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Kyivmedpreparat [KMED UZ, U/R], the leading antibiotics pharmaceutical producer in Ukraine and a member of the Arterium Corporation, decided to increase its share capital by UAH 100 mln, up to the level of UAH 200.1 mln.

President Viktor Yushchenko effectively unblocked the privatization of a number of large Ukrainian state-controlled companies, the details of which are which are outlined in Decree #874 and #878, both dated September 29.

Zaporizhstal [ZPST UZ, Strong BUY] decreased crude steel output to 283 thsd mt in September, according to Interfax-Ukraine, down 23% from the average 8M08 level of 365 thsd mt per month.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, Dniprovsky Iron & Steel Works named after Dzerzhinsky, or simply Dzerzhynka [DMKD UZ, BUY], produced 217 thsd mt of steel in August, down as much as 63% from the 8M08 average of 316 thsd mt.

Oleh Dubina, the CEO of Naftohaz of Ukraine, hopes that the natural gas price for Ukraine does not exceed USD 300 per thsd cbm in 2009.

Interfax-Ukraine reported steel production numbers for September.

Slavutych [SLAV UZ, BUY] is going to increase its statutory fund by 15% to USD 201.2 mln.

The National Communication Regulation Commission (NCRC) of Ukraine has announced its decision to award four new licenses for the use of additional radio-frequency bands in the range of 900 MHz.

The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine has announced the illegitimacy of the decision made earlier by Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers about transferring the controlling stake in AZOVMASH to the Cabinet of Ministers.

Astarta [AST PW, BUY], a vertically integrated agricultural holding, is going to build silo facilities with a total storage capacity of 0.2-0.25 mln mt of grain by the end of 2011.