The head of state studied progress in building a facility to produce uncoated and coated cardboard. The facility was supposed to come online in 2015, but was put on hold. “What is the problem today? What is left for you to do?” Aleksandr Lukashenko asked. Yuri Nazarov, chief of the Belarusian timber, woodworking, pulp and paper industry concern Bellesbumprom, informed that the facility is 90% complete.
The factory just needs to launch equipment and complete some minor construction works. “Why do you need so much money for that [$83 million] if everything is in place?” the president asked. The head of state was informed that half of the amount should be paid to Austrian company Andritz that will launch the machinery. Belarusian companies cannot do it as they do not have the necessary competencies: this is the first production of this kind in the post-Soviet space.
“The Austrian company is the industry leader. They guarantee that we will get what we are building this facility for,” Yuri Nazarov said. The Austrian company can also supply machinery to Dobrush if needed. Production of these nodes can be launched in Belarus in the future.
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