Group DF

Group DF
Company typeBusiness
Founded2007
Headquarters
Ukraine
Key people
Dmytro Firtash
(owner, founder)
Borys Krasnyansky
(managing director)
Oleh Arestarkhov
(Head of Corporate Communications)[1]
Productsnitrogen, titanium, gas, banking, media, sodium carbonate, energy, real estate, agribusiness
Number of employees
100

Group DF is a diversified international group of companies whose assets are concentrated in the chemical industry,[2] titanium production, gas, and banking sectors. In addition, the group has interests in several other areas: agriculture,[3][4] media business, sodium carbonate,[5] energy infrastructure, and real estate. Group DF operates in 11 countries in the Eurasian region. In Ukraine, the group is developing businesses that can transform the landscape of industries[6] and increase the country's competitiveness in the global market. The founder and owner of Group DF is businessman[2] and philanthropist Dmytro Firtash, who in 2007 consolidated the assets he owned into the group. The managing director of the group is Boris Krasnyansky. In 2012, Group DF's consolidated revenue amounted to more than US$6 billion.[7] This figure was announced by Boris Krasnyansky at the conference, "Ukraine – Inside View" (organized by The Economist) in March 2013 which was held in Vienna.[8] The Group plans to continue to increase and consolidate assets across all of its business sectors, including fertilizer, titanium, gas distribution, and agriculture.[9]

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  2. ^ a b "Evacuation from Azot plant in Severodonetsk now "impossible," according to regional leader". CNN. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ukrainian port terminal owner reports attack". WORLD-GRAIN.com. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Satellite Images Detail Destruction at Major Ukraine Crop Port". Bloomberg. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. ^ ""Крымсода" запустила линию по производству пищевой соды стоимостью 60 млн грн". УНІАН (in Russian). August 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Корреспондент: Пошел в рост. Интервью с управляющим директором бизнес-группы Дмитрия Фирташа". Korrespondent. February 19, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Выручка компаний Фирташа за 2012 год составила 6 миллиардов долларов". Минфин. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "Выручка компаний Фирташа за 2012 год составила 6 миллиардов долларов". Минфин. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  9. ^ Севгиль Мусаева (May 14, 2013). "Борис Краснянский: К 2015 году хотим подготовить один-два бизнеса к IPO". Forbes.ua. Archived from the original on August 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.