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Ukrainian state-run railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia is negotiating with U.S.-based General Electric Transportation, a division of General Electric Corporation, for the large-unit assembly of locomotives at the capacities of PJSC Kryukov Railway Car Building Works (KRCBW), according to Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Planning at Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Malakov.
"According to Ukrzaliznytsia's plan, 30 new diesel locomotives are scheduled to be purchased in 2018. Negotiations are now underway with General Electric on the large-unit assembly of these locomotives at the capacities of the KRCBW," he said at a press conference in the European Business Association.
At the same time, Malakov noted that the agreement provides for the production of 30 diesel locomotives in the next year.
"The task is to bring localization of locomotives [production] in Ukraine to the level of 40%. The contract is to have been concluded by year-end," he said.
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On October 3, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with President and CEO of U.S. General Electric Transportation Jamie Miller. They touched, among other things, on prospects for the participation of the American side in the modernization of Ukrzaliznytsia.
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UNIAN memo. General Electric, a U.S.-based diversified corporation, is a manufacturer of various types of equipment, including locomotives, power plants (including nuclear reactors), gas turbines, and aircraft engines, as well as medical, photo and lighting equipment, household appliances, plastic, and sealants.