Two companies from Bashkiria entered Top 500 of the largest companies

UFA, 27 September 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Eugene Tretyakov

RBK portal published traditional rating of 500 biggest Russian companies by proceeds in 2018 and two companies from Bashkiria were included into it – engineering holding company “PETON” (168th place) and “Bashkir Soda Company” (204th place). In 2017 they were standing on the 196th and the 214th places correspondingly. At that 4 companies from Bashkiria entered Top 500 last year. PETON proceeds made 81 billion rubles (plus 34% last year growth) and net profit 1,139 billion rubles (46% fall). Proceeds of Bashkir Soda Company in 2018 made 61 billion rubles (18% growth) and net profit – 12 billion rubles (19% growth). GASPROM (proceeds 8,2 trillion rubles, plus 26%, net profit – 1,4 billion - +90%), LUKOIL (7,5 trillion rubles of proceeds – plus 37% and net profit – 619 billion rubles - +47%) and ROSNEFT (proceeds 6,8 billion - +36%, net profit – 549 billion - +85% growth) are called the biggest companies of the country.