OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2010. To the end of 2010 ROSHEN Confectionery Corporation in the UAB "Roshen" Klaipeda's factory invests 3,2 million euro. It is the first stage of investments in UAB "Roshen", the general volume will be about 8 million euro. These facilities will be for purchase and setting of new lines for producing of caramel. After modernization the plan productivity will increases to 1290 tons per a month. Products from the Lithuanian factory will be on ЕU market from March, 2011.

In 2006 ROSHEN Confectionery Corporation purchased in Lithuania the AB Klaipedos Konditerija factory, which produces the caramel. At the beginning of 2007, the investments for modernization of this factory was 750 thousand euro. From 2007 to 2010 a production of the Klaipeda's factory increased from 80 to 300 tons per a month.

In June, 2010 a factory changed status from joint-stock company to closed joint-stock company and was renamed to UAB "Roshen". At the same time by top-management of Corporation it was made decision about modernization of factory.

Total confectionary products output in the first half of 2010 amounts to 184 thousand ton that is 12% more as compared to the similar period of 2009.

During the first half of 2010 ROSHEN Confectionary Corporation has sold its products for the amount of USD 425 million that is 35% more as compared to the results of the first half of 2009.