1. ІNVESTMENT PASSPORT
of Poltava oblast
Poltava
STATE AGENCY FOR INVESTMENT AND NATIONAL
PROJECTS OF UKRAINE

2. STATE AGENCY FOR INVESTMENT AND NATIONAL PROJECTS OF UKRAINE
POLTAVA REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
POLTAVA REGIONAL CENTER FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
2013

3. GREETINGS
DEAR SIRS!
DEAR COLLEAGUES!
Investment passport of Poltava region is created
by the State Agency for Investment and National
Projects of Ukraine in collaboration with Poltava
Regional State Administration. It contains
qualitative up-to-date comprehensive information
on competitive advantages and investment
opportunities of the region; it aims at disclosure
and realization of its investment potential.
Poltava region is a place where both industrial
and agricultural sectors find their harmonious
representation. Our achievements, well-known
not only in the region but also far beyond its
borders, have become possible due to the complex
approach to the salvation of social-economic
problems, to which we are being directed by the
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych. Our
main goal is to make the life of people in Poltava
region more prosperous and convenient.
We hope that the publication would be not only
a source of information for business but would
also allow raising investment attractiveness of the
region, would become the effective tools to set
business contacts with potential investors, would
favour making positive decisions on investing in
Poltava region.
The region's potential is really inexhaustible. Rich
natural resources, ancient history and culture,
powerful enterprises that manufacture highquality products, good enough to compete with
the best world brands, highly professional
specialists – all this is the face of Poltava region
of today.
Yours respectfully,
Vladyslav KASKIV
Head of the State Agency for Investment
and National Projects of Ukraine
I really hope that our common efforts will lead
Poltava region with the same high standards into
tomorrow!
Respectfully yours,
Oleksandr UDOVICHENKO
Head of Poltava Regional
State Administration
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4. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE REGION
• Poltava region occupies a highly favourable economic and geographical position in the centre
of Ukraine on the crossroad of important international transport tracks.
• The industrial growth rates of the region are higher than the typical indices of other
Ukrainian regions.
• Significant scientific and technical potential can easily secure the development of the main
economic and social sectors of the region.
• Highly developed is also the agro-industrial complex that is being characterized by the high
level of cereal and industrial crops production, as well as of livestock farming.
• Positive macroeconomic rates and permanent growth of demand make Poltava region a
practically ideal place for entering the Ukrainian market.
• Poltava region has significant scientific and technical potential that can easily secure the
development of the main economic and social sectors of the region.
• Favourable business climate created by the developed network of information and consulting
centres with modern technical equipment together with the small business being supported by
the government authorities.
• There are 64 vocational colleges and higher education institutions in Poltava region, that
provide professional education in more than 200 specialities thus graduating highly
professional personnel for the enterprises of the region.
• Developed network of medical and cultural institutions, sport and recreation centres provide
an opportunity for harmonious personality development of each citizen of Poltava region.
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5. CONTENTS
SECTION 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE REGION
1.1. Geography and climate.....................................................................................................................8
1.2. Demography.......................................................................................................................................9
1.3. Human resources...............................................................................................................................9
1.4. Education...........................................................................................................................................10
1.5. Property.............................................................................................................................................11
1.6. Economic potential..........................................................................................................................11
1.7. Success stories..................................................................................................................................15
1.8. Transport and communications...................................................................................................16
1.9. Socio-cultural sphere......................................................................................................................18
1.10. Rating...............................................................................................................................................20
SECTION 2. INVESTMENT OFFERS
2.1. Priority spheres for investment....................................................................................................22
2.2. National projects in the region....................................................................................................22
2.3. Strategic regional projects.............................................................................................................22
2.4. Industrial property and land plots...............................................................................................23
SECTION 3. CONTACTS.............................................................................................................................26
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6. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AND SOURCES WERE USED WHILE DRAFTING THE INVESTMENT
PASSPORT
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Ukraine’s Regions Competitiveness Report 2012 (http://www.feg.org.ua)
State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (http://www.ukrstatgov.ua)
Main Administration of Statistics in Poltava Region (http://www.poltavastat.gov.ua/)
Poltava Regional State Administration (http://www.adm-pl.gov.ua)
Poltava City Council (http://www.rada-poltava.gov.ua)
Ecology and Natural Resources Department of Poltava Regional State Administration
(http://www.eco-poltava.gov.ua)
• Data Portal «Geography of Poltava Region» (http://www.geo.pnpu.edu.ua)
• Regional expert-consulting centre «Poltava Consulting»
• Ukraine's Investment Atlas 2013, State Investment Project
DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTMENT POLICY AND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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7. POLTAVA OBLAST
Investment passport of the region
Section 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE
REGION
Geography and climate
Education
Economic potential
Ratings
Human resources
Demography
Transport and communications
Poltava
oblast
Success stories
Property
Socio-cultural sphere

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1.1. Geography and climate
MAP OF THE REGION
Urenhoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod
Russia
Belarus
Hadiach
Lokhvytsia
Kyiv, Lviv, EU
Chornukhy
Pyriatyn
Zinkiv
Hrebinka
Kotelva
Myrhorod
Lubny
Odesa, seaport
Istanbul
Luhansk,
Russia, Kazakhstan
Shyshaky
Khorol
Orzhytsia
Dykanka
Velyka
Bahychka
Chutovo
E 40
Semenivka
Reshetylivka
Poltava
Karlivka
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Мashivka
E
Hlobyno
Novi
Sanzhary
Kozelshchyna
Kobeliaky
Komsomolsk
Kremenchuk
Ukrtatnafta
(Kremenchuk Refinery)
Moldova
Brick-tile raw materials
Gypsum
Granite
Salts
Dolerite
AREA OF THE REGION – 28.8 thousand km²
ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL
47.6% of the territory – below 100 m
38% of the territory – 100-150 m
14.4% of the territory – 150-200 m
PRECIPITATION
From 480 up to 580 mm per year. The most rainy
months are July and June.
