Economy

Ukraine is a country with developed scientific and industrial base and a member of the World Trade Organization (since 16 May 2008). Ukrainian economy includes such industries as heavy engineering, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, shipbuilding, bus, truck, car, tractor and other agricultural machinery, locomotive, lathe, turbine, aviation engine and airplane, power plant equipment production, oil, gas, and chemical industry, etc. Also, Ukraine is a big electricity producer. The whole number of sectors of Ukrainian economy boasts high technology level of development. Ukraine manufactures rocket launch vehicles, space satellites, and space research equipment, plus a wide range of military hardware: tanks, military transport aircraft, surface-to-air missile systems, and optical equipment.

GOLD SPONSOR – TENTORIUM

TENTORIUM® IS ONE OF THE LARGEST ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA PROCESSING A WHOLE RANGE OF BEE PRODUCTS ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE.

The Company works on the market of wellness products for 25 years. Today the Company produces more than 200 items each of which go through painstaking quality control at every level of manufacturing. For processing the Company acquires bee products from a great amount of suppliers from different regions.

For many years TENTORIUM® has implemented projects aimed at the development of beekeeping: “Agrofranchise. The Development of Beekeeping”- business-offer concerning organization of apiaries, arranging the opening of 30 specialized shops for beekeepers in different cities of Russia, initiation of the World Save Bee Fund WSBF e.V, the issue of the “Its Majesty the Bee” magazine and many other things. In 2012 the Company realized a scale capital investment project “Building of the ApiEnterprise” that lets significantly increase the volume of processing bee products. High technology equipment for the ApiEnterprise was designed and developed according to HASSP standards (principles providing safety of food products) that let carry out gentle processing of raw materials. New ApiEnterprise of the TENTORIUM® Apicompany contributes to active development of beekeeping not only on the territory of Russia but also a range of foreign countries.

To promote its products the TENTORIUM® Apicompany chose “from heart to heart” system – the system of direct sales. The representative offices of “Tentorium” work throughout Russia and in the countries of European Union: Italy, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Mongolia, and Cyprus, and also in Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Turkey, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.

Specialists of beekeeping industry note that distributors of TENTORIUM® promoting products contribute to the development of beekeeping and increase of sales volume of raw materials in different regions. TENTORIUM® plans to enter such international markets as Arab Emirates, Canada, USA, Turkey, Spain, France and others.

VITA (EUROPE) LTD: THE WORLD’S LARGEST DEDICATED HONEYBEE HEALTH COMPANY.

Vita researches, develops, manufactures and markets a range of honeybee health treatments and products worldwide. Vita has distributors in over 60 countries and a product range that includes the benchmark Varroa treatments Apistan and Apiguard; nutritional supplements Vita Feed Gold and Vita Feed Green; AFB and EFB Diagnostic Kits for fast and accurate field testing; Swarm Attractant Lures and B401 for Wax Moth control.

With a rigorous and ethical approach to research and development into honeybee health, Vita has no commercial interests in crop pesticides or crop breeding that may be harmful to honeybees.

Vita promotes sustainable beekeeping through Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Its treatments are designed to inhibit the build-up of resistance and wherever possible contain natural compounds and biological controls that are benign to all but the target pests.

Vita invests a very high proportion of its turnover in research and development. Research partners include universities such as Cardiff, Milan, Udine and institutes such as the Tierhygienisches Institut (Institute of Animal Health) in Freiburg, Germany, the UK Central Science Laboratory and the USDA in America. Vita’s innovative research and development work has been recognised by and has received support from the UK Government.

Vita personnel present at conferences across the world and write articles for a range of publications.

PLATINUM SPONSOR – SODRUZHESTVO

Ukraine is one of the leading manufacturers of honey and has great potential on the world market. By constantly increasing volumes of export and expanding the geography of our consumers we have achieved the recognition of Ukrainian honey in the world, have increased the competitiveness of Ukrainian apiculture and have earned a strong reputation.

The Group of Companies «Sodruzhestvo” – is one of the leading financial and industrial groups in Ukraine which includes more than 30 enterprises and subsidiaries, companies of different activities. The Company employs more than 5000 people.

New direction – preform, blending and export of honey was introduced in 2009. A lot of foreign consumers liked honey from Ukraine. Honey attracts them by beautiful golden color, intense aroma, delicate consistency and variety of taste. Due to abidance of high technological requirements for the product, its storage and transportation our Company over several years successfully promotes Ukrainian honey in the world market.

