The active construction phase of Ukraine’s largest deep potato processing plant has begun at the Biosens Industrial Park in the Cherkasy district. Dmytro Kysylevskyi, Deputy Chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee on Economic Development, announced the start of structural steel installation for the project’s first phase. The large-scale investment project is aimed at fully replacing imported raw materials on the domestic market, producing higher-value-added goods and localising supplies for international fast-food chains.
The total amount of funding being raised for the three phases of the processing complex exceeds UAH 6.46 billion. The first phase is valued at UAH 960 million and involves the construction of a 6,500-square-metre production facility using weld-free steel structure assembly technology. The required processing equipment has already been delivered to the site. The first phase is expected to be commissioned around the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027, with a designed annual production capacity of 25,000 tonnes of potato flour. Ukraine currently imports the entire volume of this product required by its bakery, confectionery and meat-processing industries. The launch of the facility is therefore expected not only to meet domestic demand but also to enable exports.
The second and third phases of construction will focus on producing French fries, which are currently imported by McDonald’s and KFC due to the absence of the required processing technologies in Ukraine. Construction of the second phase is scheduled for 2027. It will have an annual production capacity of between 60,000 and 150,000 tonnes and require UAH 2.5 billion in investment. The third phase will require a further approximately UAH 3 billion and will complete the development of a major national hub supplying quick-service restaurant chains.
At the same time, the park’s management company is developing related closed-loop infrastructure, including a storage facility with capacity for 20,000 tonnes of potatoes, a plant for processing production waste into protein and starch, and a greenhouse complex equipped with a cogeneration unit. In connection with these plans, the industrial park has already initiated an expansion of its territory from 29.6 hectares to 40 hectares, with the potential to develop a further 60 hectares of reserve land. The project is receiving substantial government support. In December 2025, the government allocated UAH 24.7 million on a matching co-financing basis to upgrade the access road and connect the site to the gas network. The developer is currently preparing a new application for state funding to support the further development of engineering infrastructure.
