Biopharmaceutical company Biopharma (Kyiv) has completed construction of a new pharmaceutical plant in Uzhhorod.
This was announced by Dmytro Kysilevsky, deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic development.
“Biopharma Plasma has completed 80% of the construction of a plant for the production of blood plasma-based medicines in Uzhhorod. The industrial premises have already been fully built, the construction and connection of the energy infrastructure has been completed, and the installation of production equipment will begin in October,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
Kysilevsky specified that commissioning work at the plant is scheduled for late 2025-early 2026, with the launch of the first stage of production planned for the first half of 2026.
According to the plan, the volume of blood plasma-based drugs produced in Uzhhorod will be twice that of Bila Tserkva, amounting to 1.5 million liters of blood plasma per year.
Construction of the Biofarma Plasma plant in Uzhhorod began in the fall of 2024. The planned investment in the new production facility is approximately €80 million. The company’s Uzhhorod plant will focus on exports.
China has unveiled a new action plan for the steel industry, which includes a set of measures to address the chronic problem of oversupply. This comes amid Beijing’s intensified efforts to end a series of price wars raging in the economy, writes the South China Morning Post.
The plan, which includes a strict ban on the commissioning of additional capacity and measures to accelerate the decommissioning of obsolete equipment, could serve as an example for other industries suffering from overproduction and excessive competition.
The document, published on Monday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in conjunction with a number of other agencies, calls for strict control over steel production capacity and volumes. It stresses that “coordinated efforts on both the supply and demand sides” are needed to stabilize the industry.
The plan aims to “accelerate the transition from old to new growth drivers, develop new productive forces, and further enhance the resilience and security of industrial and supply chains.” The steel industry should strive to increase added value by approximately 4% annually over the next two years and complete the modernization of more than 80% of steel production capacity to achieve ultra-low emissions by the end of this year.
Although Chinese steel companies account for more than half of global production, the average profitability of listed companies in 2024 was minus 0.26% due to structural problems in the industry, the report said.
According to CINDA Securities, 7.44 million tons of five major types of steel products were produced in the country in the first half of September, approximately 5.8% more than in the same period a year earlier. Steel inventories increased by 12.1% to 11.01 million tons, while consumption fell by approximately 4.6% to 8.5 million tons.
The composite steel price index is currently at 3,507 yuan ($493) per ton, which is approximately 2.6% higher than last year’s figure, but approximately 14% lower than in 2023.
In 2024, China reduced steel production by 1.7% to 1.005 billion tons.
The total area of residential buildings for which construction permits were issued (new construction) in January-June 2025 increased by 45% compared to the same period in 2024, to 2 million 965.2 thousand square meters, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS).
According to the statistics agency, in January-June 2025, the total area of new construction of apartment buildings increased by 45.8% compared to last year, to 2.86 million square meters. The number of apartments in multi-apartment buildings declared at the start of construction increased by 51.5% and amounted to 33 thousand.
The largest number of new homes in the first half of the year was declared in the Kyiv region: the total area of new housing construction was 904,900 square meters (15,500 apartments), which is 2.3 times higher than in the first half of last year.
Significant volumes of new housing in the reporting period were also declared in the Lviv region – 540,700 square meters (6,900 apartments), which is 65% more than in the first half of 2024, as well as in Ivano-Frankivsk – 234,600 square meters (+8%, 3.8 thousand apartments), Zakarpattia region – 159.3 thousand square meters (+11%, 2.4 thousand apartments), Poltava region – 146.9 thousand square meters (1.8 thousand apartments), Vinnytsia – 130.9 thousand square meters (“minus” 38.7%, 2.9 thousand apartments) and Volyn – 115.2 thousand square meters (+17.7%, 2.5 thousand apartments).
In Kyiv, in January-June 2025, the total area of new construction of housing was 367.2 thousand square meters (4.2 thousand apartments), which is 1.9 times more than last year.
The State Statistics Service reminds that the figures do not include territories temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation and parts of territories where hostilities are ongoing (or have been ongoing).
As reported, the total area of new housing construction in Ukraine in 2024 decreased by 7.2% compared to 2023 – to 3.9 million square meters, while in 2023 it was 4.2 million square meters, in 2022 – 6.67 million square meters, and in 2021 – 12.7 million square meters.
Moldova’s Ministry of Energy has prepared an energy strategy for the period up to 2050, which envisages a twofold reduction in electricity imports and a multiple increase in local generation, according to the country’s Minister of Energy, Dorin Jungiatu.
