Ukraine: PGOK to see railroad electrified

This year Ukrzaliznytsia intends to finish the electrification of the Potoki – Zolotnishino route, which unites the main railroad with the Poltava Mining and Processing Works. This is expected to improve the efficiency of the company operation. According to Ferrexpo investors and communications director Ingrid MacMahon, the route electrification will decrease the time of products…

Ukraine: PGOK profits in 2017

In 2017 Poltava Mining and Processing Works received the consolidated net profit of 4.27 billion UAH as opposed to the consolidated net loss of 40.44 million UAH in 2016. According to the company statement, its EBITDA last year grew 16-fold, to 6.04 billion UAH from 377.42 million UAH in 2016. The net income increased by…

Ukraine: Ferrexpo payments to budget up in H1 2017

In January-June Ferrexpo enterprises (Poltava, Yeristovo and Bilanovsky Mining and Processing Works) paid 535.7 million UAH of various taxes to local, regional and the state budgets, up by 29.4% YoY. In particular, PGOK paid 411 million UAH of taxes, EGOK – 122.1 million UAH, and BGOK – over 2.6 million UAH. Poltava GOK paid 78…