The Group of Companies “Sodruzhestvo” is a dynamically developing exporter of Ukrainian honey. Export destinations of this natural product are performed in 3 large directions: countries of the European Union, USA, Russian Federation. Our clients are the biggest companies – packers of honey. High productivity of lines, continued availability of the product in stock, individual approach to each consumer – are the three whales for successful business which allowed our Company to become the leader on this market.

And today at “Apimondia 2013” – one of the brightest events in the history of apiculture of Ukraine, we invite all manufacturers, hivers, honey packers and consumers to visit an exhibition of the GK “Sodruzhestvo”.

We are always ready for cooperation and dialogue.

The Organising Committee

Victor Yuschenko

President of the 43st Apimondia Congress

President of Ukraine

Tetyana Vasylkivska

President of the Organisation Committee

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Chairperson

Leonid Bodnarchuk

Vice-President of the Organisation Committee

P. I. Prokopovych Institute of Beekeeping National Research Centre – Director

Beekeepers’ Union of Ukraine – President

Sergiy Melnychuk

Scientific Coordinator

Ukrainian laboratory of quality and safety of AIC products – Director

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine – Vice-rector

Anatoliy Kharkovenko

Technical Coordinator

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Board member

Yurij Riphyak

Communication Coordinator

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Board member

Mariia Guk

Administrative Manager

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Board member

Olena Badichka

General accountant

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Accountant

Sergii Shmulia

Secretary

Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGO – Deputy Chairman

Technical Tours

Technical tours will be organized on the last day of the Congress, Sunday the 20th of September, and will include choice trips to the following places in Kyiv and its vicinities:

  • Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of aic Products with a separate section dealing with beekeeping products. This is the largest institution of its kind in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. The laboratory boasts the cutting-edge equipment and does the entire range of research work required by the agrarian sector. Along with the National Agrarian University the laboratory is an offi cial partner of the Apimondia Congress Scientifi c Program.
  • P. I. Prokopovych Institute of Beekeeping National Research Center with experimental apiary and unique Beekeeping Museum featuring collection that no other museum in the world even comes close to.
  • Beekeeping production farm near Kyiv. The farm of mixed production and breeding type outputs wide range of beekeeping products including propolis, royal jelly, bred queen bees, and bee packages.
  • Honey beverage factory. Located in a picturesque place just a few miles away from Kyiv, the factory produces over 20 types of various honey beverages using traditional Ukrainian recipes, which received numerous awards at the most prestigious international fairs. The factory also has an exhibition museum. The program includes tasting of beverages.
  • Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. This huge monastic complex inscribed as unesco World Heritage Site includes quite large monastery apiary. The Lavra’s monks make their own candles, honey, and honey beverages. Besides visiting the monastery apiary, the program includes visits to the Museum of Historical Treasures and unique collection of microminiatures.
  • Andriyivskyy Descent. The program of each technical tour includes visit to this place called “Montmartre of Kyiv”, a neighborhood of cozy cafes, art galleries, and theaters in the shade of the majestic Church of Saint Andrew the First Called. Guests of the Congress can buy here any souvenir they could think of to take fond memories of Kyiv back home.

Also, program of each technical tour includes lunch with local beekeepers in a traditional Ukrainian outdoor restaurant.

Kyiv, an Ancient and Eternally Young City

‘The cradle of the East Slavic civilization’, ‘mother of all Russian cities’, ‘majestic and golden-domed’, ‘a city of parks’ – all these are the epithets given to the more than one-and-a-half thousand years-old Kyiv. It was founded at the end of the V century AD by the legendary East Slavic tribe leader Kyi (and the city is named after him, translated as ‘belonging to Kyi’), his brothers Schek and Khoriv, and also their sister Lybid. At first, Kyiv was a fortress city located on the bank of the Dnipro River at the intersection of trade routes of Greeks and Varangians (Vikings).

