During the meeting between Denis Shmygal and Bruno Le Mer, an agreement was signed on the supply of rails and other goods/services</p
On December 14, the Production Assurance Center branch of Ukrzaliznytsia signed an agreement with the French manufacturer Saarstahl Rail for the purchase of rails for 37.6 million euros, or UAH 1.45 billion. This was reported in the Prozorro system, Our Money writes.
19,000 tons of R-65 rails, traditional for Ukrzaliznytsia, with a hardened rolling surface 25 meters long, and not 50, as in Europe, were purchased .
The price is 1980 euros per ton, or 76392 hryvnias. The price includes delivery on DAP terms to Mostiska Lviv region. However, it is indicated that Ukrzaliznytsia pays for the draft from Poland to Ukraine.
The rails from the French plant, owned by the German metallurgical group Saarstahl, came out twice as expensive as the rails of Metinvest-SMC. Rinat Akhmetov’s company was the monopoly supplier of rails for Ukrzaliznytsia, production was carried out at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, which is now captured and destroyed by the Russian army.
- In the fall of 2021, Ukrzaliznytsia ordered them from “ Metinvest at UAH 33,780/t, or EUR 1,065.
- In 2019 — at UAH 26,550/t, or EUR 1,002 at the exchange rate.
- In 2018 — 29 001 UAH/t, or 938 euros at the exchange rate.
Global steel prices have doubled since 2018. However, these fluctuations were not reflected in the price of rails from Metinvest.
Bruno Le Mer sold Smygal expensive rails
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Bruno Le Mer gave Shmygal expensive rails
The contract with Saarstahl Rail was signed during the visit of the Ukrainian government delegation to Paris. During the meeting between Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Mer, the following agreements were signed:
- Agreement with the Government of France on the supply of rails for Ukrzaliznytsia manufactured by the French company Saarstahl in the amount of up to 37 .6 million euro
- Long-term Roadmap between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of France to create a program to support the digital industry of Ukraine.
- Memorandum between Ukravtodor and Matiere on the supply of bridges worth about 25 million euros.
- Agreement guarantees between the government of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to raise a EUR 300 million loan for Ukrenergo for the emergency restoration of power transmission networks. The funds are also accompanied by a €70 million grant from the Netherlands for the purchase of high-voltage equipment.
In addition, France has signed a bilateral agreement with the EBRD. The agreement provides for another 100 million euros of assistance for Ukraine.
The Ukrainian side also sent a letter on the program of providing state guarantees to the French government through the investment bank Bpifrance Assurance Export for the export of sowing seeds to Ukraine in the amount of approximately 20-25 million euros .
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