Orsha Dairy Plant allocated over Br800 million for production development in January-August.

October 1, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Orsha Dairy Plant OJSC invested over Br800 million in production development in January-August, the enterprise informed BELTA correspondent. One of the main projects of the current year was the reconstruction of the boiler house. The work at the facility was carried out in two stages, each of which included replacing two old gas-fired boilers with one new one. Currently, the installation of the second boiler is being completed at the enterprise. The German-made equipment, after reaching its design capacity, will produce 6 tons of steam per hour, and the efficiency of the new boilers will be 94% compared to 80% for the previously used ones. The project is planned to be fully completed by the end of the year. In January-August 2009, the enterprise produced products worth about Br72 billion, which is 34.4% higher than the same period last year. During the reporting period, 82 thousand tons of milk were processed, which is 37.1% more than in the previous year. The enterprise exported products worth $14.6 million to Russia, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Georgia, and the USA, which is 48.4% higher than the 2008 level. These exports accounted for about 60% of the total sales volume. The energy saving indicator was minus 26.3% with a target of minus 13.5%. The range of products manufactured includes about 60 items. This is a wide range of dairy products, curd products, cheeses, butter, and casein. The enterprise was founded in 1939 and reorganized into an OJSC in 1996. The average number of employees is over 600 people. -0-