The enterprises of British-based Ferrexpo Plc, which controls Poltava, Yeristovo and Belanovo ore mining and processing enterprises (GOK) in Ukraine, in January-June 2018 increased tax and duty payments by more than 2.4 times compared to the same period in 2017, to more than UAH 1.3 billion.
According to the company’s press release, in the structure of payments, Ferrexpo Poltava Mining for the reporting period transferred more than UAH 1.1 billion of taxes to the budget of Ukraine, Ferrexpo Yeristovo Mining more than UAH 189.9 million, while Ferrexpo Belanovo Mining more than UAH 5.3 million.
Poltava GOK paid over UAH 110 million to the local budget, over UAH 141 million to the regional budget, and over UAH 736 million to the national budget of Ukraine (11%, 14% and 75% respectively). The social security tax of the enterprise exceeded UAH 128 million.
Yeristovo GOK transferred over UAH 29.8 million to the local budget, UAH 36.7 million to the regional budget, and more than UAH 97.2 million to the national budget (18%, 22% and 60% respectively). The social security tax of the enterprise amounted to more than UAH 26.1 million.
Belanovo GOK paid more than UAH 2.5 million to the local budget, more than UAH 400,000 to the regional budget, and more than UAH 800,000 to the national budget (67%, 11% and 22% respectively). The social security tax amounted to more than UAH 1.5 million.
Ferrexpo plc, whose main assets are Ukrainian iron ore producers Poltava and Yeristovo mining and processing plants, exported 5.77 million tonnes of iron ore pellets in January-July 2018, retaining its leadership among FSU pellet exporters.
Ferrexpo, which exported pellets to Europe, Japan, South Korea and China in the seven months of 2018, said in a press release that the state UkrPromZovnishEkspertyza enterprise had published the data.
Poltava Mining exported 4.465 million tonnes of pellets and Yeristovo exported 1.303 million tonnes.
Russia’s Severstal, in particular its Karelsky Okatysh mining unit, exported 3.239 million tonnes of pellets in the seven months; Ukraine’s Metinvest holding exported 2.979 million tonnes, with Pivnichny (Northern) Mining exporting 1.631 million tonnes and Central Mining – 1.348 million tonnes; Russia’s Metalloinvest exported 2.326 million tonnes, of which Mikhailovsky Mining 1.753 million tonnes and Lebedinsky Mining – 600,400 tonnes; and Evraz Group, notably Kachkanarsky Mining, exported 339,000 tonnes of pellets.
Ferrexpo exported 10.407 million tonnes of pellets in 2017.
The London-listed Ferrexpo plc owns 100% of Ferrexpo AG, which owns the Ukrainian mines.
