JSC "Vitebsk Carpets" is organizing the production of a new type of carpet coverings for Belarus

JSC "Vitebsk Carpets" plans to implement an innovative project in 2013-2015 to introduce a new technology for the production of jacquard carpet coverings. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the "Bellesprom" concern.

The project funding volume in 2013 from the innovation fund is Br7.9 billion, and Br1.9 billion will be required from the organization's own funds. The project involves the implementation of technology and the mastering of the production of double-width jacquard carpets and super-shaggy coverings with a pile height of up to 70 mm. Such products are not yet produced in Belarus, the concern clarified.

JSC will acquire equipment and implement technologies to master a new competitive range of woven carpet coverings made from polypropylene yarns with cut pile. The economic effect from this project is expected to be Br600 million per year. The export of new carpets is projected at 56.3% of production volumes. The added value at the enterprise in 2015 will reach $23.5 thousand. This exceeds the similar indicator for the textile and garment industry of the republic as a whole, where it is planned at a level of at least $21 thousand, the concern said.

Bellesprom" noted that this innovative project was selected based on an open competitive selection from a large list of other proposals to be financed from the innovation fund for 2013. In total, 25 projects of the concern were selected through the competition out of 27 works. Their total cost is Br44.4 billion, with a planned volume of the innovation fund for 2013 of Br19.7 billion.

The list also includes 11 research projects on the development of innovative technologies in the light industry, 7 projects on the creation of new products or improvement of technologies, and 6 projects on information support for innovative activities. Their executors are Vitebsk State Technological University, the Center for Scientific Research of the Light Industry, RUPTP "Orsha Linen Mill", open joint-stock companies "Gronitex", "Mogotex", "Lenta", "Belfa", "Sukno", "Fashion Center", "Polesie", "8 Marta", "KIM", "Lida Shoe Factory", "Minsk Experimental Furniture Factory", RUP "Vetka Cotton Spinning Mill".

In accordance with the regulations on the procedure for conducting an open competition, the submitted projects (works) were examined within the concern. According to the competition terms, they must comply with the priority areas of scientific and technical activities in the light industry. They are aimed at the development and improvement of technologies in the production and finishing of textile, knitwear and garment products, the production of footwear, leather, leather goods, furs, haberdashery, furniture and porcelain-faience products, and waste processing. The projects must include co-financing of the work by the executing organization.

Currently, the list compiled by the concern has been sent for approval to the Ministry of Economy and the State Committee on Science and Technologies of Belarus.
BELTA