"Capital investments of the enterprise in 2021 should amount to UAH 27.2 billion, while in 2020 they will be around UAH 9.7 billion. Note that 55% of this amount is the company's own funds, 31% - investors' funds, another 14% are planned to be received from the state budget," — the company's press service reports.
According to the SilkBridge Internet portal, these orders are already being actively claimed by both European and Chinese manufacturers of railway equipment and components.
In particular, the Chinese corporation CRRC has the opportunity to quickly ensure the supply of cars to Ukraine due to the smooth operation of its repair depots in the Republic of Belarus. In addition, the Chinese Xinyang Amsted Tonghe Wheel Co has been trying for a long time to enter the Ukrainian market of car repairs with cast railway wheels, but the quality of their production is quite low.
In its turn, the general director of the Federation of Employers Ruslan Ilyichev emphasizes that Ukraine can produce almost the entire line of railway engineering, so it is logical to provide orders to Ukrainian plants. "We have the capability to produce freight cars, high-speed passenger trains, diesel trains, we have experience in locomotive construction. I see no problems with deep modernization of locomotives. We have all the necessary technologies," Ilyichev said.
Sergei Vovk, director of the Center for Transport Strategies, agrees: "Ukrzaliznytsia and private operators are developing their parks, these are projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and within the framework of sound protectionism it would be logical for this money to work in Ukraine and not in China. and stimulate domestic production. We need to protect our economic interests, as all countries do."