Moderately continental climate.
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AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
January: - 3.7 Ñ°, July: +21.4 Ñ°
SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR – 105
WATER RESOURCES OF THE REGION
Poltava region is situated in the basin of the
Dnipro river. There are approximately 150 rivers
and 70 water-storage basins in the region. On its
southern and south-east borders the region is
washed by the waters of Kremenchuk and Dniprodzerzhynsk water-storage basins.

9. DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN RIVERS WITHIN THE REGION
Dnipro'’s basin
stretch, km
water intake area, km²
Psel
11018
Khorol
241.0
3870
Vorskla
226.0
5970
Sula
213.0
19600
Oril
79.6
748
Kolomak
73.1
1650
Hovtva
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350.0
36.0
1680
1.2. Demography
THE LARGEST CITIES
AGE STRUCTURE
Major cities
thou.pers.
Poltava
Kremenchuk
60 years and
elder 23.4%
296.9
225.9
Komsomolsk (City Council)
54.3
Lubny
41.1
GENDER
Male – 45.9%
POPULATION – 1467.8 thousand people
(as of 01.01.2013)
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0-15 years old
14.2%
47.6
Myrhorod
16-59 years
old 62.4%
Female – 54.1%
1.3. Human resources
WORKABLE POPULATION (%)
Younger than employable
14%
Employable
69%
Elder than employable
17%
EMPLOYABLE POPULATION – 1006.6
thousand people
REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
2.8% (to the employable population)
AVERAGE WAGE – UAH 2850.0 (for 2012 as
of 01.01.2013)
DIVISION OF EMPLOYEES BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
employees total – 240.5 thousand people
industry
agriculture, forestry, fishing industry
wholesale and retail; auto and moto repair
transport, warehousing, mail and messenger' service
construction
administrative and subsidiary services
professional, scientific and technical work
real estate operations
health care, social assistance
information and telecommunication
temporary placement and catering
other services
art, sport, recreation, leisure
financial and insurance activities
education
44.7%
23.3%
10.4%
6.0%
5.4%
3.3%
1.9%
1.8%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
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10
20
30
40
50
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1.4. Education
There were 730 comprehensive schools with 128.4 thousand pupils in 2012/2013 school year. Vocational
technical schools amounted to 42 units with 12.4 thousand students. Training of personnel with higher
education by professional orientation is carried out in 21 higher education institutions (HEI), among which
14 HEI have I-II accreditation levels, 7 HEI have III-IV accreditation levels.
HEI are divided into types in the following way:
•5 technical secondary schools •5 specialized schools •3 colleges •2 academies •5 universities •1 institute
57.2 thousand people have got an education in HEI of all the levels of accreditation.
LEADING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
of ²²²-²V levels of accreditation
Faculties
- Higher education institution of Ukoospilka «Poltava
University of Economics and Trade»
- Poltava State Agrarian Academy (PSAA)
- Poltava National Technical Yurii Kondratiuk University
(PNTYKU)
- Poltava V. H. Korolenko National Pedagogical University
(PNPU)
- Poltava Institute of Economics and Law HEI «University
«Ukraine»
- State higher education institution of Ukraine «Ukrainian
Medical Stomatological Academy»
- Private higher education institution «Poltava Institute of
Economics and Management «Svitoch»
- Poltava Law Institute of the National University «Yaroslav the
Wise Law Academy of Ukraine»
- Private enterprise «Academy of Liberal Arts Education
Development» Kremenchuk
- Branch «Kremenchuk Institute of the Private Higher
Education Institution «Alfred Nobel University
Dnipropetrovsk» (KI ANUD)
- Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi Kremenchuk National University
(KNU)
- Private Higher education Institution «Kremenchuk University
of Economics, Information Technologies and Management»
(KUEITM)
GRADUATES in 2012
Educational institutions
thou. people
HEI
I-II levels of accreditation
III-IV levels of accreditation
Technical schools
2.6
12.8
7.4
Comprehensive
II degree
III degree
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14.6
10.8
Training
domains
Students
6
16
15000
7
8
9
39
14000
10000
7
30
8000
4
8
1500
5
6
3700
1
6
500
1
1
800
5
7
370
8
7
2000
7
17
10000
6
9
4000
LEADING COLLEGES AND SPECIALISED
SCHOOLS
- Agrarian college of management and law of
Poltava State Agrarian Academy
- Agrarian-economic college of Poltava State
Agrarian Academy
- College of Poltava Institute of Economics and
Management «Svitoch»
- Municipal Higher Education Institution of
Poltava Region Council «M. V. Lysenko
Poltava Musical School»
- Municipal Higher Education Institution of the
I level of accreditation «Poltava Basic Medical
College»

11. - Poltava Construction Vocational School of
Transport Construction
- Poltava Commercial Technical Secondary
School
- Poltava Cooperative Vocational School of
Poltava Region Consumer's Association
- Separate structural subdivision Poltava Oil
Geological Prospecting Vocational School of
Poltava Yurii Kondratiuk National Technical
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University
- Poltava Politechnic College of National
Technical University «Kharkiv Politechnic
Institute»
- Poltava Professional Lyceum of Service
Industries
- Poltava Vocational School of Food Technologies of National University of Food
Technologies
1.5. Property
HOUSING
25.1 m² per one resident of the region
AVERAGE RENT – OFFICE SPACE –
UAH 90 per m²
HOUSING STOCK
Total housing stock — 36810.6 thousand m²
Rental charge of office facilities depending on a
facility category:
• Category «À» – UAH 120-150 per m²
• Category «B» – UAH 110-130 per m²
• Category «C» – UAH 80-100 per m²
• Category «D» – UAH 60-80 per m²
• Category «E» and «F» – UAH 50-60 per m²
AVERAGE HOUSING COST (houses)
in the city of Poltava equals (considering the cost
of a land plot) 600 – 1,200 $/m²
AVERAGE HOUSING COST (apartments)
primary market – 500-1500 $/m²
secondary market – 600-800 $/m²
AVERAGE RENT – PRODUCTION
FACILITIES – UAH 15-40 per m²
AVERAGE RENT – HOUSING
1-roomed flats UAH 1000-1600 per month
2-roomed flats UAH 1200-1800 per month
3-roomed flats UAH 1500-3000 per month
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AVERAGE RENT – STORAGE SPACE,
WAREHOUSES – UAH 10-40 per m²
1.6. Economic potential
PRIORITY SECTORS OF ECONOMY IN THE REGION
Over 300 manufacturing plants are being located in Poltava region. Industrial production sector of the
region is dominated by such industries, as mining, coke and oil products industry, food, drinks and tobacco
industry, mechanical engineering – there part in the total output of sold products being 88 %.
