OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2007. “Onehsky tractor plant” in 2007 produced 329 units that is 46,2% higher then in 2006, informed chief of sales department Aleksandr Dreyzis, reported the press-centre of CHETRA - Components and spare parts”.

Greater part of equipment produced at the “OTZ” JSC in 2007 - different modifications of the tractor on TLT-100A basis, well recommended itself among forestry operators of Russia. Main deliveries executed to the north-west region, European part of Russia, in Siberia, Far East and Byelorussia.

According to Mr. Dreyzis, growth of production in 2007 is stipulated by several reasons. In 1999-2001 OTZ produced considerably huge amount of tractors for using in forestry industry of the country. For today companies of this industry need the appending of machine fleet. Herewith their choice as earlier falls on the well recommended itself equipment of the Concern “Tractor plants”.

For some past time in Russia are actively built oil and gas pipelines where widely used welding sets on the basis of TLT-100A basis, which “OTZ” produce jointly with Tikhvin enterprise “Techstroimash”.

Byelorussian enterprises showed huge interest to the OTZ tractors. Activation of the contacts with byelorussian enterprises is connected with accepted in Byelorus Republic program of forest industry development. According to this program, byelorussian enterprises receive state financing on purchases of equipment for forestry complex, among them crawler tractors produced by OTZ. “Now at the forestry enterprises of Byelorus work nearby 400 tractors, produced by our plant”, - said Aleksandr Dreyzis.

For today there is a process of formation of order briefcase 2008 is in action. Concluding of contracts for manufacture of tractors will finish in March of this year. According to beforehand forecasts of sales department of OTZ, this year is expected the increase of manufacture and sales of tractors in comparison with 2007.
 
Reference: “Onezhsky tractor plant” - is large regional producer of tractors/forestry, special and municipal/ - a member of the Concern “Tractor plants”.