Large-scale development of Kyiv. Why does the owner of ATB chain need a building materials plant?

The privatization auction for the sale of the Aeroс enterprise, which was the largest producer of gas blocks in Ukraine, took place on December 19. Aeroс consists of two factories in Kyiv Oblast and a construction site in the town of Stryi in Lviv Oblast.

The auction was won by Trident Geoinvest Ukraine, a company from the BGV group owned by Hennadiy Butkevych, known as the co-owner of the ATB supermarket chain. The winning bid was 1.8 billion hryvnias ($42.8 million).

The Aeroc plant began operating in 2006 and quickly became a market leader in the production and sale of building materials.