KIEV, Jan. 4 – Donetsk-based Skhidenergo Ltd., Lviv-based Zakhidenergo and state-run Ukrinterenergo power generation companies on January 1 launched commercial supplies of electricity to Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, Fant Di, spokesman for the Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Ministry, told Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Jan. 9 - Oil transportation through the Odessa-Brody pipeline from the Belarusian border to the Pivdenny sea oil terminal in Odessa went up by a factor of 2.6 in volume in 2007 to 9.056 million tons of oil.

KIEV, Jan. 9 - Ukraine's steel industry increased finished roll output 5% in 2007 compared with 2006 to 36.168 million tons, the country's Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.

KIEV, Jan. 10 - The Ukrainian cabinet has set the steel export quota for the European Union at 1.353 million tons, 2.5% more than in 2007.

KIEV, Jan. 10 ??“ Russian natural gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine dropped by 6.4% on the year to 113.7 billion cubic meters in 2006, UkrTransGaz, the state-owned gas shipper, reported Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 10 - Obolon company, Ukraine's largest beer company, in 2006 increased beer output by almost 22% to 114 million decaliters, compared with 93.6 million decaliters in 2005, the company reported.

KIEV, Jan. 10 - Skoda car sales in Ukraine in 2006 via the Eurocar dealing chain grew by 65% year-on-year, to 19,000 cars, Eurocar's press service reported on Tuesday.

KIEV, Jan. 10 ??“ Most of Ukraine??™s biggest steel companies increased roll output in 2006, highlighting robust demand for steel on world markets, industry sources said Wednesday.

KIEV, Jan. 10 - KarpatNaftoKhim Ltd., a petrochemical giant majority owned by Lukoil of Russia, plans to complete the building of a chlorine and hydrate of sodium production plant in October, the company reported.

KYIV, Dec 9 – PJSC Centravis Production Ukraine (Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of the Centravis Ltd. holding, has secured a contract to supply stainless steel tubes to South Korea's largest hydrogen production plant.