Korosten of region

Korosten City is an integral part of Zhytomyr Region in with access to the key markets of Ukraine and the European Union by virtue of its position on the E373 and access E40 highways. Market access is also guaranteed through five rail routes suitable for freight and passengers.

With a total population of over one hundred thousand in the region, Korosten has a skilled workforce of almost 40,000 people. A local technical college provides trained personnel for Korosten industry, to which can be added graduates from two universities and other higher educational establishments in the nearby regional centre of Zhytomyr. Korosten economy has 18 larger enterprises and some 3000 small and medium businesses. The largest sector is related to timber and wood processing from lumber through to furniture, other sectors include machine building and metalworking, raw materials and extractive industries and chemical industry.

International business is greatly facilitated by the fact that Korosten has its own customs clearance facilities. Key enterprises in Korosten include:

Company Contacts Information UKRAINIAN SAWMILL https://rezult.pro/ specializes in wood processing HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED PJSC Korostenskii MDF http://www.kmm.ua/ specializes in environmentally Plant friendly production - production of medium-density fibreboard (MDF) and high-density fibreboard (HDF) PE «Pharmaceutical http://www.elfa.ua production of perfume, cosmetics Factory «Research and P and similar products roduction Association «ELFA» PJSC «Korosten factory http://www.yantar-lk.com.ua/ manufacture of paints, varnishes and «Yantar» similar products PJSC «TRUBOSTAL PIPE http://www.trubostal.net specializes in the production of PLANT» profile and round water-gas welding pipes for various metal structures, gas and water supply systems ALC «KOROSTENSKIY http://korzavod.com.ua stone extraction and processing, SCHEBZAVOD» releases fractional crushed stone of all fractions JSC «KOROSTEN http://kk.unigran.ua stone extraction and processing, QUARRY» releases fractional crushed stone of all fractions PJSC «KOROSTENSKY https://zavod-shpal.all.biz/ production of reinforced concrete FACTORY OF products REINFORCED CONCRETE SWALLOWS» PE «LIBAVA LTD» https://libava.prom.ua cutting, trimming and finishing of decorative and building stone JSC «KHIMMASH» http://www.khimmash.com.ua manufacture of machinery and equipment Branch of LLC «Research https://elektromehanchnij- manufacture of instruments and and Production zavod-oldem.prom.ua/ equipment for measurement, Company research and navigation Electromechanical Plant «OLDEM»

Korosten City Council has a very proactive approach to supporting business: it is able to offer greenfield and brownfield sites as well as supporting the investment process in partnership with the Zhytomyr Regional Development Agency (see http://zrda.org/). Specific investment opportunities can be found on our investment proposal page at http://korosten- rada.gov.ua/investment-korosten/

Contact Information: Hanna Babska, +380414241020, [email protected] Korosten City Council Hrushevskiy St., 22 Korosten, Zhytomyr Region, Ukraine http://korosten-rada.gov.ua/