The Kyiv area is one of the top ten industrial regions of Ukraine. The peculiarities of the disposition of productive forces on the region’s territory make it possible to distinguish three economic subregions: the Polisky, the Kyiv suburban and the Southern forest-steppe.

The industrial potential of the region is based upon approximately 400 big and middle enterprises.

In 2003, the industrial output increased by 16.8% and amounted to 5852.3 million hryvnias. Such increase of the business activity in the region is the evidence of effective measures taken in proper time in order to overcome the crisis and aimed at the optimization of the regional economic ties and an efficient investment policy realization.

The share of mining makes up 0.2% (11.3 million hryvnias), that of manufacturing — 80.7% (4722.1 million hryvnias). Such structure of the industrial production corresponds to the status of a technologically developed region status.

Among the manufacturing sectors the share of food processing is the most important and stands at 37.0%, energy production — 19.1%, chemical and petrochemical industries — 12.2%, paper and printing industries — 10.3%, nonmetallic mineral production (construction materials and glassware) — 8.1%.

The industrial output has grown almost in all sectors. Namely, in food processing — by 23.6%, paper and printing industries — by 29.7%, metalworking — by 27.5%, woodworking — by 13.1%.

Nationally significant are the following enterprises — the Trypillia steam power plant, the Brovary plant of powder metallurgy, and the biggest in Europe the Kyiv paper & board mill (Obukhiv). Far beyond Ukraine is known the tire producer — closed joint-stock company “Joint Venture “Rosava”, the excavator producer — open joint-stock company “Borex”, the chemical equipment producer - open joint-stock company  “Chervony Zhovten”, the hosiery — joint-stock company “Sofia”, the plant of asbestos products — open joint-stock company “Tribo” and other important enterprises.

A considerable increase in the industrial output has been achieved due to the efforts of the leading enterprises with foreign capital. Namely, the output of the daughter enterprise “Nagel-Fenster” in Boryspil has grown by 9.5%, open joint-stock company “Elopak — Fastiv” — by 4.7%, “Coca-Cola Beverages Ukraine Ltd.” in the Brovary district — by 18,6%, open joint-stock company “Kraft Foods Ukraine” in the Vyshhorod district — by 41.7%. The increase of business activity of the enterprises with foreign capital is the result of the investment climate improved. In order to attract foreign investments and promote the further development of newly established enterprises there is a practice of close cooperation introduced between local executive bodies and employer’s associations or managers of separate economic entities.