Polotsk bakery will launch a new boiler house in November

September 29, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The Polotsk bakery will launch a new gas boiler house in November, the enterprise informed a BELTA correspondent. The gasification project for the plant has been underway since the beginning of the year. Its cost is over Br1.1 billion. Currently, installation work is being completed in the reconstructed boiler house, and 2 new automated boilers of Italian production are being installed, which will replace the old equipment. Commissioning work will be carried out on them during October. The commissioning of the boiler house, scheduled for November, will allow the enterprise to save from Br80 million to Br100 million on energy resources annually, as well as to implement a number of new projects for further modernization of production aimed at expanding the product range. In addition, as part of the project implementation, a 1.2 km gas pipeline was laid from the main line to the plant in the private sector along Gagarin Street. Now about 300 homeowners have the opportunity to gasify their homes. Preparatory work for this process among the local population has already begun, specialists noted. From January to August, the enterprise produced products worth Br9.1 billion, or 119% compared to the same period in 2009. The profitability of sales for this period was 8.7%. The energy saving indicator is minus 13.8%. The enterprise was founded in 1933. It is a branch of RUPP "Vitebskhlebprom". It specializes in the production of bakery products, rusks and bagels, confectionery, as well as sauces and mustard. The range includes about 70 items. It is updated annually by an average of 30%. Products are sold in Belarus, with a small share supplied to Russia. The number of employees is over 240 people. -0-