In recent years the Ukrainian passive fire protection market has replaced imports – Kovlar Group
Kovlar Group LLC states that in recent years the Ukrainian passive fire protection market has to a large extent replaced imports, and in some segments the company’s products account for 70–80% of the market, said the company’s director Kostiantyn Kalafat in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency. “If in 2016 the share of foreign materials was about 80%, then in 2023–2024 it fell to roughly 20%. In
Kovlar Group LLC states that in recent years the Ukrainian passive fire protection market has to a large extent replaced imports, and in some segments the company’s products account for 70–80% of the market, said the company’s director Kostiantyn Kalafat in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine agency.
“If in 2016 the share of foreign materials was about 80%, then in 2023–2024 it fell to roughly 20%. In some segments our products account for 70–80% of the Ukrainian market,” he said.
According to Kalafat, the Ammokote brand line includes more than 20 passive fire protection solutions for steel, concrete and wooden structures, cable systems and utility networks, and the company, besides manufacturing, provides comprehensive solutions and consulting.
Kovlar Group LLC was founded in 2015 in Kyiv and is the largest manufacturer of passive fire protection products in Ukraine. According to Opendatabot, the company’s statutory capital is UAH 1.2 million, and its ultimate beneficiaries are Kostiantyn Kalafat (40%), Andrii Ozeichuk (35%) and Liubov Vakhitova (25%). The company’s revenue for 2024 was UAH 91 million 370.5 thousand, twice as much as in 2023, and net profit was UAH 13.4 million, 1.7 times more than in 2023. In the first quarter of 2025 the company’s revenue was UAH 13.5 million and net income UAH 1 million 983 thousand.