Orsha Flax Mill increased exports by almost 60% in January-July

August 25, Minsk /Tatyana Chumakova - BELTA/. Orsha Linen Mill RUPTP increased its exports by 59.4% to $23.5 million in January-July this year compared to the same period last year, the enterprise informed BELTA correspondent.

At the same time, supplies to Russia amounted to $6.6 million (1.9 times more), CIS countries excluding the Russian Federation - $1.1 million (32.7% more), far abroad countries - $15.8 million (1.5 times more). Based on the results of the seven months of the current year, about 11.2 million linear meters of fabrics were sold abroad. In general, the share of the enterprise's exports in the total volume of products sold is up to 80%. Orsha Linen Mill products are supplied to more than 30 countries worldwide.

Among the far abroad countries, the most capacious sales markets for Orsha Linen Mill are Lithuania, Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands, and the USA. About 95% of exports to far abroad countries are fabrics. In January-July, the enterprise shipped approximately 5.6 million linear meters of fabrics there. In the spring, the Orsha manufacturer made trial shipments of fabrics to South Africa and New Zealand. The enterprise is managing to sell more high-value products to far abroad countries this year compared to 2010, noted at the linen mill.

Orsha Linen Mill is one of the leading enterprises in the light and textile industry of Belarus and other CIS countries, founded in 1930. It produces over 30 million linear meters of finished linen fabrics per year. The main range of finished products includes various table linen: tablecloths, napkins, towels and their sets; bed linen: sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers and sets; half-linen bedspreads. There are over 120 branded sections of the enterprise operating in Belarus. -0-