“We are striving to ensure that by 2050, more than 80% of electricity is produced locally from renewable sources (currently about 30%). The strategy envisages new connections with Romania and the European Union, an exchange capacity of 2,000 MW, and the availability of gas and electricity reserves,” he said at the presentation of the strategy. He is quoted by the state agency Moldpres.
According to Jungi, the modernization of the heating systems in Chisinau and Balti will be a priority. The authorities also propose to support the most vulnerable citizens with compensation, develop infrastructure for electric vehicles, launch electrified trains, and install 100,000 “smart” meters in households across the country by 2027.
According to mold-street.com, the cost of the measures planned in the strategy exceeds €41 billion, or more than €1.5 billion per year for the period of its implementation. The bulk of the investment—€17.5 billion—will be needed to transition from hydrocarbons to renewable and alternative energy sources, as well as to expand and modernize the electricity transmission system. More than €9 billion is planned to be allocated to the reconstruction and renovation of buildings and other energy efficiency measures. Another €8.5 billion is earmarked for increasing the capacity of electricity sources.
Overall, the strategy envisages reducing the share of energy imports in the energy balance from 77% to 40% in 2050 by reducing hydrocarbon consumption and completely phasing out coal by 2030.
It is planned that by 2050, Moldova’s own generation capacity will exceed 5,000 MW, doubling the current energy sources (including the Moldovan GRES in Transnistria). There are also plans to increase the capacity of wind farms 12-fold, to 2,600 MW.
At the same time, the authors of the strategy do not rule out the construction of a small modular reactor with a capacity of 300 MW in Moldova by 2050.
Development company Alliance Novobud has presented a report on the construction dynamics at its projects for August 2025.
Montreal House, Kyiv (102 V. Vasylkivska St. / 83 Antonovycha St.)
– Block 1: installation of water and heat supply pipelines has reached 85%, cement screed on the residential floors and in common areas, electrical work is also underway – 30% of readiness.
– Block 2: similar works – pipelines are at 95%, screeding and general works are in progress, electrical installation is at 30%.
– Block 3: installation of aluminum subsystem for translucent structures is underway, the laying of electrical cables to the apartments is completed.
– Block 4: installation of translucent constructions continues (40% complete), cabling of apartments is in progress.
Parking lot (at Montreal House)
– Waterproofing of the top slab is 60% complete, installation of rainwater drainage pipes is in progress.
– Works on connection to water supply and sewage networks are in progress: domestic sewage – 80%, connection to water supply – 70%.
Krona Park II, Brovary (32 Simonenka str.)
– House 3: the certificate of commissioning has been received.
– House 5: internal water supply and sewerage networks are being installed, ground is being laid, basement walls are being insulated, roof construction and window installation are underway (floors 2-5 are ready, works have started on floors 6-7).
– House 8: installation of electrical networks, elevators, facade (section 1 – 75%, section 2 – work has begun).
– Building 9: commissioning works, finishing, landscaping of the adjacent territory.
– House 10: the facade is being completed (95% completed), cold doors are being installed, plumbing and electrical works are in progress.
– House 12: roofing works on sections 1 and 2 continue, installation of PVC windows has started.
– Houses 14 and 16: boroinjection paleo field is completed – 100%.
“Forest Quarter”, Brovary (16, V. Chornovol str.)
– Concrete pouring of the foundation slab of section 1 is completed, preparation of the growth beam of section 2.1 and installation of vertical monolithic structures in section 2.2 is in progress.
Alliance Novobud is a Ukrainian development company operating in the residential and commercial real estate market for more than 18 years. It was founded in the mid-2000s. The headquarters is located in Kiev. The main activity is construction of high-rise residential complexes of comfort and business class, as well as related social and commercial infrastructure.
The company is among the top 20 developers of Kyiv and Kyiv region by the amount of commissioned housing (according to Anbud and LUN profile portals). The total volume of completed projects is estimated at more than 800 thousand sq. m. of housing. At the stage of construction and preparation – about 300 thousand sq. m. more.
Alliance Novobud positions itself as a developer focused on quality and compliance with deadlines. The company regularly publishes reports on construction dynamics, which increases transparency and trust.
In the period 2022-2025, despite the war and economic difficulties, the company continued active construction, which sets it apart from its competitors.
The company’s strategy involves the development of mixed residential neighborhoods with the integration of schools, kindergartens, retail space and recreational areas.
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