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Khimmash’s profit decreased by 2.4 times to UAH 4.22 mln in 2024

Korosten Chemical Engineering Plant JSC (Khimmash, Zhytomyr region) ended 2024 with a net profit of UAH 4.22 million, which is 2.4 times less than the same figure for 2023 (UAH 10.18 million), according to the information on the agenda of the general shareholders’ meetings for 2023 and 2024.

According to the draft resolutions of the meeting scheduled for April 29, it is planned to allocate 5% of net profit for each year (UAH 0.51 million for 2023 and UAH 0.21 million for 2024, respectively) to the company’s reserve fund, while UAH 9.67 million and UAH 4 million will be used to cover losses of previous years.

The shareholders also plan to approve the company’s financial and economic results for two years, reports of the management bodies, and give preliminary consent to a number of transactions.
Founded in 1949, Khimmash specializes in the manufacture of heat exchangers, condensers, refrigerators and evaporators for the oil refining, petrochemical and chemical industries, air cooling units, refrigeration and cryogenic equipment, and heating boilers.

According to the company’s website, in 2024, the plant increased production by 53.5% and exported almost 50% of its products.
“The main task in 2025 is to maintain and increase the achieved result. We plan to gradually upgrade and modernize industrial equipment and expand production capacity. A significant amount of investment will be directed to increase the construction of solar power plants,” the website says.

According to the company, in the fall of 2024, it launched the second stage of its own solar power plant, and currently has two substations with a total capacity of 420 kW, which allows it to fully provide electricity for the production cycle.

Helios Strategia (Dnipro) was the contractor for the construction of the solar power plant. The plants are currently operating on a backup basis only.

According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the third quarter of 2024, more than 98% of the authorized capital of Khimmash JSC belongs to the local Tis-Company LLC, and the ultimate beneficiary, according to the Clarity Project, is entrepreneur Motrona Tyshchenko, who, in particular, is the beneficiary of the Zhytomyrski Lasoshchi Trading House.

In 2024, the Korosten-based Khimmash plant increased its revenue by 17% compared to 2023, to UAH 167 million.

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“Borshchahivskiy Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant” increased its profit by 17% and will change Supervisory Board

The pharmaceutical company PJSC SIC Borshchahivskiy Chemical Pharmaceutical Plant (BCPP, Kyiv) increased its net profit by almost 17% in 2024 compared to 2023, to UAH 273.402 million.
As the company reported in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the shareholders will consider the company’s performance results at a meeting on April 30.
The shareholders will consider the allocation of UAH 40.369 million from the net profit for 2024 to pay dividends.
In addition, the agenda includes the termination of the powers of the Supervisory Board (SB) members Tetyana Artemenko, Mykola Bezpalko, Oleg Goloborodko (all three are ultimate beneficial owners) and Dmytro Guz. The new composition of the SB will be proposed by shareholders and is not currently on the agenda of the meeting.
As reported, BCPP’s net profit in 2023 increased by 3.38% compared to 2022 to UAH 262.863 million.
As of the first quarter of 2023, 31.8% of BCPP shares were owned by the pharmaceutical company PrJSC “Pharmaceutical Firm ‘Darnitsa’ (Kyiv). Other shareholders of the company were Beldor Group (21.26%) and Lenik Group (20.32%).
According to the Opendatabot system, the ultimate beneficiaries of BCPP are Hlib Zahoriy, the beneficiary of the Darnitsa Pharmaceutical Company, Yevhen Sova, Tetiana Artemenko, Mykola Bezpalko and Oleh Holoborodko.

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“Donbass Clays” increased its profit by 3 times and plans to pay dividends

According to the results of 2024, Donbass Clay PrJSC (Dorozhne village, Donetsk region) increased its net profit three times compared to 2023 – up to UAH 247.477 million from UAH 81.997 million.

According to the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the company scheduled for April 29, which will be held in person at the company’s Kyiv office, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), it is planned to consider the report of the executive body on the results of the company’s financial and economic activities for 2024 and make a corresponding decision.

In addition, the agenda includes consideration of the report of the Supervisory Board and the auditor, approval of the results of financial and economic activities for 2024, distribution of profits, and decision on the preliminary granting of consent to enter into significant transactions.

The draft resolutions, a copy of which is available to Interfax-Ukraine, propose, in particular, to distribute the company’s net profit among shareholders and consider the possibility of paying dividends, to approve the payment of net profit for 2024 as dividends to shareholders.

According to the information for the meeting, retained earnings at the end of 2024 amounted to UAH 557.511 million. In 2024, the company earned a net profit of UAH 247.477 million, with a per-share value of UAH 2 million 474.770 thousand and a number of shares of 100.

As reported earlier, in 2023, Donbass Clays PrJSC decreased its net profit by 2.5 times compared to 2022 to UAH 81.997 million, while net income decreased by 7.7% to UAH 371.889 million. Retained earnings at the end of 2023 amounted to UAH 310.034 million.

In 2022, Donbass Clays reduced its net profit by 9.4 times compared to 2021, to UAH 32.217 million from UAH 302.512 million. In 2021, the company increased its net profit by 51.1% compared to 2020, to UAH 302.512 million from UAH 200.216 million.

Donbass Clays was established in 1995. The company is engaged in the extraction and supply of clays and composites from deposits in Donetsk Oblast.

At the end of 2015, the Dutch Watts Blake Bearne International Holdings B.V., a part of the British Watts Blake Bearne (the world’s largest producer of lump clay – IF-U), increased its stake in the authorized capital of Donbass Clay PJSC to 99% from 49%.