EXPORT/IMPORT, COUNTRIES, BALANCE
In 2012 the region carried on foreign trade with more than 115 countries of the world. The total output
of exported goods and services of the region was $3,445.0 mln, of imported goods – $2,133.9 mln. In
comparison with the year 2011 export rate has risen for 1.6%, import rate – for 38.7%.
Foreign trade surplus constitutes $1,311.1 mln.
Major partners in export of goods
Major partners in import of goods
Russian
Federation
30.2%
China
43.0%
Russian
Federation
10.1%
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
9.1%
19.0%
USA
7.5%
Austria
7.6%
Germany
4.7%
Belarus
7.5%
China
4.2%
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10
15
20
25
30
35
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10
20
30
40
50
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12. The following services dominate in the structure of exported services by economic activities:
- transport and communication services – 56.4%
- real estate services – 14.4%
- educational services – 11.0%
- services in processing industry 6.7%
The biggest market share of the import was constituted by the services connected with financial activities
(31.3%), state administration (25.2%), real estate operations (22.2%), transport and communication
services (7.7%).
Major partners in export of services
Virgin Islands
Russian
Federation
Switzerland
Major partners in import of services
25.4%
Great Britain
17.1%
Switzerland
9.9%
Great Britain
5
10.3%
Denmark
4.4%
0
13.3%
Russian Federation
5.4%
Germany
39.4%
6.8%
Poland
10
15
20
25
4.3%
0
30
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Foreign business of services was carried out with the partners from 117 countries of the world.
Goods exported
means of surface transport, aircrafts, boats
mineral products
other goods
foods of plant origin
inputs, equipment and machinery; electrical
machinery
6.1%
4.3%
11.5%
Goods imported
mineral products
other goods
means of surface transport, aircrafts, boats
inputs, equipment and machinery; electrical
machinery
ferrous metal and metal works
prepared foods
5.8%
43.2%
34.9%
6.9%
48.6%
12.0%
12.3%
14.4%
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED IN THE REGION
Manufacturing of particular industrial products
Unit weigh of the region in
the economy of Ukraine, %
Gas condensate
49.4
Natural gas
36.7
Cocoa-free confectionery including white chocolate
25.2
Fat cheese
21.0
Granular white sugar
18.9
Sausage goods
13.1
Fresh-killed or refrigerated pork
12.5
Dairy butter
12.1
Crude oil
11.5
Cultured milk foods
Fresh-killed and refrigerated beef and veal
7.6
Knitted underwear
6.8
Sunflower unrefined oil
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7.7
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13. Ceramic non-fire-rated construction brick
4.9
Knitted outerwear
4.8
Chocolate and other final foods containing cacao, in blocks, plates
4.8
and bars
Liquid processed milk
4.5
Bakery products
3.3
Fresh non fermented cheese and cultures cheese
3.2
Building blocks from cement, concrete or granolith
3.1
MAJOR COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE REGION
Name
Poltavaoblenerho, PJSC
Transnational financial-industrial oil
company Ukrtatnafta, PJSC
Location
Poltava
Type of activity
production, supply and distribution of
energy
Kremenchuk
production of oil-refining products
Poltavanaftohaz, OGPD Ukrnafta,
PJSC
Poltava
raw oil and natural gas production
Branch of Poltavahazvydobuvannia,
GPD Ukrhazvydobuvannia, PJSC
Poltava
raw oil and natural gas production
Poltava Ore-Dressing and
Compressing Enterprise, OJSC
Komsomolsk
iron ore production
Kremenchuk Carbon Black Plant,
OJSC
Kremenchuk
production of chemical substances and
chemical products
AutoKrAZ, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of autos, trailers and semitrailers
Kremenchuk Auto Assembly Plant,
Ltd
Kremenchuk
production of autos, trailers and semitrailers
Poltava
production of train locomotives and rolling
stocks
Kremenchuk Auto Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
manufacturing of machinery and equipment
for mining and construction industries
Kremenchuk Wheel Production
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of assemblies, parts and
equipment for transport facilities
Kriukiv Rail Carriage Production
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
production of train locomotives and rolling
stocks
Motor Sich Lubny Machine-Tool
Plant, PJSC
Lubny
production of metal-working machines and
benches
Poltava Turbo-mechanical Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of common application
machines and equipment
Poltava Adamantine Instrument, PJSC
Poltava
production of abrasive agents
Poltava Auto-Aggregate Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of assemblies, parts and
equipment for transport facilities
Poltavkhimmash, PJSC
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14. Electromotor, PJSC
Poltava
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Karlivka Machine-Building Plant,
PJSC
Karlivka
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Kozelshchyna
district, N.
