Ukraine has resumed seaborne exports of urea. For the first time in seven years, a shipment of products manufactured by the OSTCHEM group was exported via the port of Chornomorsk to international buyers in Mediterranean countries. The main destinations are Italy and Turkey, according to Group DF, which includes the nitrogen holding company.
The total shipment volume was around 21,000 tonnes. Among the Ukrainian urea buyers are major international companies, including the U.S.-based Nitron Group and South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation.
Maritime exports have resumed amid the gradual stabilization of logistics chains and growing interest from international traders in Ukrainian products. Part of OSTCHEM’s output is also being sold to European industrial consumers via overland logistics routes.
The company is also negotiating new export shipments with several international traders and industrial consumers.
“We see strong interest from major international traders and continue working to expand export shipments. Negotiations are currently underway on new export contracts with global trading companies,” said Kyrylo Demskyi, CEO of Nika-Agrotrade, which handled the export of the product.
