In 2010, the Lepel Dairy and Canned Goods Plant will supply a large batch of dry milk to Vietnam

December 9, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Lepel Dairy and Canned Goods Plant OJSC plans to supply a large batch of dry milk to Vietnam in 2010, Deputy Director of the enterprise Alexey Sadovsky told a correspondent. A contract for the supply of 2 thousand tons of dry milk has been signed with the Khapako corporation, its cost is over $6 million. Alexey Sadovsky also noted that next year the enterprise plans to triple the supply of whole dry milk to Venezuela, whose market it managed to enter this year. In total, 1.5 thousand tons of Lepel products were supplied to this country. In 2010, the plant will have to work more actively with Kazakhstan and Moldova. Opportunities for supplies to Iran and Iraq are being considered. In general, export diversification, more active and broader work with companies from far-abroad countries has allowed the plant to reduce its dependence on the unstable Russian market, the deputy director added. Lepel Dairy and Canned Goods Plant is an export-oriented enterprise. The share of supplies to the foreign market in the total sales volume is about 60%. Exports are carried out both to CIS countries, with Russia holding the leading position among them, and to far-abroad countries. In January-November, products worth over $18 million were exported. The production volume for this period, taking into account the reorganization of the plant, was 102.4% compared to the same level last year. The energy saving indicator is minus 12.7%. The enterprise was founded in 1951, reformed into an OJSC in 1998. The state's share in the authorized capital is 97.2%. Currently, the plant includes the agricultural production branch "Zaozerye", Tolochin Butter and Cheese Plant, Dokshitsy and Beshenkovichi Dairy Plants. It specializes in the production of whole milk products, skimmed dry milk, cheeses, and ice cream. The range of products manufactured includes more than 100 items. The total number of employees, including branches, is over 1 thousand people. -0-