Haleshchyna
production of machines and equipment for
agriculture and forestry
Haleshchyna Machine-Building Plant
of Agriculture and Forestry Machines,
PJSC
Ltava Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of wiring devices
Poltava Machine-Building Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of common application
machines and equipment
Poltava Medical Glass Plant, PJSC
Poltava
production of glass and glassware
Poltava Firm Vorskla, PJSC
Poltava
garment production
Kremenchuk Manufacturing-Retail
Firm Kremteks, PJSC
Kremenchuk
garment production
Kremenchuk Leather Plant, LLC
Kremenchuk
leather manufacturing
Hadiachsyr, LLC
Hadiach
production of dairy products
Hlobyno Meat Processing Factory,
LLC
Hlobyno
production of meat and meat products
Kremenchuk
production of meat and meat products
Kremenchukmiaso, PJSC
Khorol Milk-Canning Factory of Baby
Food, PJSC
Khorol
production of baby food and dietary
products
Lubny Milk Factory, LLC
Lubny
production of dairy products
Poltava Oil-Extracting Plant Kernel
Group, PJSC
Poltava
production of oil and animal fats
Poltava Alcoholic Beverage Plant,
PJSC
Poltava
distillation, purification and blending of
alcoholic drinks
Kremenchuk Alcoholic Beverage
Plant, PJSC
Kremenchuk
distillation, purification and blending of
alcoholic drinks
Poltava
production of cocoa, chocolate and sugar
confectionery
Kremenchuk
production of cocoa, chocolate and sugar
confectionery
Poltavacondyter, PJSC
Kremenchuk Confectionary Roshen,
PJSC
Poltavpyvo Firm, PJSC
JT International Ukraine, PJSC
Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant, PJSC
Pyriatyn Cheese Producing Plant,
PJSC
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Poltava
Kremenchuk
Myrhorod
Pyriatyn
production of beer
production of tobacco goods
production of soft drinks, mineral water
and other bottled waters
production of dairy products

15. MAJOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
In 2012 foreign investors contributed 244.4 mln USD into the economy of the region in the form of direct
investments (stock capital). Volume of the investments contributed from the beginning of contributing
period of the direct foreign investments (stock capital) for December, 31 2012 was 942.8 mln USD.
Investments were granted from 46 countries of the world. The main investing countries, who contribute
97% of the total volume of direct investments, are:
•Russian Federation – 46.8 mln USD
•Panama – 14.8 mln USD
•Britain Virgin Islands – 12.4 mln USD
•Azerbaijan – 9.8 mln USD
•Switzerland – 521.7 mln USD
•Cyprus – 143.1 mln USD
•Netherlands – 108.2 mln USD
•Great Britain – 62.7 mln USD
Switzerland
Cyprus
Netherlands
Great Britain
Russian Federation
Panama
Britain Virgin Islands
Azerbaijan
55.3%
15.2%
11.5%
6.7%
5.0%
1.6%
1.3%
1.0%
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
INCOME OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS (stock capital) DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS
2010 – 96.7 mln USD
2011 – 178.6 mln USD
2012 – 244.4 mln USD
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1.7. Success stories
Project’s specifics
Project’s initiator
Condensed propane-butane producing
plant in Sokolova Balka village of
Novi Sanzhary district. The volume of
investments into the new project is
approximately 10 mln USD. Estimated
capacity of the new enterprise will
allow the company to produce 36
thousand tons of condensed propanebutane mix a year.
Poltava Gas-Oil
Company, JE (JKX
Oil & Gas plc, Great
Britain)
Information on initiator
Poltava Gas-Oil Company, JE is the
biggest and the most successful British
investment in Ukraine. It occupied the
24-th place in the Rating «100 Best Net
Income Volume Companies of 2006».
Construction and putting into operation a swine complex for 2.5 thousand BEZRK-Belgrankorm BEZRK-Belgrankorm Agro-industrial
sows with full cycle in Bilyky village
Agricultural Holding holding is one of the biggest diversified,
of Kobeliaky district. Realisation of
(Russian Federation) vertically integrated structures of agriinvestment project allowed to create
cultural sector of Russian Federation.
approximately 100 new working places
and provide additional money flow to
the budgets of different levels.
Capacity of the enterprise is
approximately 7 thousand tons of pork
a year. General cost of the project is
150 mln UAH.
Putting into operation of logistic seed
complex in Stasi village of Dykanka
district.
Stasi Seeds, LLC
(DuPont Pioneer,
USA)
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc –
American company, subdivision of
DuPont, specialising in selection of new
breeds of maize, sunflower, soya,
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16. and some other crops. The company was
founded in 1926 by Henry A. Wolles as a
Hi-Bred Corn Company. It currently runs
its business in more than seventy
countries of the world.
The leaders of the concern decided
to build a waste recycling plant that
handles 150-160 thousand tons of
waste a year in Kremen-chuk city. In
June 2009 German Development
Bank KfW (Germany) gave 650
thousand Euro to support a pilot
project of domestic waste ground
sanitation in Kremenchuk city. At
the beginning of 2010 100 thousand
Euro were given for the plant projecting. At the moment six gas wells
have been drilled and gas generator
was placed on the ground.
Haase Energietechnik Haase Energietechnik AG started its
AG Concern
activity in 1980. Today this company is
(Germany)
one of the world leading engineering
systems supplier in the sphere of waste
disposal technologies and filtration
systems.
