Uralkali in association with Uralchem, have presented a new joint project at the Khimia-2016 exhibition – production of granular amines. Granular amines are unique for the Russian chemical industry; they are intended to replace imported analogues in the domestic market. This is one of the basic reagents used in the flotation method of processing of…
According to market operators, since the beginning of September Ukrainian exporters shipped 150 KMT of wheat to India. It should be noted, that over July-August Ukraine exported about 240 KMT of wheat in this destination. India started purchasing Ukrainian wheat in June, buying about 52 KMT. Last time India bought Ukrainian wheat was 10 years…
Aeroflot will remain under majority Russian government control until at least 2020, Oksana Tarasenko, the Director of the Corporate Governance Department in Russian Ministry of Economic Development, reported. In February the carrier was touted as a possible candidate for privatization after Moscow announced plans to sell off various state-owned corporations and shareholdings in a bid…
In January-August the production volumes of agricultural commodities in Ukraine increased by 1% YoY at the expense of rising production volumes of plant growing commodities, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine announced. In particular, the production of plant growing products grew by 1.7%, while livestock products output was down by 2.4%. According to the statistics…
On September 16, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA, Kyiv) serviced its first direct regular flight between Vilnius and Lviv. The press service of the airline reported that new flights connecting Lviv and Vilnius would be serviced twice a week using Boeing-737 and Embraer-190 planes with business and economy classes. Until October 12, UIA offers tickets from…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 8.51 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared. In particular, wheat exports totaled 5.1 million tons, corn – 583 thousand tons, and barley – 2.78 million tons. Also, flour exports reached 64.4 thousand tons. According to the announcement, nearly 435…
Respective bill No. 5000 was posted on the parliament’s website. At the same time, there is neither text of the document nor addenda available on the website. In keeping with the budget resolution for 2017, the Ukrainian government plans to set the minimum wages at the same level as the subsistence rate. The 2016 national…