Ukraine: SPF sells limestone quarry

The State Property Fund has sold the Murafskiy quarry in Vinnytsia region for 25 million UAH. Three investors participated in the trade. As a result of the auction, the initial price grew 5-fold. In addition to 25 million UAH, the winner of the auction has to pay more than 11 million UAH of the company…

Ukraine: limestone consumption down in September 2019

In September limestone deliveries by railroad decreased by 9% YoY, to 0.95 million tons. In 9 months deliveries totaled 8.4 million tons. The largest consumer is Dniepropetrovsk region – 43%. The top-3 regions (Dniepropetrovsk, Donetsk and Zaporzhye) consume some 85% of limestone. Metal industry enterprises consume the most limestone. They have increased purchases by 2%.…