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EXHIBITORS LIST

Company nameBoothCountryStreet
Adamek-Grażyna AdamekB13PolandBarberry avenue
Agro East Trade LtdA53UkraineBuckwheat avenue
AgrobiopromA46Russian FederationEchinops Street
ALNuMed GmbH & Research Center for Bio-Macromolecules, Univ. BayreuthC48(a)GermanyLungwort alley
Altıparmak Gıda San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.A56(e)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Alpaca Ltdb62(b)UkraineChicory avenue
Anavarza BalA56(a)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Andermatt BioVet AGA28(a)SwitzerlandBarberry avenue
ANEL CoA26A27A36A37GreeceLinden Street
ANG FoundationA56(n)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Anhui Export Development Co. LtdB68ChinaChicory avenue
Anna Mariusz WąsA43(d)PolandDandelion Street
Apiario Diamante Comercial Exportadora LtdaA49(o)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Apiário SolA49(a)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Apicasfer S.L.B22SpainViola avenue
Apidava s.r.l.B38RomaniaHawthorn Street
APIDEA Vertriebs AGA28(a)SwitzerlandBarberry avenue
APIDIS/Family Perronneau beekeepers since 1890A38(b)FranceWhite acacia square
Apidouro Coml Export & Import Ltda – The Favor of NatureA49(b)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Apilab SRL Healthy BeesA24ArgentinaBarberry avenue
Apimab LaboratoiresC41FranceBuckwheat alley
ApiMaye Beekeping EquipmentA56(f)A56(o)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Apimaye-UkraineB64UkraineChicory avenue
“Apiproduktai” JSCС39LithuaniaWhite acacia avenue
Apis FloraA49(c)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Apis India LimitedB7(a)IndiaHawthorn Street
ApislaviaC10C11SlovakiaRapeseed Street
ApitecB2GreeceSunflower avenue
ApiTrade Africa Co. LtdA44(b)UgandaDandelion Street
ApivitaB21CroatiaViola avenue
Arab Beekeeper UnionB31EgyptHawthorn Street
Argentina – Fundacion ExportarA54A55ArgentinaBuckwheat avenue
Aritours d.o.o./ ApiRoutesA40(с)SloveniaWhite Acacia Square
Arkadiki MelissokomiaA48(b)GreeceWhite Acacia Square
Association of Beekeepers of Côte d’Ivoire (AACI)A40Ivory CoastViola avenue
ATS-Ukraine LtdB26B56UkraineEchium Street
“Balatoni” Malvin Bt.C7HungaryRapeseed Street
Bartnik LLCA41(a)UkraineDogwood Street
Bayer AGA55(b)GermanyBuckwheat avenue
Bee and CottonC17BulgariaRapeseed Street
Bee Brazil / AbemelA49BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Bee Technologies, LLCC50USALungwort alley
BeetestB16RussiaBarberry avenue
BeeVital GmbHC22AustriaBarberry avenue
Beez India Ltd.B63IndiaChicory avenue
Beijing Yipinquan bee products Co., LtdB34ChinaHawthorn Street
Benka Aricilik Ve Tarim Malzemeleri Imalat Ithalat Ihracat Sanayi Ticaret Limited ŞirketA56(b)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Bernhard Rietsche GmbHA25GermanyLinden Street
BG Quality Honey LtdB3BulgariaSunflower avenue
BioHAYATA56(d)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Biowet Pulawy Ltd.B14PolandBarberry avenue
Breyer e Cia Ltda. Organic bee productsA49(d)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Brij Health Care (Brij Honey)A28IndiaBarberry avenue
Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGOB41UkraineHawthorn Street
Çalcalar Gıda Tur. İnş. Tic. Ve San. Ltd. ŞtiA56(m)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Changge Huairui Bee Products Co., LtdB24ChinaViola avenue
Changge Multi-sweet Biotech Co., LtdC49ChinaLungwort alley
Changge Xingyang Bee Products Co.,LtdB11ChinaSunflower avenue
Changxing Bee Products Co., Ltd. Henan ProvinceB69ChinaChicory avenue
CharunkaB66UkraineChicory avenue
Chemicals Laif S.p.A.B19(a)ItalyViola avenue
Chiaramello s.r.l.C23ItalyViola avenue
Chung Jin Biotech Co., LtdA4South KoreaSunflower avenue
Cıvan Beekeepıng Company – BursaA56(g)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Comercial Apícola Rossend Margalef S.L.B52SpainEchium Street
Corpo Sp. z o.o. S.K.A.A50PolandBuckwheat avenue
Czech Beekeepers UnionC47Czech RepublicLungwort alley
