Karpatnaftokhim
Karpatnaftokhim is a Ukrainian petrochemical company based in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It belongs to a group of companies associated with businessmen Ihor Kolomoyskyi and Hennadiy Boholyubov, and produces ethylene, polyethylene, caustic soda, chlorine, and other petrochemical products. For years it has been one of the few large producers of polymer raw materials in Ukraine.
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Ukraine anti-corruption agencies search National Bank headquarters and Governor Pyshnyi's office
On 21 October, detectives from Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and prosecutors from the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) conducted searches at the National Bank of Ukraine, including in the office of Governor Andriy Pyshnyi, and at the residence of one NBU employee. NABU confirmed the searches were authorized, said no one had been detained or notified of suspicion, and declined to name the employee or disclose the underlying case. The NBU said it was continuing to operate normally and would provide further explanation once the procedural actions concluded.