Orsha Meat Canning Plant allocated over Br5 billion for retooling.

November 30, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. The Orsha Meat Canning Plant has invested over Br5 billion in technical re-equipment this year, the enterprise director Arkady Nevsikhin told a BELTA correspondent. According to him, equipment for air conditioning raw material departments in the canning workshop and the baby food production workshop has been purchased and commissioned. The baby food workshop has a new emulsifier for fine grinding of raw materials. A semi-automatic clipping machine has been installed in the semi-dry sausage production department, and a modern band saw for cutting cattle carcasses in the slaughterhouse. An automatic pumping station for the second lift of the water intake has been purchased and commissioned. Part of the canning warehouse has been modernized for sausage dispatch. Refrigeration equipment has been purchased and commissioned for the new sausage dispatch. General construction work has also been carried out in the semi-finished product production workshop. Due to technical re-equipment and product range expansion, the production volume for the first 10 months of this year increased by 13.5% to Br106.335 billion. The sales volume of canned goods increased by 15.6% in January-October this year compared to the same period last year, and baby food canned goods by 4.7%. The sales volume of meat increased more than threefold. Baby food canned goods are socially significant products of the enterprise - the plant mainly specializes in the production of meat, meat-and-vegetable, and fish-and-vegetable canned goods. Currently, the enterprise produces canned goods with easy-open lids, which account for 52% of the production. The export volume has more than doubled to $6.3 million. Baby food canned goods are exported to Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova. The baby food production workshop has been completely reconstructed and equipped with the most modern equipment. This work was carried out within the framework of the presidential program "Children of Belarus" and the subprogram "Baby Food". Product quality control is ensured in accordance with the requirements of the international quality system based on HACCP principles, for which the plant received a certificate in 2003. This system is implemented at all stages of baby food production. In addition, the enterprise has passed certification and received a "Halal" certificate, which allows for the slaughter of animals and the sale of products to Muslim countries. In 2009, the enterprise was awarded more than 20 diplomas and certificates. It received a diploma for high quality and constantly expanding product range at the international specialized exhibition "World of Childhood-2009" (Minsk), a diploma from the exhibition of Belarusian manufacturers in Yekaterinburg "Belarus-2009", and a diploma from the 15th international specialized wholesale exhibition-fair "Prodexpo-2009". The Orsha Meat Canning Plant was founded in 1929. It produces canned meat, traditional meat products, and fish products. In 1980, the plant was the first in the Soviet Union to organize the production of baby meat canned goods ("Malysh", "Yazyok", etc.). In 1999, a workshop for the production of baby food canned goods was commissioned. New imported equipment was installed. Currently, the enterprise is a diversified processing complex. The plant employs 1226 people, including 115 in the baby food workshop. -0-