Minsk Motor Plant (MMZ) and the Tatarstani holding company RariTEK have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop and make gas-fueled engines based on engines of the Belarusian company. The companies have also signed a dealership agreement to sell products to the Russian automobile engineering company ELAZ, Igor Yemelyanovich, Director General of OAO Managing Company…
DetailsAs of October 20, agricultural organizations in Belarus continued harvesting corn for grain and sugar beet, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food declared. In particular, agrarians harvested 627.1 thousand tons of corn throughout the areas of 75.5 thousand ha (59.3%), with the average yield of 8.3 ton/ha. Last year the grain production volumes totaled 232.3…
DetailsBelarus’ Mogilev region and Turkey are set to strengthen their interaction. Matters of bilateral cooperation were discussed during a meeting between Mogilev region Governor Vladimir Domanevsky and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Belarus Kezban Nilvana Darama on October 18. Kezban Nilvana Darama said that there were great prospects for the development of the…
DetailsBelarusian Potash Company (BPC) shipped 42,190 tons of potash fertilizers to Ukraine in January-August, up by 31% YoY. Potash export proceeds from Ukraine-bound shipments grew by 16.7% YoY to $18.1 million. As previously reported, BPC opened an affiliated company in Ukraine. BPC’s Agrorozkvit (literally stands for AgroRenaissance) started operating in Ukraine in October. Established in…
DetailsBelarus’ cement plants are expected to increase the use of dried peat as fuel to 180,000 tons by 2020, up by 50% from the 2016 level, Belarus’ Energy Ministry reported. Belarus has been actively promoting the use of dried peat as an alternative fuel at cement plants – they are expected to burn 120,000 tons…
DetailsBelarus and India are working hard to advance cooperation in pharmaceutics, the Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich reported. The senator took part in the festivities timed to the opening of a research center of the pharmaceutical company SOOO Nativita in Beshenkovichi, Vitebsk region. Speaking about…
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