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Ukrainian producers of sulfuric acid are failing to meet the demand of internal consumers, namely coke plants, Liiapina said.
Head of the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine Ksenia Liiapina says the monitoring group on the production and import of sulfuric acid under the Regulatory Service intends to address Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman due to the critical situation caused by the introduction of quotas for the import of sulfuric acid.
"We will inform the Prime Minister and ask Ukraine's Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade in August to at least postpone the introduction of quotas so that the monitoring group could finish its work," she said at a the monitoring group meeting on July 13, adding that Ukrainian producers of sulfuric acid are not able to meet the demand of internal consumers, namely coke plants.
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The introduction of quotas for the import of sulfuric acid by the interdepartmental commission under the Economic Development and Trade Ministry may have disastrous consequences, according to the official.
"We see the risks of a shutdown of coking and metallurgical enterprises that cannot buy sulfuric acid in Ukraine and are forced to import it," she added.
Earlier, heads of relevant enterprises, as well as industry associations, repeatedly warned about the unjustified import quota for sulfuric acid and the damage to the national economy from the lobbying measures.