Privatization of profitable enterprises in Ukraine is low-hanging fruit, but not for foreign investors. A chemical factory seized from a Russian oligarch will be put up for auction this year.
PJSC Vinnytsiapobuthim, a well-known manufacturer of household chemicals and cosmetics, has been transferred to the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) for future sale at auction. This was reported by the Asset Recovery and Management Agency’s (ARMA) press service. The Vinnytsiapobuthim enterprise was seized and transferred to ARMA’s control in July 2022 and is currently being operated by Kraytex-service, which won an asset management competition in December 2022. The Antimonopoly Committee approved the asset’s transfer to ARMA in April of