Daejeon Metropolitan CityA46(e)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
Enolapi s.r.l.C3ItalyRapeseed Street
Ercika Plastik ve Metal Enjeksiyon.A55(a)TurkeyDogwood Street
Essenciale Ltda – Essenciale Bee ProductsA49(e)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Estonian Professional Beekeepers AssociationC40EstoniaBuckwheat alley
Evrotom D.O.O.A35(a)SerbiaViola avenue
Experimental design bureau Apisphera-MC1RussiaRapeseed Street
FAI – Federazione Apicoltori ItalianiA46(c)_A47_A47(b)ItalyWhite Acacia Square
Floramo Corp.S.r.l. Analisi Chimiche e ricercheA40(a)ItalyEchinops Street
Floranectar Ind. Com. Imp. e Exp. LtdaA49(f)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Giordan SASA51ItalyDandelion Street
Hangzhou Biyutian Health Products Co., LtdB60(a)ChinaChicory avenue
Hangzhou Tienchu Miyuan Health Food Co.,LtdC15ChinaRapeseed Street
Henan Fumei bio-technology Co., LtdB48ChinaEchium Street
Henan purui bees products co.,LtdB15ChinaBarberry avenue
HeNan WeiKang bees products Co. LtdA2ChinaSunflower avenue
Henan Zhuoyu Garden Bees Products CO.,LtdA9ChinaSunflower avenue
Hi-tech Natural Products (India) LtdB32IndiaHawthorn Street
Honig Mehler GmbH & Co. KGC24GermanyViola avenue
Huzar Sp. z o.o.C54PolandHawthorn Street
Hyundae AMA46(g)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
ICKO Apiculture FranceA38(a)FranceWhite Acacia Square
Incı Beekeepıng EquıpmentB35TurkeyHawthorn Street
International Bee Research AssociationС43United KingdomBuckwheat alley
Intertek Food Services GmbHB40GermanyBuckwheat alley
Jiangxi Wong’s Bee Garden Ltd.A15ChinaDogwood Street
Jobim – Bee Products From BraziA49(g)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Joel Svenssons Vaxfabrik ABA11SwedenSunflower avenue
Kashmir Apiaries ExportsA44(a)IndiaConeflower Street
Kessler Iberica (Alsol Import, S.L.)C12SpainRapeseed Street
Kkoh Shaem FoodA46(d)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
Koppert Biological SystemsC33The NetherlandsApple alley
Korea Beekeeping AssociationA46(b)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
Kutaisi City HallC37GeorgiaWhite acacia avenue
LambertucciA49(h)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
LankoffC56C57PolandChicory avenue
Lega s.r.l. Italy, Beekeeping EquipmentsA48ItalyWhite Acacia Square
LLC “Chepko And Ch”B62Russian FederationChicory avenue
LLC “The Group of Companies “Sodruzhestvo”A39UkraineWhite Acacia Square
LLC Ukrainian Honey GroupA40(b)UkraineEchinops Street
Logar Trade D.O.O. SloveniaB19SloveniaBarberry avenue
Longkou Fengyuan Bee Forage co.,ltd.B12ChinaSunflower avenue
Ltd company “AVV-100”C58UkraineChicory avenue
Lugansk National Agrarian UniversityA44UkraineDogwood Street
Lvchun (Beijing) biological technology development centerA2ChinaSunflower avenue
M.B Exim (P) LtdB37IndiaWhite acacia avenue
Magle Life SciencesC2SwedenRapeseed Street
Mann Lake LtdA10USALinden Street
Med Podillya, LtdА53(а)UkraineBuckwheat avenue
Medas, s.r.o.C42SlovakiaBuckwheat alley
Medovy Dom LLCA44(g)RussiaConeflower Street
MelbrasA49(i)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Melissokomiki Athinon S.A.A55(d)GreeceDogwood Street
Mieles Del Chaco – ArgenmielesB71ArgentinaChicory avenue
Minamel Agroindústria Ltda.A49(j)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
MN PRÓPOLIS Ind. Com. e Exp. LTDAA49(k)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
“MULTI AGRO” Scientific and Production Center LLCB49ArmeniaEchium Street
NASSENHEIDER beekeeping- and bottling technologyB20GermanyHawthorn Street
National Alliance Beekeepers of KazakhstanB55KazakhstanEchium Street
National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of UkraineA59UkraineChicory avenue
Natucentro PropolisA49(l)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
NCC “P.I. Prokopovich Beekeeping Institute”B70UkraineChicory avenue
Nectar Farmaceutica – PharmanectarA49(m)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Nedochukov Vladimir IvanovichC16Russian FederationRapeseed Street