According to the third quarter of 2024, Watts Blake Bearne International Holdings B.V. owns 99% of the shares in the company.

The authorized capital of Gliny Donbassa PrJSC is UAH 526.9 thousand, the nominal value of 1 share is UAH 5269.18.

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Profit of Ukroptbakaliya fell 4 times in 2024

PJSC Ukroptbakaliya, a producer of spices and food additives, earned UAH 1.565 million in net profit in 2024, which is four times less than in 2023.

According to the agenda of the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 29 this year in remote mode, based on the results of the company’s financial and economic activities in 2024, it is proposed to approve a profit of UAH 1.565 million, which will be left undistributed, and accordingly, no dividends will be accrued or paid.

The shareholders intend to summarize the results of the past year, review the report of the company’s management board for the past year and make a decision based on the results of its consideration. They also plan to extend the work of the full Supervisory Board for three years, in particular, Vladimir Yarandin and Sergey Zaitsev, representing the shareholder Ukrainian Confectionery Holding LLC, and Valentina Vyshnevskaya, representing the shareholder Roshen Management Company.

In addition, the shareholders will be asked to give their consent to the company’s entering into significant transactions within one year, the nature of which is related to the issuer’s financial and economic activities and the value of which exceeds 25% of the value of assets with a maximum amount of UAH 2 billion.

According to the Opendatabot service, in 2024, PJSC Ukroptbakaliya reduced its revenue by 14.7% to UAH 89.44 million and its debt obligations by 14.1% to UAH 42.153 million. The company’s assets decreased by 4.8% to UAH 104.653 million, and the number of employees decreased by nine to 96. The authorized capital is UAH 23.667 million.

PJSC Ukroptbakaliya was founded in 1995 in Chernihiv. The company specializes in the production of spices and seasonings, which it sells under the Mriya trademark. In 2010, the company upgraded its equipment and premises, and launched a new spice packaging line. The products are packaged on Czech equipment, except for spices and seasonings, which are packaged on Italian equipment.

The ultimate beneficial owner of the company is the son of the former President of Ukraine Oleksiy Poroshenko through Roshen Confectionery Corporation (74%) and Ukrainian Confectionery Holding LLC (19%).

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Lvivmetal doubled its net profit in 2024

Lvivmetal PJSC doubled its net profit in 2024 compared to the previous year – up to UAH 451.158 thousand from UAH 224 thousand.

According to the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders of the company scheduled for April 29, which will be held remotely, published in the NSSMC information disclosure system, it is planned to consider the report of the CEO on the results of the Company’s financial and economic activities for 2024 and make a decision based on the results of its consideration.

The agenda also includes consideration of the report of the Supervisory Board of the Company for 2024, approval of the results of financial and economic activities and the annual report of the Company for 2024, approval of the procedure for distributing profits for 2024.

In addition, the meeting will preliminarily give its consent to enter into significant transactions.

The draft resolutions, a copy of which is available at Interfax-Ukraine, propose to allocate the profit for 2024 in the amount of UAH 451,158 thousand for the development of the company.

Lvivmetal started operating in the rolled metal market in 1954. In 2002, the company bought 4 warehouse sections and completed an administrative building in 2006. Currently, it leases non-residential office space and warehouse space on the territory.

According to the third quarter of 2024, individual Oleg Gildin owns 80.6196% of Lvivmetal’s shares.

The company’s authorized capital is UAH 2.279 million, with a par value of UAH 0.25 per share.

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“Keramprom” increased its profit 11 times in 2024

Keramprom PrJSC (Artemivka, Donetsk Oblast), a clay producer in Donetsk Oblast, earned UAH 33 million 457,947 thousand in 2024, up 10.93 times from UAH 3 million 59,435 thousand in 2023.

According to the agenda of the company’s general shareholders’ meeting to be held remotely on April 18, published in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the shareholders are to consider the CEO’s report on the company’s financial and economic performance in 2024 and make a decision based on the results of its consideration.

The shareholders will also have to consider the auditor’s report for 2024 and approve appropriate measures based on it, as well as approve the results of financial and economic activities for the past year, consider the report of the Supervisory Board for this period and make appropriate decisions.

Among other things, the shareholders will consider the distribution of profits for 2024, re-elect members of the SB, and give preliminary consent to the company’s significant transactions.

The draft resolutions, a copy of which is available to Interfax-Ukraine, propose to amend the resolution of the remote extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on November 22, 2024, by setting it out in a new wording. In doing so, the shareholders are proposed to choose between two options. In particular, to pay dividends on the company’s ordinary registered shares in the amount of UAH 15 million 1,059 thousand from the company’s retained earnings and approve the amount of dividends per ordinary registered share in the amount of UAH 47.77. Or, part of the company’s retained earnings in the amount of UAH 20 million should be allocated to pay dividends with the approval of the amount of dividends per ordinary registered share in the amount of UAH 63.69.

Keramprom PrJSC (Artemivka, Donetsk region) was established in 1997 and is engaged in clay production. The company’s production capacity is up to 300 thousand tons per year. According to the company’s website, the company is currently developing the Chilne white refractory clay deposit in Kostiantynivskyi district of Donetsk region.

According to the third quarter of 2024, the company’s shares are owned by Valeriy, Ihor, and Borys Bevzenko (49.8708%, 30.2515%, and 8.9999%, respectively), Anatoliy and Larysa Popov (5.1757% each).

The authorized capital of PrJSC “Keramprom” is UAH 25.75 million.

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