Companies@UA: База компаний Украины

Kyiv, July 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) will transfer UAH 8.5 billion foreseen by the plan to the 2009 national budget if Odesa Port-Side Chemical Plant (Yuzhny, Odesa region) is sold, SPF Acting Head Dmytro Parfenenko said at a press conference on Thursday.

He said that the starting price of the plant is UAH 4 billion and nine companies are currently interested in a tender, which means the final price could reach UAH 6-7 billion.

In addition, according to Parfenenko, it is planned in 2009 to sell three regional energy supply companies for a total of UAH 700 million.

"In this way, we will fulfill the privatization plan," Parfenenko said.

According to data of July 23 from the SPF, revenues from privatization since early 2009 have been UAH 559.8 million. Revenues from dividends in the period were UAH 399.4 million, and from renting state property - UAH 390.2 million.