Russia: Uralkali Q3 2016 production results

Uralkali, one of the world’s largest potash producers, announces its production results for Q3 and the 9 months of 2016. Uralkali produced 2.8 million tons of potassium chloride (KCl) in the third quarter of 2016. The company produced 7.9 million tons of KCl in January-September 2016. Uralkali is one of the world’s largest potash producers…

Ukraine to become successful in 3-5 years

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman believes that the capabilities of Ukraine are potentially among the best in Europe and in three or five years it will become a successful country. “I am deeply convinced that our capabilities are now among the best in Europe and possibly in the world. I believe the capabilities we…

Ukraine: gas consumption down

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the country’s gas consumption fell by 30%. “Now Ukraine is consuming 30% less gas thanks to the mechanisms implemented”, he told students of the Shevchenko National University. He said tariff increases in the country were linked to the fact that Ukraine had gotten rid of dependence on Russian gas.…

Ukraine: barley exports reach high records

In August Ukrainian barley exports grew by 17% YoY and equaled 1924 KMT against 1019.5 KMT. During the first two months of 2016/2017 (July-August) Ukrainian exporters shipped 2204 KMT of barley, which is an absolute record for the period. Traditionally in August Saudi Arabia lowered its purchases, importing 371 KMT against 523 KMT in the…

Russia: retailers eager to sell Google’s new phone Pixel

Russian retailers are interested in selling Google’s Pixel, the first smartphone fully designed by the U.S. company, spokespeople for several companies reported. “Google’s previous models Nexus sold at Svyaznoy enjoyed some success among the fans of the most technically advanced smartphones”, Sergei Tikhonov, a spokesman for multi-channel retailer Svyaznoy, said adding that it was still…