Er der en badeværelsesfabrik i Ukraine?
Den ukrainske porcelænstradition opstod i Volynien i slutningen af det 18. århundrede. Ved midten af det 19. århundrede, små porcelænsfabrikker opstod med store multinationale porcelænsvirksomheders indtog. As a rule, information about them is extremely scarce.
Poland is adjacent to Ukraine. Historically, its feud with Ukraine was no less complicated than that of Russia. I det 18. århundrede, mange velhavende polakker ejede ejendom i Volynia. By the 19th century, Poles were still the main customers of Ukrainian porcelain and faience factories. Their products were stored in warehouses in Moscow, Warszawa og andre byer og sælges i butikker der. Således er spor af ukrainsk fremstilling rigelige i polske museer og private samlinger.
Forholdet mellem lokalt produceret sanitetsartikler og importerede produkter på det ukrainske sanitetsmarked er ca 6:4. De to førende ukrainske sanitetsvirksomheder er begge udenlandsk ejede. Ud over, en række af dem er koncentreret i Slavuta, in the north of the Khmelnytskyi region. The industry is a key element of the region’s growth, med mere end 100 virksomheder, der opererer i byen.
JSC “Slavuta plante “Budfarfor” – en af de største fabrikker i Østeuropa, som tidligere fokuserede på porcelæn og senere på produktion af sanitetsartikler.
LLC “Aqua-Rodos” – en førende producent af møbler i Ukraine.
LLC “Sanservis” har specialiseret sig i produktion af badeværelsesmøbler. During many years of business activity. The company has established close partnerships with the network of hypermarkets, engros baser, detailbutikker i hele Ukraine.
LLC “Yuventa” producerer moderne badeværelsesmøbler.
Blandt dem, Slavuta fabrikken “Budfarfor” skal nævnes i forbindelse med den ukrainske sanitære keramikindustri. Fabrikken blev etableret i 1909. Det første parti sanitærporcelæn blev produceret i 1910.
I 1922, fabrikken blev nationaliseret. I 1946, the factory introduced the so-called pouring method for the first time in the Soviet Union, hvilket fordoblede produktionen. I 1960'erne, the factory underwent an intensive technical renovation and introduced glazing technology. I 1975, fabrikken blev fuldt ombygget til porcelænsprodukter og blev en førende producent af sanitær keramik i USSR, med en årlig produktion på 1.7 million stykker. Fra 1944 til 1956 det var en del af ministeriet for industrielle byggematerialer i USSR.
Efter Sovjetunionens sammenbrud i 1990'erne, it became one of the few factories in Ukraine that remained in operation and later came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction Materials of Ukraine.
I oktober 2006, an agreement was signed with the Finnish company Sanitec Group Corporation on the establishment of a joint venture for further modernization of the enterprise, forbedring af produktkvaliteten, design og udvidelse. Ifølge analytikere, i 2007 andelen af Slavuta “Budfarfor” in the Ukrainian market was 30%.
Ifølge data, Gebreit entered the Ukrainian market in the second half of 2004. I 2015, Gebreit completed the acquisition of 99% af aktierne i Sanitec Group. It is also interested in localizing its development by taking over Sanitec’s Ukrainian assets. I 2017, Gebreit monopolized the main flushing systems market in Ukraine. I 2019, Gebreit invested in a large modern production site and logistics center near the former state-owned sanitary plant. It is currently one of the largest manufacturers of sanitary ware in Ukraine.
Ifølge et interview med Oleksiy Rakov, Generaldirektør for Geberit Trading LLC, offentliggjort i den ukrainske presse i 2020, it is possible to learn that Currently, Gebreit has two factories in Ukraine. They are involved in low-end, mid-range and high-end products. One of the sanitary ceramics factories has an annual capacity of about 3.5 million stykker. Den har en tunnelovn af 147 meter i Sacmi.
Ifølge nyhederne fra februar 7, den gamle Budfarfor-fabrik er blevet privatiseret. Auktionen afholdes marts 4. The auction includes 38 ejendomskomplekser med et samlet areal på 82,929.1 kvadratmeter.
Ud over, another large bathroom company on the Ukrainian market is Cersanit Invest LLC. This is also a Polish holding company, which specializes in tiles and sanitary ware and is located in the city of Kielce in southeastern Ukraine. Virksomhedens flisefabrik i den nye by Volensky har en årlig kapacitet på ca 12 millioner kvadratmeter. It is noteworthy that the largest shareholder of the company is Polish Michał Sołowow, who is a resident of Kielce, Ukraine.