Gomel chemical plant has increased its export volume by more than 30% over the five-year period
Open joint stock company Gomel chemical plant has increased its production by more than 20% and exports by 30% over the five - year period, Director of the enterprise Dmitry Chernyakov said at a meeting of the regional Executive Committee today, BelTA has learned.
"Every year we increase the volume production from the investment, reconstruction, and investments. We review the capacity every year. Over the five-year period, we have increased total production by more than 20%, and exports by 30%, " Dmitry Chernyakov said.
The main products of the Gomel chemical plant are fertilizers. Export accounts for 75% of the sales structure. The main markets are Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The Director of the company pointed out that the pandemic and other factors faced by partners in 2020 could undermine exports. "But we managed to maintain and increase sales volumes in this difficult year. It is also difficult in terms of reducing prices: world prices for some fertilizers have fallen by 20-25%. Due to the exclusivity of brands, we maintained the dynamics of decline by only 13-14%, " Dmitry Chernyakov explained.
The company operates with a 100% load. According to the Manager, the most important thing is to work for the future. "We adhere to the principle of short steps: after investment, the project should pay off in two or three years. We have been working on this strategy for all these years, and it has yielded results, " the head of the company said.
The work of the chemical plant received a positive assessment at the meeting of the regional Executive Committee. According to the results of last year, the company became the winner of the Republican contest " Best exporter "in the category"oil Refining, chemical and petrochemical industry". The award was presented to the head of the Belarusian chamber of Commerce and industry Vladimir Ulakhovich.