OREANDA-NEWS. July 23, 2010. in Khmilnyk, the Vinnytsia region, ASTARTA commissioned a new modern elevator at the regional business unit "Khmilnytske".

The opening ceremony was attended by government officials, representatives of construction companies and financial institutions, as well as the Group's partners.

Mr. Viktor Ivanchyk, CEO of ASTARTA Holding N.V. pointed out that elevator complex in Khmilnyk is another strategy step to rise grain production and to prolong the value chain.

The just open elevator in Khmilnyk will provide for optimizing costs, reducing transportation losses, and generally improving the efficiency of the crop segment in the Vinnytsia region.

The designed capacity of the elevator is 50 thousand tons. The capacity of transportation lines is 200 tons per hour. Investments in the construction accounted for UAH 45 mln.