About 1.2 thousand industrial enterprises in the Vitebsk region will undergo modernization in 2013
About 1.2 thousand industrial enterprises of republican and communal ownership in the Vitebsk region will undergo modernization in 2013, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Economy Committee informed a BELTA correspondent.
The work of organizations in the region's industrial complex will be aimed at the technical re-equipment and modernization of existing and organization of new production facilities, the output of high-quality and in-demand products with high added value and their sale in foreign markets, and the maximum utilization of production and labor potential. Br5.8 trillion in investments are planned to be attracted for these purposes.
Regarding the largest investment projects, the committee noted an impressive list of measures for 2013 for the modernization of the region's meat and dairy industry enterprises, among which the most prominent are the ongoing projects for the creation of new cheese production facilities at the Pustashki dairy plant and the Braslav branch of the Glubokoye dairy and canned goods plant.
OJSC "Vitebsk Fruit and Vegetable Processing Plant" has outlined significant projects for the production of import-substituting innovative products within the framework of the republican program "Baby Food" for implementation in 2013. The reconstruction of the baby food workshop with the organization of production of vegetable-meat and vegetable-fish canned goods is currently being completed at this enterprise. Next year, it is also planned to launch the production of children's herbal infusions and heat-stable fillings for the confectionery industry (confits, jams, preserves), which will increase the utilization of production capacities and the volume of output.
Light industry enterprises of the region (OJSC "Znamya Industrializatsii", GP "Vitebchanka", OJSC "KIM") are focused on further production development in 2013 through the acquisition of new high-performance equipment. The largest among them, Orsha Flax Mill, intends to complete its technical re-equipment, which will increase the volume of fabric production, improve their quality and competitiveness, and increase labor productivity.
A large block of measures is to be implemented by petrochemical enterprises. Thus, by expanding the two-stage fiberglass production section in workshop No. 12, as well as organizing the production of structural glass mats at OJSC "Polotsk-Steklovolokno", it is planned to increase the output of fiberglass and fiberglass products. OJSC "Naftan", within the framework of the Enterprise Development Program for 2010-2015, plans to acquire equipment for the reconstruction of hydrotreating units L-24/7, primary oil refining AT-8, and vacuum unit AVT-2.
The development of footwear industry enterprises in the Vitebsk region in 2013 will be aimed at creating new production facilities and branches in the regions of the oblast, which will contribute to an increase in the volume of footwear production.
The implementation of these and other measures will ensure in 2013 an increase in the volume of industrial production, including innovative products, and enhance the competitiveness of products and sales profitability.