The plants of OSTCHEM nitrogen holding (Group DF) produced 2.1 million t of mineral fertilizers in 2023 (up 19.51% year-on-year), including 1.56 million t at Cherkasy Azot (up 39.63% year-on-year) and 528,000 t at Rivne Azot (down 10.81% year-on-year).
Rental rates have held steady in the Baltic countries in January 2024 compared with December 2023. The changes in some rental rates can be explained exclusively by currency fluctuations.
Kremenchuk Steel Works did not produce large railway steel castings in December 2023. The total production reached a total of 9,200 t in 2023.
From January 28 to January 29, a convention will be in effect that will restrict transportation of feed (ETSNV 54) and dairy products (55) through the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to Szczebrzeszyn, Hrubieszow and Slawkow stations in Poland for all consignees.
Prices for new freight wagons at some Ukrainian enterprises in January 2024 (million UAH, VAT excluding, EXW)
Last year, the Lithuanian company LTG Cargo (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai) transported a total of 27.2 million t of cargo (up 2.5 million t compared with the year before). The list of most actively carried cargoes includes oil and oil products (9.4 million t), construction cargoes (5.5 million t), and agricultural products (4.7 million t).
From February 1 to February 7, transportation of husks (ETSNV 542101), cake (542050), feed meal (542224) and meal containing no more than 1.5% oil and no more than 11% moisture (542239) through the Izov-Exp border crossing (PKP) to Poland is suspended for all consignees.
Gondola car price index, €/unit*
The volume of railway transportation of rolled steel products, semi-finished products, pipes, pig iron and ferrous metal scrap decreased by 1% to 800,000 t in Ukraine in December compared with November.
Gondola car rental rate index, €/day*