.
JSC “Ukrnafta” is the largest oil production company in Ukraine and operates the largest national gas station network, UKRNAFTA. In 2024, the company took over the management of Glusco’s assets. In 2025, it completed an agreement with Shell Overseas Investments BV to purchase the Shell network in Ukraine. In total, it operates 663 gas stations.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to restore operations and upgrade the format of its network of gas stations. Since February 2023, it has been issuing its own fuel vouchers and NAFTAKarta cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
The largest shareholder of Ukrnafta is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share.
In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer the company’s corporate rights, which belonged to private owners and are currently managed by the Ministry of Defense, to the state.
Source: https://interfax.com.ua/news/press-release/1111372.html
Imports of chilled and frozen pork (UKT ZED 0203) exceeded 6,000 tons in September, which is 31% more than a month earlier and is the highest figure since January 2022, according to the Ukrainian Pig Farmers Association (ASU).
“Unlike last year, foreign supplies in 2025 picked up significantly in response to weaker domestic pork supply and higher prices, and in the second half of the year, average monthly imports of pork from abroad reached 2022 levels. At the same time, importers did not exceed the record figure of 6.6 thousand tons recorded in January 2022,” the industry association noted.
According to analysts, the stimulus for increased import activity was both high prices for Ukrainian pork and the exhaustion of quotas for duty-free pork supplies from the EU.
“Since this year’s seasonal decline in domestic pork supply coincided with the effects of a reduction in the country’s pig population, prices for Ukrainian pork are significantly higher and have remained at a consistently high level for a long time. In contrast, the average customs value of imported pork in September fell to $2.56 per kg (-2.2% compared to August). Since the vast majority of such products come from EU countries, the exhaustion of quotas for duty-free imports encouraged some operators to build up stocks of products before the forced “price increase” due to customs tariffs,” the experts explained.
The ASU stated that in the first three quarters of 2025, Ukraine imported 20.8 thousand tons of chilled and frozen pork (UKT ZED 0203) worth $53.2 million, of which only 142 tons were imported from Canada, while the rest of the consignments were imported from the EU. Therefore, further imports of pork from there will be subject to import duties: chilled — 12%, frozen — 10%.
At the same time, a number of importers are convinced that duties will not stop the flow of pork as long as it is economically justified.
“European pork prices have been weakening since the beginning of July and fell by 6% in September due to seasonal changes, increased domestic supply, and difficulties with foreign trade, in particular, China’s introduction of 62% duties on pork imports from EU countries. Therefore, according to some operators, the price pressure from these factors may offset the aforementioned increase in import costs,” the association emphasized.
At the same time, other players are convinced that against the backdrop of a significant reduction in domestic pork supply in Ukraine compared to last year, the pressure on prices from imports and the impact on the market will not be too critical. Thus, if the pace of supplies remains at the level of the third quarter of this year, the total annual imports of pork will not exceed 35,000 tons. In this case, it will account for no more than 5-6% of the estimated domestic supply of pork, which is a quarter less than in 2022 and 15% less than in 2021. Therefore, the vast majority of pork on the domestic market continues to be supplied by Ukrainian producers.
Higher prices on the domestic pork market somewhat slowed down the shipment of Ukrainian pork abroad in August and September, but the total export volume for the first nine months of the year exceeded 2,000 tons, amounting to almost $6.2 million. The key trading destinations remain Hong Kong, the UAE, Bahrain, and Malaysia, but businesses and government agencies are actively working together to open up a number of new markets, including the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, South Korea, and others,” summarized the Ukrainian Pig Farmers Association.
