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On December 24, 2025, the Academic Council of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS (UNIOF NAAS) reviewed the Proceedings Collection “INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES: CURRENT ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND PRACTICE” for 2025. The Academic Council recommended making the collection openly accessible to ensure free access for researchers, specialists, and students to current studies and practical developments in the field of oil and fat production. The decision is recorded in the Minutes of the Academic Council No. 12 dated 24 December 2025.
On December 19, 2025, Acting Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS, P. Petik, and Scientific Secretary T. Matveieva participated in the General Meeting of the members of the “Ukroliaprom” Association held via videoconference. The meeting addressed the specifics of the functioning of Ukraine’s oil and fat industry in the 2025/26 marketing year and the sector’s development forecasts for this period. The discussion also covered the development and updating of standards for oils, fats, and oil-and-fat products for the coming years.
Pavlo F. Petik, as Chair of Technical Committee 86, proposed that the association’s members review a number of national standards in 2026 to ensure their compliance with current legislation. He also encouraged the members to submit their proposals to the “List of State Standards Proposed for Review in 2026” to ensure their conformity with modern legal requirements.
On November 11, 2025, a meeting of the Coordination and Methodological Council under NAAS R&D No. 40 "Oilseed Processing. Oils and Fats" ("Oils and Fats") was held.
At the meeting, a scientific report by A.P. Belinska, PhD in Technical Sciences, a Research Fellow of the Department of Oil and Fat Processing Technology at the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS, was presented on the topic: "Technological Justification for the Use of Secondary Raw Materials from Oil and Fat Production in the Manufacture of High-Protein Extruded Feeds." The meeting also reviewed the implementation of fundamental and applied scientific developments for 2025 and, in general, for 2021–2025. Scientific developments under the NAAS Research Plan No. 40 were completed in full in accordance with the approved technical assignments and calendar plans.
The following decisions were adopted:
1. In order to address the issue of accumulation of secondary products of oil and fat production, as well as to promote the environmental sustainability of oil extraction processes and optimize diets for a wide range of agricultural animals, attention should be paid both to the development of the fundamentals of extruded animal feed with various technological characteristics depending on the ratio of components, and to their implementation in production.
2. Scientific developments under NAAS Research Plan No. 40 “Processing of Oilseed Crops. Oils and Fats” (“Oils and Fats”) for 2025, as well as overall for 2021–2025 (fundamental research) and 2024–2025 (applied research), were completed in full in accordance with the approved technical assignments and calendar plans.
The final results of the completed research activities were approved.
From 21 to 24 October 2025, specialists of the Department for Research in Oil and Fat Processing Technologies of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS conducted training on the organoleptic evaluation of vegetable oils at LLC “VKF Velykom” (Tarakany village, Dubno District, Rivne Region).
During the training, participants were introduced to the methodology for determining the organoleptic characteristics of oils, in particular color, odor, taste, and clarity. Practical skills in conducting sensory evaluation and comparing different oil samples were also developed.
On 15 October 2025, based on the results of the state attestation conducted on 24 September 2025, the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine was assigned to Group B in the scientific field “Engineering and Technology” (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 1360 dated 15 October 2025, p. 43) and was awarded a Certificate valid until 31 December 2030.
On October 9 2025, Acting Director of URIOF NAAS, P. Petik, took part in the очередное General Meeting of the members of the Ukroliaprom Association. During the meeting, the Association’s General Director, S. Kapshuk, outlined the key aspects of the functioning of Ukraine’s oil and fat complex in the 2024/25 and 2025/26 marketing years, including specific features of production activities, export logistics, and the challenges currently faced by enterprises in the sector.
Special attention was paid to an important event for the industry — the successful completion by URIOF NAAS of the state attestation conducted by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in the engineering and technological field (Group B) for a five-year term. This decision confirms the Institute’s strong scientific and human resource potential, its compliance with state requirements, and the preservation of its status as an independent state research institution. For oil and fat industry enterprises, such attestation is of strategic importance, as it ensures continued scientific, technological, and expert support for the sector’s development. The attestation process required substantial organizational and scientific efforts from the Institute’s staff and took place under the conditions of nationwide optimization of the network of research institutions. The Ukroliaprom Association expressed its gratitude to the Institute’s team for their dedicated work, reaffirmed confidence in further strengthening cooperation, and expressed hope that enterprises of Ukraine’s oil and fat industry will continue close collaboration with URIOF NAAS. Such cooperation will contribute to the implementation of innovations, enhancement of product competitiveness, and strengthening of Ukraine’s position in international markets.
On 6 October 2025, specialists of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS conducted a scientific seminar (guest lecture) for master’s students of the Department of Fat Technology and Fermentation Products at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU “KhPI”). The seminar participants had the opportunity to become familiar with the key challenges and current development trends of the oil and fat industry. The researchers presented the results of studies conducted at the Institute.
On 17 July 2025, the Acting Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS, Pavlo F. Petik, took part in the General Meeting of the members of the association “Ukroliiaprom” (held via videoconference). During the meeting, the performance results of the oil and fat complex of Ukraine for September–June of the 2024/25 marketing year and the forecast for the 2025/26 marketing year were discussed. As the Head of Technical Committee TC-86 “Oils, Fats and Products of Their Processing”, which operates on the basis of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS, Pavlo F. Petik provided information on the implementation of the programme for the review and development of national standards in 2025.
On 8 July 2025, a meeting of the Coordination and Methodological Council under the NAAS Research Plan No. 40 “Processing of Oilseed Crops. Oils and Fats” (“Oils and Fats”) was held, during which the implementation of fundamental and applied research for the first half of 2025 was reviewed. The scientific developments under NAAS Research Plan No. 40 were completed in full in accordance with the approved technical assignments and calendar plans.
The following decision was adopted: to approve the results of the completed work and to continue the research activities.
During May 2025 — on 5, 12, 19 and 26 May — specialists of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS conducted a series of online seminars entitled “The Oil and Fat Industry: Prospects and Innovations”. These events were organized specifically for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Department of Fat Technology and Fermentation Products at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU “KhPI”).
The seminar participants had the opportunity to learn about the most pressing challenges and key development directions of the oil and fat industry, as well as the food industry as a whole. The Institute’s researchers presented the latest scientific achievements of the Institute.
The seminar generated significant interest among the audience, as evidenced by active discussion and numerous questions from participants, demonstrating a high level of engagement with the presented topics.
On 10 April 2025, the Acting Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS, P. Petik, the Deputy Director for Research, V. Papchenko, and the Scientific Secretary, T. Matvieieva, took part in the General Meeting of the members of the association “Ukroliiaprom” (held via videoconference). During the meeting, the performance results of the oil and fat complex of Ukraine for September–March of the 2024/25 marketing year and the forecast for the 2025/26 marketing year were discussed.
On 30 January 2025, the Acting Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Oils and Fats of the NAAS and Head of the program, Pavlo Fedorovych Petik, presented a report on the implementation of Research Program No. 40 “Processing of Oilseed Crops. Oils and Fats” (“Oils and Fats”) for 2024.
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