Orsha Meat Canning Plant received three diplomas at "Green Week-2010" in Berlin

February 4, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Orsha Meat Canning Plant received three diplomas at the international food exhibition "Green Week-2010" in Berlin, the enterprise's director Arkady Nevsikhin told a BELTA correspondent. The awards were presented to the enterprise for the high quality of "Stewed Beef" canned meat (premium grade), canned meat for baby food, as well as for active participation in the exhibition and promotion of products in the German market. Arkady Nevsikhin also noted that for consistently high quality and continuous expansion of the product range, the plant's products for the youngest consumers received a high rating at the V International Specialized Exhibition "World of Childhood-2009", the right to be marked with the "Natural Product" sign and a second-degree diploma of the national competition "Product of the Year-2009". The enterprise received a similar award in this competition in the nomination "Canned Meat". To improve consumer properties and enhance the quality of meat products, the Orsha Meat Canning Plant plans to continue modernizing production in 2010. At the same time, increased attention will be paid to the baby food segment. In particular, it is planned to implement a project to double the production capacity of baby meat canned goods to 10-12 thousand conventional cans per year (in 2009, their production volume was 5.6 thousand). The investment volume will be about 3 million euros. Additional equipment will be purchased and the existing workshop for the production of this product group will be modernized. The project is planned to be completed in the fourth quarter. In 2009, the enterprise produced products worth Br130.9 billion, or 115% compared to 2008. Products worth $8.6 million were exported, which is more than double the previous year's figure. The share of exports in the total sales volume is about 18%. Deliveries were made to Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. The energy saving indicator is minus 17.4% with a target of minus 14.5%. Labor productivity growth is 112.9%. The investment volume for the past year amounted to Br5.9 billion. In total, over the past five years, about Br20 billion has been invested in fixed assets. Through the invested funds, the technical products workshop was reconstructed, and a line for the production of meat and bone meal and fat was installed. The first stage of reconstruction of refrigerator No. 2 was completed, as a result of which the enterprise will be able to save 1 million kWh annually. New equipment was installed in the baby food workshop and the sausage production facility. In addition, the vehicle fleet was updated, and the company store No. 3 underwent major repairs. The enterprise was founded in 1930. It specializes in the production of canned meat and sausage products. Canned baby food accounts for 21% of the product mix. The average number of employees is 1135 people. -0-