VASTERAS (Sweden), April 28 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the expansion of its nuclear fuel factory, situated in Vasteras, Sweden, in response to growing demand for nuclear fuel supply diversification for VVER-1000 reactors in Ukraine and other European countries.

KIEV, April 29 - Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Combine LLC has become a supplier of titanium sponge to Italy's TiFast S.r.l., a titanium products manufacturer.

KIEV, April 26 – Pivdenne Design Bureau and Pivdenmash production amalgamation (both based in Dnipropetrovsk) and the Italian-based AvioSpA have signed a contract for the supply of rocket engines for the fourth stage of the new European Vega launch vehicle.

KIEV, April 27 – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved draft amendments to some legislative acts on food quality and safety, Deputy Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Oleksandr Sen reported.

KIEV, April 27 – The Association of Alternative Fuel and Energy Market Participants has called on the Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine to sustain the technical standards of engine biofuel until national standards for these goods are developed.

KIEV, April 28 – Due to terrorist attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, Pivdenno-Zakhidna railways says it is strengthening control over organization of passenger and freight transportation.

GIRESUN (Turkey), April 28 - Work on the assembly of the Petro Hodovanets self-elevating drilling rig has been completed in the Turkish port of Giresun.

KIEV, April 28 – Support for the 2010 Kharkiv agreements on the prolongation of the deployment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine until 2042 has dropped among the population of Ukraine, according to a new poll.

KIEV, April 28 – The International Finance Corporation is in talks with Ukreximbank, OTP Bank and ProCredit Bank on crediting of energy saving projects in Ukraine's housing sector, said Deputy Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Utilities Minister Olha Romaniuk.

KIEV, April 28 – Ukraine's balance of payments deficit in March stood at $513 million, whereas the country saw a surplus in February and January of $1.362 billion and $259 million, respectively, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.