MOSCOW (MRC) -- The Bashkir Soda Company (BSK) has been excluded from the list of a number of organizations against which Ukraine has imposed sanctions, RBK said.
So, the head of state, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed a decree on the implementation of the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of the country on sanctions, the document was published on the president's website.
The sanctions against the BSK were imposed in May 2020 for a period of three years. Restrictions were imposed on trade operations, blocking of assets, complete cessation of the transit of resources, flights and transportation to the territory of Ukraine, suspension of the fulfillment of economic and financial obligations, as well as a ban on participation in the privatization and lease of state property.
Earlier it was reported that in March of this year, the shares of Bashkir Soda Company JSC (BSK) were transferred to the state, thereby restoring the control of the Russian Federation over the assets of the largest soda producer. Until January 17, 2013, 61.65% of Soda OJSC belonged to Bashkiria, 34.79% - to Caustic OJSC. Subsequently, Soda was merged with Caustic, with the latter renaming the Bashkir Soda Company.
According to the ScanPlast of MRC, the Bashkir Soda Company (BSK) produced about 21,700 tonnes of suspension PVC in February against 23,500 tonnes a month earlier. In January - February of this year, the total volume of resin production at the Bashkir enterprise reached 45,200 tonnes, which is 1% less than a year earlier.
JSC "Bashkir Soda Company" was formed in May 2013 by merging JSC "Soda" and JSC "Caustic". Today "BSK" is one of the largest chemical complexes in the country. The company ranks first in Russia in the production of soda ash and baking soda, and is also one of the leaders in the production of PVC, caustic soda and cable compounds.
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