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Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian

Official language Ukrainian

Ukrainian (óêðà¿́íñüêà ìî́âà, ukrayins’ka mova) is the official language of Ukraine. It is one of the East Slavic languages, the other two being Belarusian and Russian. Written Ukrainian resembles the other two, but with several notable differences.

Ukrainian is widely spoken in Central and Western regions. However, the East and South of Ukraine is mainly populated by the people who's mother tongue is Russian. In effect both languages, Ukrainian and Russian, are widely used in everyday life. The Ukrainian language as well as Russian originated in the 14th century from old Slavonic language used in the medieval state of Kiev Rus in the 8th-13th centuries.

Historically, the Old East Slavic language diverged into Belarusian and Ukrainian to the west (collectively, the Ruthenian language of the 15th to 18th centuries), and Old Russian to the north-east, after the political boundaries of Kievan Rus’ were redrawn in the fourteenth century. The territories of modern Belarus and Ukraine became part of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth, and so spoken Ukrainian shares vocabulary with Polish. It is notable that Ukrainian features were recognizable in the southern dialects of Old East Slavic as far back as the language can be documented.


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For investors: new entry
Novokahovskyi Lime-Sand Brick Plant

Purposes of company: Investments
Company description:

Market Overview:  Construction volume is increasing 20-25% annually, creating an increased demand for high quality façade bricks. The industrial capacity of façade bricks is estimated at 200 million bricks per year. In 2006, a construction boom is expected in southern Ukraine, where the plant is located. The product is used mainly by construction companies and private companies.

Project Overview:

  • Using KSE-400 (Germany)
  • Equipment supplier offers trainings for the buyer’s staff
  • Can produce 30 million bricks per year including high quality hollow façade bricks, ordinary bricks, molded bricks, white and colored bricks

Competitive Advantages:

  • Production of lime-sand bricks is considerably more energy efficient than the production of ceramic bricks. Moreover, the project envisions the reconstruction of one of the two pit-type 50-ton lime-burning kilns; using coal, automatic blending, loading, and burning will save on gas
  • Plant produces its own lime; a sand-pit is located close to the plant
  • No high quality lime-sand hollow bricks are produced in southern Ukraine
  • Due to the considerable decrease in the weight of the bricks, delivery and transportation becomes much easier; bricks can be transported by auto, railway (via the plant’s rail track), or by water (a river port is 8 km away)
    Investment Project Progress:  Market research has been conducted

Key Financials:

  • Total Investment - ˆ 1.5 mln
  • Investment Needed - ˆ 1.5 mln
  • Payoff period - 5 years

Branch: Construction materials
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Purposes of company: Investments
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Branch: Construction materials
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For Buyers: new entry
Lana Private Manufacturing-Commercial Firm

Purposes of company: Export
Company description:

Lana produces a wide variety of wood furnishings for the discerning customer. Lana specializes in high-quality, premium home furnishings created from solid wood, including: furniture, entry and interior doors, parquet, furniture façades, interior decorations, and staircases. Buyers can choose from distinctive creations of Lana’s innovative design team or provide their own designs. No matter how intricate the design, Lana’s highly-trained specialists will surpass their customers’ expectations.

Lana’s experienced team tightly controls the manufacturing process from start to finish, from selection and processing of only the finest lumber to careful inspection and meticulous hand-finishing of each item produced.
 
Lana is a family-owned business. This company has been successful in Ukraine and the countries of the former Soviet Union for over 15 years. The key to Lana’s success is dedication to traditional business values: excellent customer service, high-quality craftsmanship, and consistently delivering on commitments.
 
Lana creates unique and interesting designs. The company has flexible production and can make adjustments quickly to fill new orders. Lana’s marketing service has qualified specialists with good customer service skills.

The company employs highly qualified specialists to create handmade products with unique designs. The company has mastered a full woodworking cycle, from lumber to the finished product. The company has developed its own methods for drying and sawing wood. Valuable and rare types of wood are used.


Branch: Furniture
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Aliot, Ltd.

Purposes of company: Export
Company description:

Aliot, Ltd has been active in the Ukrainian furniture market since 1999. Aliot is a professional manufacturer of interior furniture for offices and homes. The distinguishing feature of this company’s production is a harmonious combination of functionality and aesthetics together with reasonable prices.

Aliot’s specialists work with European equipment that enables them to produce high-quality modern furniture. The aim of the company is to perfect and develop the furniture industry in order to satisfy the growing requirements of their customers and partners.

A combination of competent marketing policies and a team of professionals with a high level of technical training and practical skills ensure the constant development of the Aliot company.


Branch: Furniture
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