Presentation of the city of Melitopol Slide 1 Let me introduce you - PDF document

Presentation of the city of Melitopol Slide 1 Let me introduce you to the city of Melitopol (Ukraine) – the city of cherries, honey and engines. Slide 2 A few words about Ukraine. Its territory is 603,700 km 2 (the largest country wholly in Europe). The geographical location of Ukraine is the central part of Eastern Europe. It has 7 international seaports, 65 airports, 22 000 km of railway, about 170 000 km of roads, over 2 000 km of waterways. It has a population of 45 675 thousand people. It is 5 th place in the world in grain exports (Ukraine has 30% of the world’s black earth) and it is 8 th place in the world for the production of steel. The following are some well developed industries: agriculture, energy, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemicals, tourism and IT-technology. The Gross Domestic Product per person is 6 700 dollars. The value of exports is 38,2 billion USD. The value of imports is 44, 9 billion USD. Slide 3 Briefly about our region: the Zaporozhye region is comprised of 20 districts, 14 towns, 23 urban-type settlements and 918 villages. Its population is 1.806 million people. The landscape is flat. There are 109 rivers on the territory of the Zaporozhye region, the largest of which is the Dnieper. It is an important transport junction of Ukraine. In addition, the Dnieper supplies the industry in the region with water, there are a number of reservoirs constructed on the river. The development of ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, mechanical engineering (including electrical, aeronautical and automotive), energy (the largest in Europe is the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant), chemical and petrochemical, food and light industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical production. The highways E58 and E105 pass trough the territory of Zaporozhye region . Slide 4 Melitopol is a city of regional significance. It is the second largest city in the Zaporozhye region. Total area: 49.66 km 2 . Population: 157 thousand inhabitants. 25 million people live within a radius of 300 km. Slide 5 Historically Melitopol has been, and still is, the gateway to the Crimea. The city is located at the crossroads of 2 international routes - E58 and E105. Melitopol is the only city in Ukraine, where these highways cross. In the summer time road traffic in the city reaches a level of 40,000 - 45,000 vehicles per day, heading towards the Az1ov Sea and Black Sea coasts. Within a radius of 150-300 km there are: International airports in Zaporozhye, Simferopol, Dnepropetrovsk, seaports in Berdyansk, Mariupol, Genichesk. The distance to Kyiv is 700 km. Distance to Seas: to the Sea of Azov its 50 km, to the Black Sea its 250 km.

2 Slide 6 Since 1784 (the year when Melitopol emerged on the world map) the city's development was closely linked with trade, iron foundry, mechanical engineering and maintenance of the Crimean railway lines. Slide 7 The strategic vision of the city is: Melitopol is a crossroad of historic routes, city with a unique spiritual heritage of Indo-European cultures, key transport, industrial, commercial and educational center of Azov Sea region, modern comfortable city, with its own particular architecture and a young soul. Slide 8 The basis of any profitable business is the presence of raw materials. And Melitopol is best-positioned - within a radius of 150 km we have: metal, fruits, vegetables, grains, honey. Naturally, that helps to develop key sectors of the city economy. Slide 9 Briefly about the city's major industries. The first and most important component of the industry of the city is mechanical engineering. The dynamics of the machinery transformation from a "Soviet" model to a "European" one surprises many visitors of our city. Literally during decades, after the Soviet Union collapse, about 100 small and medium-sized engineering enterprises appeared in the city. The entrepreneurship in the field of machine engineering is developing actively. In Europe, similar small plants are the basis of municipal budgets. Melitopol is first place in the Zaporozhye region in the development of small and medium-sized engineering businesses. Over the past 15 years, about 100 plants of small and medium-sized engineering and food industry businesses appeared the city. The volume of products sold over the last three years: in 2009 it was a 173 million USD, in 2010 - 207 million USD, in 2011 - 217 million. The city has about 2 000 production and commercial enterprises and about 7 000 private entrepreneurs. Three city programs and two business councils led by the mayor of the city regulate the support of the business, which effectively helps businesses to grow. Slide 10 We identified the 4 INDUSTRIAL ZONES operating in the city: EAST, WEST, CENTER and SOUTH, where more than 100 companies of prioritized industries operate. Slide 11 There are many unique enterprises that stand out for their products and customers: The plant "BIOL" - makes the dishes comparable to international brands, The plant “TALCO” - collaborates with General Motors, Camozzi and Festo; The plant “AUTOPRIVOD" is the third company in the world that has mastered the knot for YaMZ engine; The only plant in the Ukraine that produces engines for cars “AvtoZAZ-MOTOR”;

3 The plant “Avtotsvetlit” is the only plant in Ukraine, that produces 5 types of complex castings (steel, including stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum); produces shock absorbers for different vehicles, The company "ROSTA" – the owners of this company have developed innovative agricultural machinery and irrigation systems. The company produces heavy tractors of K-700 type, hydraulic tower vehicles, induction furnaces for the foundry and other metal processing products. The mechanic engineering of the city is valuable because it does not offer materials, but products with added value obtained after the processing of raw materials (metal). Slide 12 The other major industry is the food industry. As it was mentioned before, the raw materials, located near the city supplies this particular industry. In the last 5 years breweries, some manufacturers of bakery products, confectioneries, manufacturers of smoked fish started operating in the city. Due to the innovative products offered by many small enterprises in Melitopol they are able to compete with much larger companies that have a long history of development, such as sunflower seed oil- extraction and milk-processing plants Olkom and Melitopol meat processing plant. Slide 13 The light industry is well developed: Melitopol Sewing Plant Elegant produces clothing for exports. The factory has "dressed" the AIR France and French railway «Polaris» employees, Dutch police and firefighters, Italian tax Police, it delivers its production to a world-famous network of boutiques «Grosso-Moda» in Netherlands and to the Penfli Industries, NY, USA. Melitopol Knitting Factory Nadezhda produces knitted goods that are of the highest quality. The factory uses cloth from local as well as foreign producers. Slide 14 The geographic network of exports is closely linked with the CIS countries, but in 2011 there has been a stable increase of exports to Europe and Asia. In addition, the foreign trade balance is positive and exports exceeds imports by 7 times. The export volume in 2011 compared to 2010 increased by 49%. 270 companies involved in foreign economic activity are registered in Melitopol. Slide 15 The overall product composition of exports reflects the importance of engineering and food industries. Slide 16 Local goods are competitive, and the city is attractive for potential investors, and for opening new production facilities. It is related with low production (indirect) costs: the average salary - 232 $USD, price for 1 m 3 - 0.547 $USD, drainage - 0.726 USD, the price of 1 Gcal of heat - 56.5 USD, the price of 1 kWh of electricity - 0.124 USD, the price of 1000 cub. m. of gas 1000 - 399.8 USD, the price for 1 m 3 Housing - 600 USD, the price for 1 ha of land - from 10 000 USD to 100 000 $USD.