BYKHOVSKIY PROCESSING-VEGETABLE DRYING PLANT STARTED RECONSTRUCTING PRODUCTION CAPACITIES WORTH TO $ 20 MLN

Agricultural Marketing Project
11.09.2007 11:06
Ukraine

Opened Joint-Stock company "Bykhovskiy processing-vegetable drying
plant" (Mogilevskaya region) started the reconstruction of its
production capacities, Sergey Perekhod, the Director of the enterprise,
informed Interxaf.

"We conduct tenders to choose the supplier of equipment for the plant
modernization. The foundations of a new workshop are under construction
", the Director told. There is a plan to launch the workshop in 2008
closer to fruit and vegetable processing season.

In the framework of the plant modernization the enterprise managers
plan to install packing line for glass "twist-off" jars and cans. The
line of canned green pea production, continuous sterilizer, equipment
for squash peeling and slicing, washing machines, vibro-filling
machines, and homogenizers are to be installed too. "Due to this
equipment we will be able to significantly improve the quality
of the ready products, extend the assortment, master new types of
jars", Mr. Perekhod pointed out. For instance, there will be the
possibility to pack juices into glass bottles of "twist-off" type of
0.3-3 l capacity.

As a result of reconstruction the fruit&vegetable canning capacity
of Bykhovskiy processing-vegetable drying plant will increase 1.8
times up to 22 mln. of conditional jars.

In total the reconstruction will cost around $20 mln.

The expenses will be reimbursed by means of the loans provided by
"BelarusBank", the funds of innovation and investment foundations of
Mogilev Region Executive Committee and own assets of the enterprise.

At the present moment the plant produces more than 80 types of
canned fruit&vegetable products – juice, confiture, jam, compote,
snack and lunch cans, marinades. Since spring 2007 the enterprise
has been selling its products under trademark "Khozyain-Barin".

During January-August 2007 the enterprise produced marketable products
worth to $2 mln.; this figure is 21.1% as much than at the same period
of time past year. There are 6.4 mln. of conditional jars (15.2% more
than the level recorded in January-August 2006), including canned
vegetables – 5 mln. of conditional jars (+13.8%), canned fruits –
1.32 mln. of conditional jars (+ 54.4%).

The enterprise exports up to 70% of the produced items to Russia
and Armenia.

Bykhovskiy processing-vegetable drying plant has been operating
since 1954.

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