Development of iron ore deposit in
Yerystivka. Constant level of ore
production is approx. 28 mln tons a
year.
LLC Yerystivka Ore-Dressing and
Processing Enterprise ( Komsomolsk city)
is the assets of Ferrexpo AG, which was
founded in May 2008 with the purpose of
Yerystivka deposit development.
HAKA.UA Poltava Swine Complexes,
LLC – a subsidiary company of the
German firm ÍÀÊÀ planen.bauen
GmbH, started the implementation
of investment project from the swine
complex construction in Vatazhkove
village of Poltava region. Project
costs equals 10-12 mln Euro.
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Ferrexpo AG
(Switzerland)
HAKA
planen.bauen GmbH
Firm
(Germany)
For 50 years ÍÀÊÀ planen.bauen GmbH
has been functioning as an innovative
enterprise in the sphere of agriculture, as
well as ventilation and ecological
engineering industries.
1.8. Transport and communications
Transport complex is one of the most important parts of production and social infrastructures of Poltava
region, that includes railway, automobile, aircraft and river transport.
MAJOR MOTORWAYS
Poltava region occupies a favourable transport-geographical place on the crossroad of international tracks.
Its proximity to the borders of industrially developed regions of Ukraine such as Kyiv and Kharkiv regions
makes the region attractive for the placement of production enterprises. The distance to the western
borders of Ukraine (with Poland, Hungary), is 600 – 900 km, that allows to transport goods into Europe
at a reasonable transport charge.
The network of public roads of the region constitutes 8,875.5 km. They include: international roads –
377.2 km, state roads – 890.9 km, local roads – 7984.6 km. The territory of the region is being crossed
by the following motorways: Kyiv – Kharkiv – Dovzhanskyi (Ì-02/Å-40), Poltava – Oleksandriia
(Ì-22/Å-584).
RAILWAY NETWORK
Railway transport is one of the main constituent parts of the transport system of the region. South railway
stably holds its position of the leading enterprise of the region passenger and cargo transportation.
• Rail interchanges: Poltava, Kremenchuk, Hrebinka, Romodan.
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17. AIRPORTS
Poltava Regional Municipal Enterprise Airport-Poltava is located in the distance of 7 km off Poltava city.
RIVER AND SEA PORTS
Kremenchuk river port is situated on the river Dnipro in Kremenchuk city. It can dispatch and accept
cargoes by means of river, automobile and railway transport. Seven docks are subordinated to the
Kremenchuk port (4 on the Dnipro river and 3 on the Siverskyi Donets, the Sula and the Vorskla rivers),
as well as other river ports in Kremenchuk, Svitlovodsk and Komsomolsk.
The port'’s resource base includes: fleet, cargo place, dock, dockyards. The port is open for «river-sea» ship
types (up to 120 m long with the draught level up to 3.5 m). It also provides a possibility to dispatch
cargoes in five-ton containers and international 20-feet containers. Cargo handling is being done by
dockside cranes of carrying capacity of 5-20 tons by means of transhipment from one type of transport to
another (including railway, automobile and river transport). To keep these cargoes the port has special
open and closed warehouses.
BUS TERMINALS
Bus service in Poltava is carried out by the central
bus terminal (local, regional and international
tours) and two bus stations (suburban routes).
BUS ROUTES DIAGRAM from Poltava
Chernihiv
Kyiv
Poltava
Chisinau
In Kremenchuk there is a bus terminal that
functions as a centre of interurban bus service.
There are also international routes.
Sumy
Kharkiv
Dnipropetrovsk
Luhansk
Zaporizhzhia
Donetsk
Cherkasy
Volgograd
TRANSPORT MAP
Belarus
Hadiach
Lokhvytsia
Kyiv, Lviv, EU
Chornukhy
Pyriatyn
Zinkiv
Hrebinka
Kotelva
Myrhorod
Lubny
Odesa, seaport
Istanbul
Luhansk,
Russia, Kazakhstan
Shyshaky
Khorol
Orzhytsia
Dykanka
Velyka
Bahychka
Chutovo
E 40
Semenivka
Reshetylivka
Poltava
Karlivka
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4
Мashivka
E
Hlobyno
Novi
Sanzhary
Kozelshchyna
Kobeliaky
Komsomolsk
Kremenchuk
Moldova
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18. •
1.9. Socio-cultural sphere
MAJOR HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS
For the end of 2012 88 hospitals worked in Poltava region with the total number of 12.9 thousand beds.
The number of outpatient departments equalled to 337 units.
Including:
- State higher education institution of Ukraine «Ukrainian Medical Stomatological Academy» (Poltava,
Shevchenko Str., 23)
- Perinatal Centre of Sklifasovskyi Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital (Poltava, Zalizna Str., 17-à)
- Regional Clinical Hospital of medical rehabilitation and diagnostics together with the regional centres
of family planning and human reproduction, medical genetics (Poltava, Shevchenko Str., 10)
CULTURE, SPORT, ÒOURISM
For the end of 2012 809 libraries worked in Poltava region, including 44 children libraries, 858 clubs, 6
centres of culture and recreation, 3 parks of culture and leisure (Poltava, Kremenchuk, Lubny). The
following professional art institutions function in the region: Regional Ukrainian Gogol Opera-and-Drama
Theatre, regional Puppet Theatre and Municipal enterprise of art and culture «Poltava Regional
Philharmonic Society», recreation palace «November» with auditorium for 1200 people, equipped with
modern sound and light technologies, that can make a good competition not only for Ukrainian but also
for European concert halls.
