Vitebsk concern "Meat and Dairy Products" directed Br110 billion to fixed capital for January-July.

August 17, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. Enterprises of the Vitebsk concern "Meat and Dairy Products" invested Br110 billion in production development in January-July, the concern informed a BELTA correspondent.

The volume of capital investments in the dairy industry amounted to about Br72 billion, and in the meat industry - Br38.2 billion.

Among the dairy enterprises, the Glubokoye Dairy and Canning Plant, which is implementing a project to reconstruct the refrigeration system and install an automatic line for bottling and packaging condensed milk in tin cans, has absorbed the most investments. Br20.4 billion was allocated for these purposes.

A significant volume of investments was directed into the fixed capital of the Lepel Dairy and Canning Plant, which completed the reconstruction of its drying facilities, and OJSC "Moloko" (Vitebsk). The latter acquired a line for the production of granular cottage cheese and an automatic machine for packaging dairy products in "Doy-Pak" type bags, as well as washing equipment.

In the reporting period, the Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Plant modernized its butter production, the Orsha Dairy Plant - its compressor shop, and OJSC "Orshasyrzavod" acquired an automatic extrusion and hardening line for the production of "Eskimo" and "Sandwich" type ice cream with a capacity of 5 thousand pieces/hour. The Polotsk Dairy Plant began bottling milk, kefir, and biokefir in PET bottles, as well as producing aerated dairy products.

The Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant did a significant amount of work in January-July, absorbing Br15.6 billion. The enterprise purchased a line for processing pig and beef intestines, a vacuum stuffer with a clipper, a vacuum packaging machine, and a line for processing mucous membranes and wool by-products. The Orsha Meat Canning Plant, and the Glubokoye and Miory Meat Processing Plants also modernized their production facilities.

In January-July, the concern produced products worth Br1.4 trillion, or 139.3% compared to the same period last year. Exports during this period increased by 20.8% to $172.2 million. The energy saving indicator for the half-year was minus 10.7%, and the sales profitability was 7.1%. The investment volume for 2011 is planned at over Br280 billion.

The concern includes four meat processing plants and eight dairy industry enterprises.-0-