KYIV, UKRAINE — Nibulon has increased grain storage and handling capacity at its AK Vradiivskyi and Kolosivskyi Elevator Ltd. complexes in Ukraine, the company announced on Sept. 30.

Valerii Reutsoi, director for elevator operations at Nibulon, said the capacities of both facilities were significantly increased to receive late grain crops.

“We are doing everything necessary to ensure that agricultural producers, who are suffering not only from the war (with Russia) but also from the vagaries of nature, are confident in the quality of processing and storage,” Reutsoi said.

The upgrades are part of a large-scale modernization of Nibulon’s grain elevator network announced earlier this year. The company said the changes would affect the entire network in terms of automation, unification of services and mechanisms to ensure quality standards.

At AK Vradiivskyi Ltd., a second transshipment line has been built, doubling the elevator’s unloading capacity from 50 to 80 tonnes per hour to 150 to 180 tph, Reutsoi said.

“In addition, the second truck loading point has been re-equipped,” Reutsoi said. “We have transformed it in accordance with the latest requirements and taking into account all sanitary and technical standards. We have significantly increased the size of the loading pit, installed a modern shed with roller doors, replaced the transport equipment, and installed an automatic control system on the new equipment.”

At Kolosivskyi Elevator Ltd. two silos with a capacity of 40 tonnes each were installed, he said.

“The company has also replaced four units of transport equipment under the first and second truck unloaders, which will also improve the level of service for our partners,” Reutsoi said.