The corporation of Rinat Akhmetov and Valentyn Shevetovsky emerged victorious in the auction for a clay area situated in Transcarpathia, disbursing more than 10 million hryvnias.
MR Invest LLC, a company belonging to Rinat Akhmetov and Valentin Shevetovsky, triumphed in the auction securing a special permit, valid for a decade, for comprehensive exploitation of the Irlyavskaya clay field, located in the Zakarpattia region.
This information comes from NADRA.INFO, referencing details sourced from the UBIZ.ua platform and the YouControl analytical framework.
The auction was conducted on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, via the electronic system of JSC Prozorro.Sales, starting from an initial price point of UAH 4,715,200.
During the closed bidding phase, MR Invest LLC presented a proposal exceeding UAH 9.3 million for the designated lot. Their ultimate offer of UAH 10,001,000 enabled them to surpass their sole rival, Imex Minerals LLC, held by Tatyana Cherezova and Vitaliy Kravchenko. Imex Minerals LLC, which had initially proposed over UAH 5.8 million for the special permit, finalized their bidding with an even UAH 10 million.
Rinat Akhmetov possesses 75.5% of MR Invest LLC through Yumji Invest LLC, while the remaining 24.5% has been under the ownership of Terragres LLC since May 2025, which is held by Valentin Shevetovsky (YouControl), the founder of the Golden Tile ceramic organization.
As per the auction documentation, the Irlyavsky zone is intended for the exploration of pale and yellowish-brown clays, functioning as raw materials that adhere to the requirements outlined in DSTU B V.2.7-60-97 “Construction Materials. Clay Raw Materials for the Production of Ceramic Building Materials. Classification.” The anticipated mean mineral thickness is 4.2 meters, with estimated reserves of 1.1 million m³.
