OREANDA-NEWS. July 06, 2010. MHP (LSE: MHPC LI) subsidiary Shakhtarska-Nova Poultry Factory began construction of a new production facility in the village Zaroshchenske in Donetsk region. Construction on the plant, which has a design production capacity of 325 mln eggs per year, is slated to be completed in 2015.

Concorde Capital: based on our estimates, the launch of the new Shakhtarska-Nova Plant capacities will allow the company to meet its increased hatchery egg needs after MHP grows its annual poultry output to 440 ths mt from est. 330 ths mt in 2010, following the launch of the first stage of the Vinnytsya Poultry Factory in 2013. This will keep the company’s poultry production cost-efficient in the long-term, supporting MHP’s high level of vertical integration over 2013-15.