A Belarusian-Italian enterprise in Begoml will produce non-stick cookware

December 21, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. RUP "Begomlsky Zavod "Vetraź" (Vitebsk region) in cooperation with Italian partners plans to establish non-stick cookware production in 2011, the enterprise director Anatoly Sivko informed a BELTA correspondent. The project worth EUR 3.5 million provides for the installation of two production lines for aluminum cookware with a non-stick coating at the production site in Begoml. Initially, it is planned to launch the production of frying pans of various diameters, with Italian specialists' design solutions to be used in the cookware design. In the future, the product range may be expanded. The project is being implemented in cooperation with the company "Giaretti". The production capacities of the joint Belarusian-Italian enterprise will allow for the monthly production of up to 200 thousand items. For product sales, the partners intend to establish a dealer network across Belarus, including in all regional centers, as well as to organize exports to the Baltic countries, Russia, and Ukraine. The start of production activities is scheduled for the end of the first quarter of next year. In 2007, RUP "Begomlsky Zavod "Vetraź" became a subsidiary of RUP "Mogilevliftmash"; prior to that, it was part of Vitebsk RUP "Monolit". The enterprise specializes in the production of elevator components for the parent enterprise. -0-