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«BIOPEK» LLC, located on the territory of Gnidava Sugar Refinery, whose work was previously connected with the appearance of a stench in Lutsk, restarts its work at full capacity. It is reported by the press service of «Gnidava Sugar Refinery» LLC. The bioethanol refinery has not been operational since May. First, its owners suspended it themselves...

Today sugar industry of Vinnytsia region is the most powerful in Ukraine. Director of the Department for Agricultural Development, Ecology and Natural Resources of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, Mykola Tkachuk, reports about it. The press service of the Regional State Administration reports. The official stressed that sugar industry was and remains a strategic direction of the agrarian sector of Vinnytsia region. The econo...

«Astarta», the largest sugar producer in Ukraine, plans to increase its land bank to 400 thousand hectares by 2020. The Operations Director of «Astarta», Zhelko Ertseg, says, reports Delo.UA. «Land bank increasing is a permanent process. Now our land bank includes 250 thousand hectare...

In the first month of the current marketing year, Ukrainian producers exported 16,94 thousand tonnes of sugar into foreign markets. The largest deliveries were made to Azerbaijan — 38%, Sudan — 16%, Tajikistan — 13%, Turkey and Sri Lanka — 8% and 7%, respectively. According to the head of...

On October, 3 «Pryzma-14» LLC (Kashperivka Sugar Refinery), in Kyiv region, began sugar beet processing. In MY 2016/2017 the company produced 15,8 thousand tonnes of sugar and processed 112,2 thousand tonnes of sugar beet.

On September, 29 Krasyliv Sugar Refinery, in Khmelnytsk region, began sugar refining season. In MY 2016/2017 the company produced 9,5 thousand tonnes of sugar and processed 66,6 thousand tonnes of sugar beet.

On September, 26 Zgurivsky Sugar Refinery («Kraevid» LLC), in Kyiv region, began sugar beet processing. In MY 2016/2017 the company produced 22,3 thousand tonnes of sugar and processed 165,5 thousand tonnes of sugar beet.

Kobeliatsky and Novoorzhytsky sugar refineries, part of «Astarta-Kyiv» Agro-Industrial Holding,  began sugar refining season on October 2 and 3, respectively. In MY 2016/17 Kobeliatsky Sugar Refinery produced 61,6 thousand tonnes of sugar and processed 431,6 thousand tonnes of sugar beet, while Novoorzhytsky Sugar Refinery — 60,9 t...

According to the decision of the Kyiv Pechersk district court on September 29 this year, arrest on the accounts of subsidiaries of the company, which were blocked in the proceedings initiated by the General Prosecutor's Office — was removed. The press-service of the company reports.  As previously reported, on Septemberб 19, the General Prosecutor's Office closed the proceedings, admitting the absence of the offense....

According to results of 2016/17 MY Sri Lanka imported 112,2 thousand tonnes of Ukrainian sugar in the amount of USD 56,7 million. Three leaders are closed by Georgia and Turkey, which imported 47,9 and 42,5 thousand tonnes of sugar, respectively. Significant deliveries were also made to African countries. As a result,...