Ukraine: sugar production to drop

Sugar production in Ukraine in the 2019-2020 marketing year (MY, September 2019 – August 2020) could be reduced by 22% compared with the previous marketing year. The fall to 1.4 million tons is expected, as reported by the press service of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine “Ukrtsukor” with reference to a head…

Ukraine: industrial production down in January 2019

Ukraine’s industrial production declined by 2.9% in January compared to January 2018, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. According to the seasonally adjusted index of the state statistics agency, industrial output in January 2019 shrank by 0.5% compared to December 2018. According to unadjusted indices, the drop in industrial production last month was 3.3%…

Armenia: production of medical supplies established

Production of quality medical supplies has been established in Armenia, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post. While syringes, blood collection containers, insulin pen needles and other supplies are currently manufactured in the new plant, Torosyan said catheters of various sizes and for various purposes would also be produced in the near future.…