Major leisure and recreation spots
Name
Description
Sports complex Dynamo
(Chervonoarmiiska Str., 2-à)
Spartak Sports club
(Maidan Nezalezhnosti, 24-À)
The longest swimming pool in the region – 50 m long, weight
rooms, ping-pong, fitness club, a sports hall for children, saunas.
Ltava Sports-technical complex
(Komarov Str., 1)
According to its characteristics the go-cart track of Ltava complex
is considered to be one of the best in Ukraine and former CIS
countries. The 1,050 m long and 9 m wide track meets the
international standards. Stands are designed for 2,500 people
audience. Bellow the stands there are special boxes for equipment
keeping and its preparation for trainings and competitions,
working rooms, shower cabinets and ambulance room. There is
also a room for press-conferences, commentators' booths, platforms
for cameras.
Vitamin Fitness-club
(Paryzkoi Komuny Str., 40)
Aerobics, aqua aerobics, children club, sauna, swimming pool,
relaxation capsule, group programs studios, ambulance room, cafe.
Kyiv REC
(Zinkivska Str., 6À)
Total area of 100 thousand m²: concert hall, children
entertainment centre with royal-manage, merry-go-round, roller
rink and children play room, laser shooting gallery, 4D-cinema,
billiards club, bowling, rock-climbing wall, restaurants and cafes.
Concord REC (Frunze Str.,
60-À)
Total area of 10 thousand m²: three-hall cinema Concord-cinema
and multimedia shooting gallery of the new generation Ranger,
numerous cafes etc.
Equator REC (Kovpak Str., 26)
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Is being used for holding competitions in game sports (volleyball, handball, football, basketball, tennis). International sport
competitions can be held in the sports complex, the height of the
sports hall is 12.5 m. There is also an equipped conference hall for
360 people, weight rooms, locker rooms, working cabinets, rooms
for referees, coaches and an ambulance room.
Total area of 30 thousand m²: Turbine entertainment centre with
24 tracks bowling and billiards. The best city skittles alley, holding
city and Ukrainian competitions, tournaments, championships in
sport bowling; all-year-round skating ring, the best ice arena of
Poltava and children entertainment centre Play-land, providing
simulators and sports amusements, various development games
attractions, cafes, restaurants.

19. MUSEUMS
Poltava region is a place with the ancient traditions and culture.
The rich history of the region is carefully kept for the future generations. For the end of 2012 36 state
museums saved more than 527 thousand artefacts of Ukrainian Museum Collection.
The best in the region is Poltava Local History Museum, founded in 1891 under the rule of Poltava province
territorial council, its main exposition being a collection of soils and herbarium gathered by the expedition
of a well-known soil scientist, professor V. V. Dokuchaev. Nowadays 40 museum halls and depositories
contain more than 200 thousand exhibits. Annually, more than 140 thousand sightseers visit Poltava Local
History Museum.
Poltava Art Museum which depositories contain collections of local and foreign masters, is well-known far
beyond Ukraine. In 2004 museum celebrated its 85-th anniversary.
Nowadays State historic-cultural reserve «The Field of Poltava Battle» became a significant cultural and
scientific centre for the exploration of Ukrainian history of the XIV-XVII centuries in the context of
European history. The reserve is a part of the International Organisation of national military parks ²ÀÌÀÌ
(under auspices of UNESCO) and is included into the world tourist route.
Unique historical artefacts and valuable collections are kept in local history museums of Kremenchuk,
Lubny, Myrhorod, Dykanka, Khorol, Karlivka, Komsomolsk.
Zinkivtsi district is notable for the National Culture Preserve of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnia village – the
only Ukrainian specialised ethno-art, research-and-development, cultural and educational institution, that
plays the role of the main Ukrainian centre for exploration, preservation and popularisation of Ukrainian
pottery heritage.
There is also Poltava Museum of Aviation and Astronautics, that holds creative heritage of the well-known
specialists in the field of rocket production, aeronautics, aviation and astronautics, who were born or spent
some years of their life in Poltava region.
NATURAL RESERVES
Natural-reserve fund (NRF) of Poltava region holds 387 territories and objects of total area of 142
thousand hectares, that constitute approx. 5% of the total area of the region. 29 have national status: 2
national parks (Pyriatyn National Park, Nyzhniosulsk National Park), 20 wildlife preserves, 1 botanic
memorial (Parasotsk Hole), Khorol Botanic Garden, Ustymivka Arboretum, 4 park memorials of land
design (Berezovodsk, Khomutets, Poltava parks).
SANATORIUMS
For the end of 2012 1 recreational vacation house, 13 sanatoriums and 5 after work sanatoriums were
functioning in Poltava region. The most well-known:
• Spa, water and mud cure resort «Myrhorod» (Myrhorod), widely known in Ukraine and beyond
its borders. Consists from sanatoriums «Poltava», «Birch Grove», «Myrhorod», «Khorol».
• Sanatorium «Pine Forest» (Vlasivka village of Zinkivtsi district). Specialises in disease treatment of
locomotor apparatus, respiratory system and kidneys.
• Sanatorium «Novi Sanzhary» (Novi Sanzhary) well known for its medicinal water «Novosanzharska Dzherelna» close by its structure to «Yesentuki».
NATIONAL SOROCHYNTSI FAIR
Every year in the last week of August 16.2 hectare fair
square in Velyki Sorochyntsi village of Myrhorod district
in Poltava region sees the biggest Ukrainian fair –
NATIONAL SOROCHYNTSI FAIR.
This fair is really unique as it dates back to the XVIII
century when it was colourfully portrayed by one of the
world’s best writers Mykola Hohol in his story «Fair in
Sorochyn» («Sorochynska Yarmarka») (from the story
cycle «Evenings on isolated farmstead near Dykanka»
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20. («Vechory na khutori bilia Dykanky»)).