«Nika»/Medovoe RazdolieIndirect participationRussiaHawthorn Street
Ningbo Jinteng Bee Co., Cld.B25ChinaViola avenue
NOD Global Ltd.C4CanadaRapeseed Street
OOO “Peredovaja paseka”A57Russian FederationWhite Acacia Square
Orient Bee SuppliesA41ChinaEchinops Street
P.P. Tomasz LysonA50aPolandWhite acacia avenue
P.P.H ApiKozB18PolandBarberry avenue
Paradise Honey LtdA45aFinlandWhite acacia avenue
Parafarm LtdC52Russia
Parodi Apicultura – Matrunita Mediterranea S.R.L.A29ItalyViola avenue
PAXIS Ltd.C32RussiaApple alley
Pcelin DOC13SerbiaRapeseed Street
“PHYTO-APIPHARM” LLC – “Korotkov’s balsams”B54KazakhstanEchium Street
Piroda Kft.B47HungaryEchium Street
Polish Beekeping AssociationA50bPolandBuckwheat avenue
Primavet-Sofia LtdB30BulgariaHawthorn Street
Private Join-Stock Company “Bdzholoagroservis”C46UkraineLungwort alley
Prodapys Organic HoneyA49(n)BrazilWhite acacia avenue
Pszczelarz Kozacki Pasieka Tadeusz KozakB43PolandHawthorn Street
Quality Services International GmbHC5GermanyRapeseed Street
Quarti ItalyC14ItalyRapeseed Street
Randox Food DiagnosticsA47aUnited KingdomWhite Acacia Square
Reina Kilama, Sdad. Coop.C26SpainViola avenue
Romanian Beekeeper’s AssociationA45(b)RomaniaEchinops Street
Russia. Bashkir HoneyA44(h)RussiaDogwood Street
Russian Honey Company LLCB36RussiaHawthorn Street
Sadecki BartnikA41(a)PolandDogwood Street
SAF Natura SrlB53ItalyEchium Street
Sangdi Honeybee Co. LtdB50B51ChinaEchium Street
SC. Cocor Impex SRLC27RomaniaEchinops alley
SC Teclem Prod SRLC21RomaniaBarberry avenue
Serbian Federation of Beekeeping OrganisationsC25SerbiaEchinops alley
Shakti Api Foods Pvt. Ltd.B65IndiaChicory avenue
Shanghai Bainiang Apiculture Co. LtdA6A7A8ChinaSunflower avenue
Silesian Beekeepers Association in KatowiceА52PolandDandelion Street
Slovak Beekeepers AssociationB72SlovakiaChicory avenue
Solutionbee LLCC6USARapeseed Street
Südzucker AG Mannheim/OchsenfurtA17GermanySunflower avenue
Sun Bee Ukraine LLCB61UkraineChicory avenue
Suzen Beekeeping EquipmentC53TurkeyChicory avenue
Sweden Candidate for Apimondia 2017 45th CongressA47(d)SwedenEchium Street
Swienty A/SA3DenmarkSunflower avenue
Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) AgencyA44(c)TanzaniaDandelion Street
Terra Incognita Travel Agency LLCA39(a)UkraineViola avenue
Thai Beekeepers AssociationC45ThailandLungwort alley
The Federation of Beekeeping Associations of Romania “ROMAPIS”C9RomaniaRapeseed Street
The Russian National Union of BeekeepersA47(c)RussiaWhite Acacia Square
The Tentorium® ApicompanyA48aRussiaWhite Acacia Square
Thomas Apiculture – FranceB32(a)FranceHawthorn Street
Tolnagro Ltd.B4HungarySunflower avenue
Tourism Department Kyiv City State AdministrationА38А38(с)UkraineViola avenue
Tuchel & Sohn GmbHВ22GermanyViola avenue
Turkish Association of BeekeepersA56(q)TurkeyWhite Acacia Square
Ukrainian Honey Ltd.B28UkraineViola avenue
Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of AIC productsA58UkraineDogwood Street
UkrzoovetprompostachC29UkraineEchinops alley
Union of Ukrainian Beekeepers NGOB42UkraineHawthorn Street
Vernalis Bt. HungaryB6HungaryHawthorn Street
Véto-pharmaA35FranceViola avenue
Vita (Europe) LimitedA16A21United KingdomDogwood Street
VI-VA-LTD Co. Ltd.C28UkraineEchinops alley
White Pak Leather IndustriesC8PakistanRapeseed Street
«Wilara», JSCB5LithuaniaHawthorn Street
Wuhan Yimin beeproduct Co., LtdB46ChinaEchium Street
XNOXA12A13A22(a)A23MexicoSunflower avenue
Yangbong NonghyupA46(c)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
Yasaeng Beekeeping SuppliesA46(f)Republic of KoreaWhite Acacia Square
Zhengzhou Cinobee Industry Corp., LtdB64(a)ChinaChicory avenue
Zlatomed GroupA46(a)UkraineEchinops Street
Zphu Andrzej KokoszkaB17PolandBarberry avenue

VENUE

Congress Venue:

International Exhibition Centre
15, Brovarsky ave.

The cheapest and quickest way is taking Metro (underground) train, red line, to Livoberezhna (Лівобережна) station. The Congress venue is 10 min walk from the station.

Bakkara, Bratislava, Tourist and Adria hotels are all situated at walking distance from the venue.