The State Property Fund of Ukraine has presented an updated schedule for the preparation and conduct of privatization auctions concerning seven key state assets and natural resources planned for 2026.
This is reported by Finway
A New Approach to Selling State Enterprises
The head of the State Property Fund, Dmytro Natalukha, announced that the SPFU is implementing a proactive strategy to attract investors. According to him, the goal is for state assets to operate more efficiently through open auctions, transparent lot preparation, and genuine competition for the best price. Special attention will be paid to ensuring that each investor can see the value of the asset for their own business and is interested in developing production, creating jobs, and expanding business in Ukraine.
“We have the ambition to make 2026 a year in which state assets begin to operate more efficiently – through open auctions, transparent preparation, and competition for the best price. Competition is possible when the Fund not only formally conducts an auction but prepares both the lot and the sale in such a way that the investor sees the asset in their own value chain and is ready to invest money, launch production, create jobs, and develop business in Ukraine,” noted the head of the agency.
Priority Objects and Sale Features
In the public privatization plan presented by the SPFU, preparations have already begun for the sale of several enterprises. Among them are Odesa Portside Plant (the auction is scheduled for October), Demurinsky Mining and Processing Plant (October), Glukhiv Quartzite Quarry (September), Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (December), Investment Union Lybid (December), and others.
A special place on the list of objects is occupied by the Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, which was previously owned by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Following the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court on July 24, 2025, 100% of the authorized capital and the property complex of this enterprise were transferred to state ownership through the SPFU, and production is currently halted. Compliance with environmental standards will be a mandatory condition for the privatization of this plant, and a specialized investor will be sought for it.
All the mentioned assets were previously owned by sanctioned individuals and were nationalized. The publication of the privatization schedule is part of the overall strategy to increase the transparency of state property sales and attract responsible investors.