Vitebsk Liqueur and Vodka Plant shipped the first batch of products to Kazakhstan

April 26, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Republican Unitary Enterprise "Vitebsk Distillery" Pridvinye "has shipped the first batch of products to Kazakhstan, the enterprise informed a BELTA correspondent. The first trial batch of vodka, tinctures and balsams from the Vitebsk plant, sent to Almaty, amounted to 0.7 thousand decaliters, its cost is 18.8 thousand euros. "This market is quite promising, so negotiations are currently underway for further supplies," the enterprise noted. In April of this year, the first batch of mineral water from the plant's own well, over 396 m deep, was submitted for certification. The water will be produced in two types - "Pridvinskaya-1" and "Pridvinskaya-2," which differ in the degree of mineralization. The water will go on sale in May. The plant plans to bottle 40 thousand decaliters of this product annually. In January-March 2010, the enterprise produced industrial products worth Br22.3 billion, or 111% compared to the same period in 2009. Consumer goods worth Br15.7 billion were produced (116.5% respectively). The output of vodka and alcoholic beverages was 375 thousand decaliters (104.5% compared to 2009), rectified spirit - 327 thousand decaliters (96.2%), cognac - 5 thousand decaliters, non-alcoholic beverages - 7 thousand decaliters. Investments in fixed assets amounted to Br775 million. Products were supplied to Lithuania, Germany, Armenia, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan. In the first quarter, export supplies increased 13.2 times in quantity and 7.8 times in value compared to the same period in 2009. The plant was founded in 1898. The range of products manufactured includes about 50 items. The average number of employees is 622 people. -0-