Belarus: Izobud advances to European market of energy efficient sandwich panels

Izobud, Belarus’ leading manufacturer of cutting-edge energy efficient sandwich panels, has branched out into the European market. The enterprise has signed contracts and delivered construction products to the Baltic countries and Sweden. The Belarusian manufacturer obtained a European certificate of conformity to the European EN14509:2014 standard. The quality of Izobud sandwich panels was praised by…

Belarus: producer prices up in July 2016

Belarusian producer prices in July increased by 0.5% MoM (up by 7.3% compared to the level of December 2015), the National Statistical Committee (Belstat) reported. Construction prices grew by 1.7% MoM in July (up by 1.2% compared to the level of December 2015). Freight tariffs (all means of transportation) decreased by 0.2% MoM in July…

Belarus: potash exports to Brazil up in H1 2016

Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) shipped 729,454 tons of potash fertilizers to Brazil in January-June, up by 32% YoY. Potash export proceeds from Brazil-bound shipments dropped by 15% YoY to $268.8 million. Founded in September 2013, Belarus Potash Company has regional dealerships in Delhi, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo. BPC facilitates potash exports to Europe, India,…

Belarus to work with Egypt on joint production of medicines

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Egypt Sergei Rachkov met with Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Ahmed Rady, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. “The parties discussed promising areas of Belarusian-Egyptian cooperation in the field of healthcare, including the possibility of joint production of medicines, especially against Hepatitis…

Azerbaijan mulling cargo tariffs reduction with Kazakhstan and Georgia

Heads of railway administrations of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia have discussed mutually beneficial cooperation and creation of favorable conditions for cargo transportation with cargo shippers, major operators and freight companies of Kazakhstan in Astana, the press service of Kazakhstan Railways JSC reported. In particular, the sides talked about the reduction of tariffs for transportation of…