In the conditions of today’s development of Ukraine, its
market being full of goods and services, the role of this
fair is in its being the centre of national culture.
Preserving its old traditions, the fair manages to combine
them with the new trends and styles, thus combining
history and modern culture.
HOTELS
Gallery Hotel 4* (Poltava, Frunze Str., 7)
www.galerea-hotel.org.ua
Palazzo Hotel 4* (Poltava, Hohol Str., 33)
www.palazzo.com.ua
Alleia Grand Hotel 3* (Poltava, Zhovtneva Str., 57)
www.alleya-grand.com.ua
Kyiv Hotel 3* (Poltava, Sinna Str., 2/49)
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Tourist Hotel 2* (Poltava, Myru Str., 12)
www.tourist-poltava.com.ua
Riviera Hotel (Poltava, Rybalskyi All., 16)
www.riviera.poltava.ua
Gold Hotel (Poltava, Pershotravnevyi Ave., 176)
www.gold-hotel.com.ua
Almaz Hotel 1* (Poltava, Kyivske Shose Str., 60)
www.almaz.poltava.ua
European Hotel 4* (Kremenchuk, 50 Rokiv Zhovtnia Ave., 35)
Ontario Hotel 4* (Kremenchuk, Butyrin Str., 15)
www.gotel.pl.ua
www.hotel-ontario.com.ua
Grace Hotel (Kremenchuk, Zhovtneva Str., 29)
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1.10. Rating
RATING OF COMPETITIVENESS OF REGIONS – 9th place
City of Kyiv
Kharkiv oblast
Dnipropetrovsk oblast
Donetsk oblast
Kyiv oblast
Оdesa oblast
Zaporizhzhia oblast
City of Sevastopol
Poltava oblast
Lviv oblast
Ukraine (average by regions)
Volyn oblast
Rivne oblast
Sumy oblast
Mykolaiv oblast
Vinnytsia oblast
Chernivtsi oblast
Zakarpattia oblast
Cherkasy oblast
Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Luhansk oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk oblast
Khmelnytskyi oblast
Ternopil oblast
Chernihiv oblast
Zhytomyr oblast
Kirovohrad oblast
Kherson oblast
4,37
4,19
4,16
4,14
4,12
4,10
4,07
4,02
4,02
4,00
4,00
3,99
3,98
3,98
3,97
3,97
3,95
3,95
3,94
3,94
3,93
3,93
3,92
3,88
3,87
3,87
3,84
3,82
3,2
Source: «Effective Management» Fund, 2012.
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3,4
3,6
3,8
4,0
4,2
4,4

21. POLTAVA OBLAST
Investment passport of the region
Section 2. INVESTMENT OFFERS
Industrial property
and land plots
Priority
spheres
Іnvestor
National
projects
in the region
Strategic
regional
projects

22. •
2.1. Priority spheres for investment
1. Agro-industrial production
2. Machine-building (including automobile
construction)
•
3. Manufacturing of electric products
4. Production of construction materials
2.2. National projects in the region
- «NEW LIFE» – opening of Region Perinatal Centre (2012).
- «OPEN WORLD» – providing comprehensive schools of Poltava region with information-computer
technology and multimedia equipment, access to Internet network (computer hardware was installed
in two education institutions of the region).
- «GREEN MARKETS» – creation of modern wholesale market of agricultural products in Poltava
region.
- «CLEAN CITY» – provision of the necessary documentation for the implementation of the national
project and construction of firm domestic wastes recycling complex.
- «INDUSTRIAL PARKS» – worked out a concept of an industrial park creation.
•
2.3. Strategic regional projects
term of
implementation stage
242 mln
UAH
(according
to Annex 5
to the
Cabinet of
Ministers
of Ukraine
resolution
from
august 8,
2912. #
695-p)
3 years
prior
developed
technical
expert
evaluation
(feasibility
study)
«Creation of
Kremenindustrial park
chuk SEC
«Central» in
Kremenchuk city
as part of National
project «Industrial
Parks of Ukraine»
realization
approx.
4,012 mln
UAH
up to 50
years
Bridge construction across the
river Dnipro in
Kremenchuk city
5,263.5
mln UAH
7 years
Name of the
project
«Construction of
waste recycling
plant in Poltava
city» as a part of
National project
«Clean City»
realization
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initiator
cost
Poltava
state
executive
committee
(SEC)
Kremenchuk
SEC
implementation
expected results
Up to 100 new created jobs.
working out Approximate number of new
created jobs – 4,225.
of the
concept of
industrial
park, business plan
preparation
feasibility
study
Increase of transport
throughput capacity, removal
of transit traffic flows beyond
the borders of the city,
construction of logistic
infrastructure, boosting
international cooperation.

23. •
2.4. Industrial property and land plots
Area
Location
Brief description
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
54 ha
Hrebinka, Hrebinkivtsi
district
Territory of the former military base. Possible use: industrial
construction. Near the land plot there is a local road with
hard surface. Distance to the motorway Kyiv – Kharkiv
(E-40) – 12 km. Availability of engineering networks:
electricity, gas and water on the land plot.
9 ha
Rudenkivka, Novi
Sanzhary district
Territory of the former Novosanzhar Canning Plant, LLC.
Possible use: canning production. Available infrastructure:
water supply, drainage system, gas, electricity on the territory
of the enterprise. Distance to the motorway Poltava –
Kremenchuk – 12 km.
7.8 ha
Kremenchuk
Possible use: construction of an enterprise of food, processing
and mining industries, wholesale trade, construction,
transportation and warehousing. Available infrastructure: water
supply, drainage system, gas, electricity on the territory of the
enterprise. Close to the motorway Poltava – Dnipropetrovsk.
