Orsha meat-canning plant increased exports by almost three times in January-April

May 13, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. JSC "Orsha Meat Canning Plant" in January-April increased its product exports by almost three times to $3 million compared to the same period in 2008, the enterprise informed a BELTA correspondent. The increase in supplies is primarily due to a deeper penetration of the Russian market, which accounts for 90.6% of exports. In addition, for the first time, the enterprise supplied 203 cans of canned meat worth over $220,000 to Azerbaijan. Thanks to this supply, Kazakhstan's share in the total export volume was 7.3%. The remaining part of the supplies in the past period went to Ukraine and Moldova, where the plant is also trying to expand its presence. Along with this, opportunities for cooperation with other countries in the post-Soviet space are being explored. In January-April, the enterprise produced products worth Br40.6 billion, which is 14.4% higher than the same period last year. Labor productivity during this period increased by 29.6%, respectively. The energy saving indicator was minus 13.5%. Investments in the development of the plant over four months reached about Br1 billion. With these funds, new refrigeration units, equipment for the baby food shop and the slaughterhouse were purchased. In total, in 2009, the plant plans to allocate about Br9 billion for technical re-equipment. The enterprise was founded in 1930. It was incorporated in 1997. It specializes in the production of meat, meat-vegetable, and fish-vegetable canned food for baby food, as well as sausages, meat and meat-vegetable canned food in large cans. The nominal number of employees is 1081 people. -0-