KIEV, Feb. 2 – Group DF of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash hopes to realize joint steps with the state to promote a project to consolidate and vertically integrate the titanium sector in 2012.

KIEV, Feb. 3 - France's Soufflet Group, one of the largest malt producers in the world, has bought malt producer Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro brewery from Donetsk-based System Capital Management Group.

KIEV, Feb. 5 – Blocking stakes in Prykarpattiaoblenergo, Lvivoblenergo, Poltavaoblenergo, Chernihivoblenergo and Sumyoblenergo could be sold at a privatization auction for around UAH700 million, and a 67.79% stake in OJSC Ukrtelecom for around UAH4 billion, according to analysts of Ukrainian investment company polled by Interfax-Ukraine.

KIEV, Feb. 4 - Ukraine's steel industry reduced finished roll output 1% year-on-year in January to 3.056 million tons, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.

KIEV, Feb. 4 – European Oil Products Biodiesel AG, a German company producing biodiesel from rapeseed, may invest about EUR50 million in rapeseed growing and the construction of a biodiesel plant in Zhytomyr region.

GENEVA, Feb. 5 – Ukraine will seek to ratify the deal for accession to the World Trade Organization within the next two or three weeks, time needed to translate the paper, President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 5 ??“ Ukragroleasing may set up joint venture with New Holland of the Netherlands, one of the world's leading manufacturers of agriculture machinery, Serhiy Smyk, Ukragroleasing's board chairman, said.

KIEV, Feb. 2 ??“ Forum Bank, Ukraine??™s No. 14 bank by assets, is in talks with undisclosed potential investors over selling more than 51% stake, Yaroslav Kolesnyk, the bank's board chairman, said.

FRANKFURT, Feb. 5 - Moody's has confirmed the Ba3 Corporate Family Rating as well as the Ba2 rating for the $500 million senior unsecured Loan Participation notes of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, the agency said in a press release. The rating outlook is stable.

KIEV, Feb. 3 - Britain's Regal Petroleum Plc. may file a suit with a European court to demand compensation from Ukraine for losses caused by cancellation of the company's license to develop two gas condensate fields.