Daily monitor

According to Interfax-Ukraine, which has reported coke production numbers for September, the total 6% water content gross coke output of Ukrainian coke makers amounted to 1.46 mln mt last month.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, Bagliy Coke [BKOK UZ, U/R] dropped output 23% MoM in September to 50 thsd mt. This is 22% lower than the average 8M08 value of 64 thsd mt.

In September, Avdiivka Coke [AVDK UZ, U/R] decreased output of 6% water content gross coke by 33% MoM to 252 thsd mt, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

Mostobud [MTBD UZ, BUY] has been announced as the contractor for a new 4-star hotel construction project in Kyiv. Led by the development company “Dominion Kyiv”, the “Peresvet Plaza Hotel 4” is scheduled to open in the capital in 2010.

Ukraine’s State Medicine and Medical Products Service favors stricter licensing procedures in the field of pharmaceuticals and health care, as announced at a meeting of the State Committee on Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship.

According to an official press release made by Astarta on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the company has received permission from the ABN AMRO Bank for an extension to its USD 25 mln loan for another 12 months until October 8, 2009.

Sumy Frunze [SMASH UZ, N/R], intends to deliver compressor equipment to the Russian gas monopolist Gazprom. An order was placed in the amount of USD 70 mln, for completion by April 2009.

Brunswick Rail Leasing (Russia) plans to buy at least 2 thsd railcars from Stakhaniv Railcar Works [SVGZ UZ, BUY], from amongst its production in 2009.

According to the updated forecast of Kingsman, a UK-based consulting agency, the world sugar deficit will deepen to 4.7 mln mt (+42% YoY) in the 2008/09 marketing year.

The Bogdan Corporation and the Skoda Transportation Company (Czech Republic) have established a joint company "Bogdan" - Skoda Transportation".