OREANDA-NEWS  On 14 October was announced, that in September, the Kriukivskyi railcar plant (KVBZ) increased production by 1.27% or eight carriages, as compared to August, to 639 items.

At the same time, in September 2008, the plant increased production by 14.52% or 81 cars, compared to September 2007.

In general, in January-September 2008, the plant produced 5,651 cars, which is an increase by 0.95% or 53 cars, compared to the same period of 2007.

In January-September, the plant produced 5,651 freight cars and 84 passenger cars (in January-September 2007, the plant produced only 22 passenger cars).

Besides, in January-September 2008, the plant increased the production volumes in comparable prices by 16.5%, compared to January-September 2007, to UAH 2.245 billion.

Since the beginning of 2008, we have been observing the positive production dynamics. This is quite typical for the last few years.

In August, the Kriukivskyi railcar plant increased production by 2.27% or 14 cars to 631 cars, compared to July.

In 2007, the Kriukivskyi railcar plant increased output by 68.23% or 3,020 cars, compared to 2006, to 7,445 cars of 12 different types.

The plant manufactures freight (flat-cars, tanks, bunker-type cars, gondola-cars) and passenger cars, spare parts and truck of freight cars, wheel pairs, spare parts for subway cars and escalators, containers and road machinery.

The Skinest Finants company owns 24.95% of the shares in the Kriukivskyi railcar plant, which is registered as an open joint-stock enterprise, the Transbuilding Service Limited company (Great Britain) holds 24.97% of the shares; as of April 2004, 20% of the shares were owned by the Kyiv-based TEKO Dniprometyz holding company. According to the plant, as of January 2004, the Kriukivskyi railcar plant concern held 11.95% of its shares.