German MC-Bauchemie intends to invest EUR 1.5 mln in the expansion of dry construction mixtures production in Berezan (Kiev region), MC-Bauchemie Ukraine director Artem Priymachenko told Interfax-Ukraine agency.
“We intend to build a new line for special construction materials, such as a variety of polymer-cement mixes for structural repair of concrete, toppings for industrial floors, waterproofing materials, highly functional adhesives for tiles. The approximate volume of investments is EUR 1.5 mln,” he said.
According to Priymachenko, the investments will be made at the expense of MC-Bauchemie’s own funds. The discussion of war risk insurance is underway now.
“We are now in the procedure of obtaining a guarantee from international organizations for military risks. We are considering options – the German government or MIGA from the World Bank,” he said.
According to the company’s plans, the new line in Berezan could be launched at the end of 2025.
Founded in 1961, MC-Bauchemie Group is one of the leading international producers of construction chemicals and technologies. With more than 2,500 employees, it is represented in more than 50 countries.
According to the data of opendatabot, LLC “MC-Bauchemie” (33482370) was founded in 2005, authorized capital 333,8 thousand UAH. Revenue in 2023 356 million 836 thousand UAH, which is 2.6 times higher than the results of 2022 and 9% higher than pre-war 2021. Net profit for 2023 UAH 55 million 618 thousand, in 2022 there was a net loss of UAH 18 million 625 thousand.
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The Ukrainian Weather Center warns of dangerous meteorological phenomena in Kyiv region on Friday, March 29: wind gusts will reach 15-20 m/s during the day, the first level of danger.
“A warning about dangerous meteorological phenomena in Kyiv region. Cloudy with clearings. Light, moderate rain at night and during the day. Southwest wind with a shift to northwest, 7-12 m/s, gusts of 15-20 m/s during the day,” the Ukrainian Weather Center said in a statement on its Telegram channel on Thursday.
The temperature in the region will be 4-9° Celsius at night, 11-16° Celsius during the day; in Kyiv, 6-8° Celsius at night, 12-14° Celsius during the day.
“On March 29, in the afternoon, wind gusts of 15-20 m/s, danger level I, yellow,” the Ukrhydrometeorological center said in a statement.
Univest, a manufacturer of paper and cardboard packaging for the food industry, has invested about UAH 300 million in the construction of a new eco-packaging workshop in the Fastindustri industrial park (Fastiv, Kyiv region), said Dmytro Kysylevskyi, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic development.
According to his post on Facebook, the equipment that has already been installed is planned to be put into operation in a few months.
Kysylevsky said that the equipment for industrial production in the industrial park was first imported to Ukraine with the use of import duty and VAT incentives.
“Ukrainian entrepreneur Volodymyr Kudryashov, owner and CEO of Univest, pioneered the use of government incentives. He had to work with customs to figure out how to do everything, because it was the first time both the company and the state did it,” he wrote.
As reported, the law provides for exemption from VAT and customs duties on imports of new equipment, as well as from income tax for 10 years if the company operates within the framework of the IP; preferential rates of real estate tax and land fees from local authorities.
Univest Holding, according to its website, is one of the leaders in publishing and printing in Ukraine. Its key business areas include a large offset printing house, Univest Print, a cardboard, plastic and blister packaging manufacturer, Univest Packaging, a cardboard eco-tableware manufacturer for fast food chains, Food-in-Box, and a publishing house (producing agricultural magazines and books), Univest Media.
The holding also includes a warehouse complex with an area of 20 thousand square meters, a creative and advertising agency.
According to the Clarity system, packaging manufacturer Univest Marketing LLC increased its net profit by 5.3 times in January-September 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, to UAH 77 million, with net income growing by 58% to UAH 548.9 million.
The company’s product range includes paper cups, lids, burger boxes, soup bowls, salad bowls, trays, French fries packaging, and ice cream and popcorn buckets.
According to YouControl, the company is owned by Cyprus-registered U.C.H. Univest Ciprus Holding, and the ultimate beneficiaries are Volodymyr Kudryashov (51%) and German citizens Hans and Louis Riffart (12.74% each).
The 15-hectare Fastindustri was included in the Register of Industrial Parks in January 2017. According to Kysylevsky, Univest is the main investor in the IP.
The park is planned to accommodate several more enterprises based on the circular economy principle, and the investment plans for the IP are calculated until 2027.
Department of Science and Education of Kyiv Regional State Administration (KOSA) intends to buy 43 school buses for the expected amount of 127.84 million UAH until October 31, 2023.
According to the announced June 28 bidding on the procedure of request for bid prices, such proposals will be accepted until July 3.
Technical specifications specify, in particular, that the buses must be made not earlier than 2022, have 26 seats for pupils and two – for accompanying persons and crew members, comply with Euro 5.
As it was reported, the Cabinet of Ministers by its Resolution of 28 April 2023 approved the procedure and terms of granting subventions from the state budget to local budgets (this year’s subvention is 1 billion UAH) for the purchase of school buses.
Procurement is carried out using the electronic catalog (ProZorro Market) by the procedure of request for bid, allowing the customer to select the best price offer in four days and lower than in open bidding.
School buses are purchased on condition of co-financing from the state budget (at least 70%) and local budgets.
Subventions to the budget of Kyiv oblast makes up 87.95 million UAH.
As previously reported, a number of regions have already conducted or are conducting such purchases. In particular, the best offer in the similar procedure announced on June 23 for the purchase of 28 school buses of Odessa Regional State Administration was the offer of the Trading House “Etalon Auto” with buses of Chernihiv Automobile Plant for 82.46 million UAH. The second proposal was made by Dnipropetrovsk Avto JSC (UkrAvto corporation) with ZAZ buses for UAH 82.6 million (the expected purchase price).
On the night of October 27, Russian invaders damaged energy infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region, a number of critical facilities were put out of action, head of the Kyiv regional military administration Oleksiy Kuleba said.
“It is necessary to prepare for emergency power outages for an indefinite period. Specialists are taking the necessary measures to eliminate the consequences of the shelling. Everyone is working in their places non-stop,” Kuleba wrote on his Telegram channel.
He urged residents of the region to consume electricity moderately, especially during peak hours.
“This is a forced step to stabilize the situation,” the head of the OVA stressed.
The authorities of Kyiv will assist in the restoration of cities and towns of the metropolitan agglomeration, which suffered the most during the defense of Kyiv from Russian invaders.
With such a proposal, the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko, addressed the heads of local communities, the press service of the mayor reports.
“Jointly defending the capital from the Russian aggressor, we once again became convinced of the importance of our unification into the Kyiv Agglomeration Association, which we created in 2019. We united not only in the defense of Kyiv and our communities, but also in providing volunteer assistance, supporting the military and temporarily displaced citizens. I am convinced that we must join forces in rebuilding, restoring our cities and towns, housing and infrastructure for our citizens,” he said.
In this regard, Klitschko put forward a proposal to the territorial communities for help from the center of the Kyiv agglomeration – Kyiv.
“In particular, in the form of a subsidy for the restoration of facilities damaged by Russian barbarians during the hostilities in the suburbs of Kyiv in February-March 2022. Because our communities together make up a big Kyiv, and we must jointly restore and develop it,” he emphasized.
