OREANDA-NEWS. May 04, 2010. The Shklov newsprint mill plans to export 15,000 tonnes of the make in 2010, Chairman of the Belarusian timber industry concern Bellesbumprom Vladimir Shulga told, reported the Official website http://www.government.by.

According to Vladimir Shulga, the company exports its products to 12 countries. Ukraine, which uses almost 100,000 tonnes of paper a year, is one of the most promising areas. For the last three months the company has been exporting its products to Ukraine, planning to raise the monthly export to Ukraine up to 800 tonnes of paper in April. The enterprise is also working hard to sell its products to Iran, Hungary, Georgia, Poland and several other countries. Following the export strategy this year the enterprise intends to increase the export share in the total sales up to 50%, exporting around 15,000 tonnes of paper.

This year the enterprise has started operating in the red. In Q1 2010 the profitability level reached 15%. The house building branch has reached the designed capacity and turns out 20-25 wooden family-type houses every month. “All in all, the economy of the enterprise suits us in virtually everything. We hope that it will improve month by month thanks to increasing the output and reaching the designed output capacity,” remarked the Bellesbumprom Concern Chairman.

In January-March 2010 the Shklov newsprint mill turned out almost 6,700 tonnes of paper or half as much as in 2009. In March the enterprise made over 2,600 tonnes of paper. At present the mill turns out around 90 tonnes of paper per day. In April the enterprise even went ahead of the manufacturing plan. Once at its designed capacity, the mill will be able to make up to 120 tonnes of paper daily or 860 meters per minute. Last year the enterprise made 13,500 tonnes of paper. The planned output capacity is set at 40,000 tonnes per annum.

The construction of the newsprint mill in Shklov began in 2005 to end in 2008. In December 2006 the wood-sawing plant was commissioned. In June 2008 the enterprise started manufacturing planed products, glued laminated lumber and wooden houses. In 2008 the enterprise launched the papermaking machine. In 2009 the enterprise started manufacturing printing paper. At the end of 2009 the house building division was set up.

The Shklov newsprint mill uses the latest technologies with high energy effectiveness. The company has installed equipment made in France, Austria, Germany, Russia, and Finland. It employs over 800 people.

Prime Minister of Belarus also visited the Orsha Linen Mill.

In January-March 2010 Orsha Linen Mill increased exports by 49.4% over the same period last year, director general of the company Vladimir Nesterenko told.

The Q1 sales of household fabrics made up 4,218.000 running meters, up 19.3% over the same period 2009. The domestic sales amounted to 1,594.00 running meters. Exports to the CIS countries totaled 328,000 running meters, to the non-CIS countries – 2,296.000 running meters, up 34.3% from the same period last year. According to Vladimir Nesterenko, the rate of sales of household fabrics and packing cloth outpaced the rate of manufacture. As a result, the warehouse stocks were down by 891,000 running meters. The ratio of warehouse stocks to the monthly average production makes up 277.4% while the recommended volume is 236.5%.

In Q1 the production increased by 12.1% in comparable prices as compared to the same period a year ago. Yet the company’s financial situation remaps difficult due to the heavy loan debts and financial liabilities to the bank.

Orsha Linen Mill is Belarus’ only manufacturer and supplier of linen fabric and other flax products. The company accounts for 27% of the town’s industrial output and employs over 33% of the total number of industrial workers. The company comprises five factories, while the flax manufacturing process includes around 100 technological operations. In 2007-2009 the company was busy retooling and installing new equipment. The consumption of fixed capital stands at 56.6%. Retooling is supposed to reduce the figure down to 32.3% by early 2012.