«Bellegprom» plans to increase funding for scientific developments to Br3.6 billion in 2009.

November 18, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA /. Concern "Bellegprom" plans to increase funding for scientific support of light industry enterprises by almost a quarter to Br3.6 billion in 2009. This was announced by First Deputy Chairman of the concern Vladimir Astrovsky at the international scientific conference "New in Technology and Engineering of Textile and Light Industry," which is being held today at the Vitebsk State Technological University, BELTA correspondent reports. The funds are allocated from the concern's innovation fund and are intended for the development of new production technologies and materials that allow enterprises to master the production of modern types of products. The concern's scientific programs include the creation of technologies for obtaining and processing woven and knitted yarns using a modern range of technical fibers, the development of new technological processes for processing flax fiber, highly efficient technologies for obtaining yarns and textile materials using domestic natural fibers, and research in other areas. Also, on behalf of the concern, scientific teams are developing modern shoe production technologies. "We intend to involve specialists from the Vitebsk university even more widely in this area, as in accordance with the developed concept for the development of the footwear industry, we need to double the volume of shoe production in the next five years," noted Vladimir Astrovsky. Scientists and specialists of the Vitebsk Technological University actively participate in all scientific programs implemented by the concern. Vitebsk specialists account for about 47% of the total volume of scientific developments in innovations. The introduction of new technologies and scientific support for this process by developers allows for faster adoption of innovations, noted the first deputy chairman of "Bellegprom." In addition, industry enterprises get the opportunity to significantly expand the range of products manufactured, establish the production of fundamentally new products and, accordingly, compete worthily with foreign manufacturers in domestic and foreign markets, as well as expand the scope of application of domestic raw materials. -0-