Ukraine in January-March 2019 increased cement production by 23% compared to the same period in 2018, Executive Director of the Ukrcement Association Roman Skylsky has said.
“In the first quarter of 2019, the growth of the construction market was already 24%, and cement production rose by 23%. Exports grew by 66%, imports by 2.8 times. These figures will obviously change after the introduction of a number of restrictive measures by the Ukrainian government regarding imports from neighboring markets,” he said during the international conference UkrCemFor 2019 in Kyiv.
According to the expert, cement production in 2018 decreased by 0.8%, which is associated with a slight drop in demand and the limited capacity of railway logistics, which accounts for 65% of all cement transportation.
“However, the year of 2018 showed a rise in clinker production by 4.3%, which means that producers have the reserves and resources to produce goods, but they decide not to manufacture final products due to a drop in demand or logistic restrictions on the delivery of goods to end consumers,” he explained.
Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in April 2019 increased steel production by 12.6% compared to the same period in 2018, to 1.938 million tonnes, climbing to 12th place from the 13th in the ranking of 64 countries, the major global manufacturers of these products, compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel).
An increase in steel production in most of the top ten countries, except for Japan, Russia, Germany and Brazil was recorded in April.
The top ten producer countries in April are as follows: China (85.032 million tonnes, an increase of 12.7%), India (8.785 million tonnes, an increase of 1.5%), Japan (8.647 million tonnes, a decline of 0.8%), the United States (7.428 million tonnes, an increase of 7.3%), South Korea (5.978 million tonnes, an increase of 1.4%), the Russian Federation (5.6 million tonnes, a decrease of 8.3%), Germany (3.358 million tonnes, a drop of 8.7%) , Turkey (3.044 million tonnes, an increase of 2.6%), Brazil (2.886 million tonnes, a fall of 1.9%) and Iran (2.165 million tonnes, an increase of 2.8%).
They are followed by Italy (1.950 million tonnes, a fall of 5.7%), Ukraine (1.938 million tonnes, an increase of 12.6%) and Taiwan (China, 1.930 million tonnes, a fall of 5%).
In April, 64 countries produced 156.671 million tonnes of steel, which is 6.4% more than in April 2018.
In January-April 2019, 64 countries produced 599.857 million tonnes of steel, which is 4.8% more than in the same period last year.
Paper and Board Company (Lviv), the producer of packaging cardboard tubes and hygienic paper products, in January-March 2019 saw a 12.9% rise in production year-over-year, to UAH 151.7 million.
According to the Ukrpapir association, the company increased production of base paper for hygienic paper products by 6% over the period, to 1,530 tonnes, production of box cardboard fell by 9.25, to 5,910 tonnes.
Toilet paper output grew by 23%, to 899,000 rolls. In January-March 2019, production of toilet paper reached 173 million rolls.
Paper and Board Company was established in 1946 on the basis of the production facilities of a small mechanical plant. Currently it produces goods and semi-finished products from waste paper (cardboard sheets, corners, tubes) and pulp paper (toilet paper, towels, napkins).
The company exports its products, in particular to Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Portugal and Romania.
Sugar production in Ukraine in the new season could fall by 23-29%, to 1.3-1.4 million tonnes, and the number of sugar refineries from 42 operating this season to 343-35, the Ukrtsukor national association of sugar producers has said.
“We are already seeing a reduction in the acreage of sugar beet this year and, of course, it will have its own “imprint” this autumn, when significantly fewer sugar refineries are launched compared with the 2018/2019 season. According to our estimates, it will be 34-35 enterprises, while in the current season 42 refineries worked,” Deputy Chairperson of the association Ruslana Butylo said.
According to her, given the reduction in acreage and the number of operating refineries, caused by the global sugar surplus, a significant reduction in sugar production and price hikes are predicted.
“The global surplus of recent years has not had the best effect on the state of sugar production in Ukraine. Excess sugar “pressed” on prices and lowered them more and more, far beyond the break-even point of production, diluting all financial reserves of producers, both in the world and in Ukraine. At the moment, it is rather difficult to predict the yield and sugar content of beets, the sowing of which is almost completed. However, we can assume that sugar will be 23-29% less this autumn – 1.3-1.4 million tonnes. This is the lowest amount of production since 2013,” Butylo said.
Paper and Board Company (Lviv), the producer of packaging cardboard tubes and hygienic paper products, in January-March 2019 saw a 12.9% rise in production year-over-year, to UAH 151.7 million.
According to the Ukrpapir association, the company increased production of base paper for hygienic paper products by 6% over the period, to 1,530 tonnes, production of box cardboard fell by 9.25, to 5,910 tonnes.
Toilet paper output grew by 23%, to 899,000 rolls. In January-March 2019, production of toilet paper reached 173 million rolls.
Paper and Board Company was established in 1946 on the basis of the production facilities of a small mechanical plant. Currently it produces goods and semi-finished products from waste paper (cardboard sheets, corners, tubes) and pulp paper (toilet paper, towels, napkins).
The company exports its products, in particular to Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Portugal and Romania.
JKX Oil&Gas with assets in Ukraine and Russia in the first quarter of 2019 reached average daily production of 9,907 boepd, which is 11.6% more than in the fourth quarter of 2018 and 13.2% more than in the first quarter of 2018.
The company reported on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday that March 2019 monthly production of 10,200 boepd, strongly supported by the IG103 side track that has averaged 1,598 boepd in Q1 2019, is the highest monthly average group production since June 2016.
In Ukraine, production grew by 35.1% in Q1 2019 compared with Q4 2018, to 5,009 boepd, including a 37.6% rise in gas production, to 709,000 cubic meters a day, and a 23.8% rise in oil and condensate production, to 837 boepd.
Average price of gas in January-March 2019 in Ukraine fell by 21.6% on Q4 2018, to $269 per 1,000 cubic meters and the price of oil – by 28%, to $59 per barrel.
JKX said that the company held $10.5 million cash at March 31, 2019, after payment of $5.3 million principal and $0.7 million interest to the convertible bondholders in February. In addition to cash we are holding oil and gas inventory of approximately $4.8 million in value.
