GOMEL, 9 February (BelTA) – The Belarusian mill canning factory Rogachevsky MKK expanded its presence in the traditional markets and gained a foothold in new ones in 2020, BelTA learned from the company's website. According to the estimates, 2020 was a successful year for Rogachevsky MKK in terms increasing exports and accessing new markets. “The difficult external conditions did not prevent the factory from harnessing opportunities in the CIS and non-CIS markets. Rogachevsky MKK...

GOMEL, 4 February (BelTA) – The Belarusian harvester manufacturer Gomselmash and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia's Tula Oblast have signed a cooperation agreement, BelTA learned from Gomselmash. Gomselmash met with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tula Oblast via videoconferencing on 3 February. Gomselmash Director General Aleksandr Novikov and Tula Oblast Minister of Agriculture Aleksey Stepin signed the cooperation agreement. The cooperation between the parties will...

GOMEL, 27 January (BelTA) – Belarus Open Modern Pentathlon Cup will take place in Gomel on 29-31 January, BelTA learned from the Gomel Oblast Olympic Reserve Center. Competing for medals will be athletes representing Minsk Oblast, Gomel Oblast and Mogilev Oblast and also representatives of the National Water Sport Olympic Center and Minsk Children's and Youth Olympic Reserve School. The competitions will be held at three venues: in the sports complex on Portovaya Street (fencing, swimming),...

GOMEL, 20 January (BelTA) – The Belarusian harvester manufacturer Gomselmash and AgromashHolding KZ of Kazakhstan plan to expand the line-up of agricultural vehicles produced in Kazakhstan, BelTA learned from the Gomselmash website. Kazakhstan's largest agricultural machinery company, AgromashHolding KZ posted a 1.7-increase in the output in 2020. The company produced 429 grain harvesters and tractors in 2019 and 730 units in 2020. “In addition to the ESSIL harvesters, which have already...

KORMA (BelTA) – Providing aid to the Korma Central District Hospital, cooperation for the sake of developing a local flax-processing plant, recreation opportunities for Korma District kids in Austria and other matters were discussed as top officials of the Korma District administration met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Belarus Aloisia Worgetter on 13 January, BelTA has learned. According to Deputy Chairwoman of the Korma District Executive Committee...

GOMEL, 6 January (BelTA) – The first batch of metal products the Belarusian steel mill BMZ exported on 1 January 2021 will be delivered to Spain, BelTA has learned. A customer in Biscay Province, Spain will receive a batch of rolled metal products, which are intended for automobile engineering industry. This year’s first export batch of BMZ products was made in section rolling mill No.2. This division also shipped a batch of rebars to Israel in the first few hours of the new year. As for...

 GOMEL, 22 December (BelTA) – Specialists of the Belarusian steel mill BMZ have come up with technologies to make two new kinds of brass-plated steel wire with improved strength properties for high-pressure hoses. The new types of wire have been ordered by customers from Poland and Austria, BelTA has learned. BMZ constantly works to improve the quality of existing products and expand the product lineup in order to meet exacting demands of the market. This year the company has developed...

MINSK, 18 December (BelTA) – OAO Svetlogorsk Pulp and Board Mill has made the first batch of viscose cellulose, the press service of the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom told BelTA. According to the source, Svetlogorsk Pulp and Board Mill is getting ready for the commercial production of viscose cellulose. The first batch of this absolutely unique for Belarus product was made on 16 December. Following the commercial production launch procedure,...

GOMEL, 8 December (BelTA) – More than 600 young residents of Gomel Oblast have received assistance under the project of the Belarusian Red Cross Society “EU4Youth: fostering potential for greater employability”, member of the Council of the Republic, Chairperson of the Gomel Oblast organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Alla Smolyak told BelTA. “The project “EU4Youth: fostering potential for greater employability” was launched in Gomel Oblast in January 2019. Certain results...

GOMEL, 3 December (BelTA) – In January-October 2020 the Belarusian steel mill BMZ exported over 33,000 tonnes of products to Romania, 189% as against the same period of last year, the company’s Press Secretary Aleksandr Olesik told BelTA. BMZ shipped eight kinds of metal products to Romania. Four of them – rolled structurals, rolled steel products, seamless pipes, and bronze-plated bead wire – demonstrated growth rates varying from 19% to 190%. The increase in sales is attributed to...