Group DF - international group of the companies, major investments are concentrated in the nitrogen, titanium and gas businesses.
Employment in Ukraine must be raised through the advancement of industry, small and medium business, said Dmitry Firtash, President of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine following the signature of the National Trilateral Agreement On Employment and Jobs for 2012 – 2017
Visiting 'Sumykhimprom' plant, one of Ukraine's major chemical industries, Mr. Dmitry Firtash, Head of the Board of Directors of Group DF alleged that the company is capable of increasing its phosphorous fertilizers output by 25 % and its titanium dioxide – 4 times.
"Over twenty years, a new independent class of people has been formed – the people who have learned to assume more responsibility than others: this is a class of employers.
Speaking in the city of Sumy, Mr. Firtash, Head of the Board of Directors of Group DF argued that in the ten years to come, Ukraine faces good chances to triple its chemical production outputs.
Mr. Dmitry Firtash, President of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine has met with the administration and senior representatives of business community of Sumy region. Speaking to the gathering, Mr. Firtash, in particular, pointed out that economic control in regions of Ukraine needs to be substantially decentralized.
Interviewed by ‘Expert’ magazine, Dmitry Firtash, Head of the Board of Directors of Group DF told that he is looking to expanding the network of warehouses storing fertilizers and agrochemical substances destined for distribution in the domestic market, and to launching retail distribution of several-kilo fertilizers packages.
The Federation of Employers of Ukraine will advocate simplification of procedure of new production facilities construction and commissioning, as well as liberalization of procedures of obtaining permits for business incorporation.
Boris Krasnyansky, who is currently Managing Partner of PwC Ukraine, will become the new CEO of Group DF
Ukraine may rank second in the titanium metal market worldwide, pledged Dmitry Firtash in his interview to “Expert-Ukraine” magazine.
Dmitry Firtash’s nitrogen enterprises pursue a strategic objective of enhancing their positions in the European market, including acquisition of new assets, increase in outputs of production featuring higher added value and importers displacement from the domestic market, explained Head of the Board of Directors of Group DF Mr. Dmitry Firtash in his interview to “Expert-Ukraine” magazine.