5.8 ha
Karlivka, Karlivka
district
Territory of Karlivka Dried Milk Plant, PJSC. 16 buildings are
situated on the plot of the total area of 15,734 m². Possible
use: to change the line of business. Distance to the place of
water supply is 800 m, designed water supply from private
wells. Gas and electricity are connected. Distance to the
motorway – 2.5 km. Distance to the airport – 65 km.
3.9 ha
Karlivka, Karlivka
district
Territory of the former Karlivka Furniture Factory, PJSC.
Possible use: production of soft and cabinet furniture. Available
infrastructure: water supply on the territory, centralized water
supply system, sewerage and drainage systems. Gas is supplied
to the factory boiler room. Furniture factory transformer
substation has the capacity of 1,000 kW. Located on the
motorway.
Area
Location
Brief description
LAND PLOTS
131.5 ha
Zhovtneve,
Hrebinkivtsi district
Possible use: construction of an industrial enterprise or logistic
centre. Electricity is on the land plot. The territory is near the
road. Distance to the motorway Kyiv – Kharkiv (E-40) –
4 km.
50.76 ha
Industrial area
«Zanasyp» of
Chervonoznamiansk
village administration,
Kremenchuk district
Possible use: industrial enterprises construction. Road Poltava
– Oleksandriia (E-584) is on the border of the land plot.
Distance to the railway road – 1 km. Available infrastructure:
water supply, drainage system, gas and electricity supply are on
the land plot.
33.4 ha
Derevky, Kotelevsk
district
Possible use: recreation centre construction. Distance to the
national motorway H-12 – 5 km. Electricity supply – 0-500
m, gas, water – 200 m.
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24. 30 ha
Land plots of industrial use. Engineering networks: electricity
supply is on the territory, centralised water supply. The
territory is near the road. Distance to the motorway Kyiv –
Kharkiv (E-40) – 12 km.
25.5 ha
Hradyzk, Hlobyno
district
Possible use: industrial construction. Distance to water supply:
250 m, gas supply – 500 m. Distance to the motorway –
0.5 m.
21 ha
Zinkiv, Zinkivtsi
district
Possible use: industrial construction. Available infrastructure:
electricity, gas and water supply – 100 m.
19.4 ha
Holoborodkivske,
Karlivka district
Possible use: cattle-breeding production. Available infrastructure: electricity – 200 m, gas – 500 m. The land plot is
located 3 km off the motorway Poltava- Simferopol. Electricity
– 200 m, gas – 500 m.
16.9 ha
Davydivka, Pyriatyn
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complex construction. Distance to
the road – 0.25 km. Distance to the motorway Kyiv –
Kharkiv (E-40) – 15 km.
16.1 ha
Bodakva, Lokhvytsia
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complexes construction. Distance
to the road – 50 m. Electricity – 50 m.
15.9 ha
Maiachka, Novi
Sanzhary district
Possible use: cattle-breeding complex construction. Available
infrastructure: Electricity – 1 km, gas – 10 m, water supply -;
there is an abandoned well on the territory. Motorway is near
the land plot.
15 ha
Zapsillia, Kremenchuk
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding farms construction. Available
infrastructure: Electricity – 500-700 m, gas – 2,000 m.
Distance to the motorway – 100 m.
10.2 ha
Burty, Kremenchuk
district
Possible use: cattle-breeding farms and recycling enterprises
construction. Electricity – 100 m, gas – 250 m, water – 200
m. Distance to the motorway – 50 m.
8.4 ha
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Hrebinka, Hrebinkivtsi
district
Rymarivka, Hadiach
district
Land plot of industrial use.
Hard surface motorway leads to the land plot. Distance to the
motorway – 465 m, to the highway – 5.6 km. Distance to
engineering networks: electricity – 100 m, gas – 100 m, water
– 100 m.

25. POLTAVA OBLAST
Investment passport of the region
Section 3. CONTACTS

26. POLTAVA REGIONAL STATE ADMINISTRATION
Zhovtneva Str., 45, Poltava, 36014
Tel.: +38 (0522) 56 90 56, fax: +38 (0532) 56 53 14
E-mail: oda@adm-pl.gov.ua
Website: www.obladmin.poltava.ua
POLTAVA REGIONAL COUNCIL
Zhovtneva Str., 45, Poltava, 36014
Tel./fax: +38 (0532) 56 24 01
E-mail: info@oblrada.pl.ua
Website: www.oblrada.rv.ua
POLTAVA REGIONAL CENTER FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Shkilnyi All., 4, r. 41, Poltava, 36003
Tel.: +38 (0532) 50 08 64
E-mail: poltava.rcid@ukrproject.gov.ua
Website: www.investinpoltava.gov.ua
POLTAVA CHAMBER OF TRADE AND COMMERCE
Avtobazivska Str., 7, Poltava, 36008
Tel.: +38 (0532) 59 40 21, +38 (0532) 50 50 87
E-mail: cci@tpp.pl.ua
Website: www.tpp.pl.ua
POLTAVA STATE COUNCIL RECREATION CENTRE
Zhovtneva Str., 36, Poltava, 36000
Tel.: +38 (0532) 60 63 70, 27 53 05, 22 05 65, fax: +38 (0532) 60 63 70
E-mail: dozvolu@rada-poltava.gov.ua
Website: www.dc.rada-poltava.gov.ua
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28. Department for Investment Policy and
Regional Development
11 Velyka Zhytomyrska str., Kyiv, 01601
tel. +38 (044) 270 63 05
www.investukraine.com/uk/regions
e-mail: region@ukrproject.gov.ua