KTD Group, specializing in imports and production of household appliances (Saturn, Laretti, ST, Defiant brands), plans in March to begin production at a new plant in Cherkasy, which at the first stage will manufacture ovens and plans within a year to start producing refrigerators and convection heaters. “We are opening a plant in Cherkasy at…
Linseed exports from Kazakhstan totaled 29 KMT in January, i.e. almost half as much as in December (57.5 KMT) and up almost by 86% YoY. Altogether, linseed supplies to foreign markets in the five months of 2016/2017 reached a record 175.3 KMT that consolidated Kazakhstan’s position as one of the world’s top exporters of this…
Warmer-than-usual weather in Ukraine in late February and early March triggered the resumption of plant growth in winter crops 15-18 days ahead of usual time. Almost all the water that long stayed in field depressions is gone now. Plants were waterlogged for 8 to 39 days, which might increase the crop loss area. It is…
Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 0.6% in January-March and by 0.8% in April-June excluding seasonality, the central bank’s forecasting department said in a research note on March 6, revising its previous estimations of a 0.4% and 0.5-0.6% growth respectively. The estimate for the second quarter is based on a Urals…
The public joint-stock company Ukrgazvydobuvannia on March 4, reached daily gas production of 42 million cubic meters, according to the data from the public joint-stock company Ukrtransgaz. If on March 1, the company produced 41.131 million cubic meters of gas, on March 2 – 41.088 million cubic meters, March 3 – 41.577 million cubic meters,…
On March 4, Ukraine had 8.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas in its underground gas storage facilities. The data has been provided by PJSC Ukrtransgaz, the operator of Ukraine’s gas transport system. According to the company, Ukraine’s underground gas storage facilities are 26% full. A total of 16.5 million cubic meters is taken per…
Cotton will be sown in Turkmen Ahal, Lebap and Mary provinces on March 25, and in Dashoguz province on March 29, the Turkmen government said in a message. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers. According to the message, around 1.5 million tons of cotton are planned to be…