Due to the increase in tariffs of “Ukrzaliznytsia” and “Ukrenergo”, the only graphite enterprise in Ukraine has stopped – Association
In Ukraine, the only graphite enterprise “Zavallivskyi graphite”, which had been working since 1934, stopped working.
This stoppage is a serious blow to the industry of Ukraine, as graphite is used in the production of electrodes, the automotive industry and is necessary in the introduction of the latest technologies, which can separately harm the defense industry, the National Association of Mining Industry of Ukraine notes.
“The company stopped its activities against the background of a number of challenges, among which the increase in tariffs for [передачу]electricity [«Укренерго» – ред.] and logistics of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”, at an enterprise in need of significant modernization. These factors significantly increased production costs, which, combined with other economic constraints, made it impossible to maintain…
