A new workshop for the production of instant milk powder was opened in Kopyl

December 26, Kopyl. A workshop for the production of instant MILK powder was opened in Kopyl on the basis of the local branch of OJSC Slutsk Cheese-Making Plant. And this is not the only project of the enterprise that looks confidently into the future, BELTA correspondent reports.

“Currently, we have implemented an innovative project for the production of instant milk powder. This is a completely new construction and a step into the future. In 2024 , in the Kletsk branch we will master the production of milk protein concentrate, and in 2026 - a project for the production of lactoferrin, and this is already deeper processing of dairy raw materials and obtaining added value,” said the general DIRECTOR of the enterprise, Alexander Gerasimenok.

He also noted that OJSC Slutsk Cheese-Making Plant will continue to develop its production. “A new cheese shop will be built at the Lyuban branch. Despite the fact that competition in terms of cheeses, including on the Russian market, is very high, it is growing and becoming tougher. Taking these factors into account, we need to develop a niche of hard cheeses with long ripening periods And this process has begun, including at our branches in Kopyl, Lyuban, Kholopenichy, Berezino,” noted Alexander Gerasimenok.

Taking into account the construction of new livestock breeding facilities and the growth in the volume of milk produced, the development of its processing should also not lag behind. And this is associated with the acquisition of new milk tankers to move raw materials to production, and the opening of new processing shops.

“If you look at the sales structure of our products, 77% of them are exported . Over the 11 months of this year, they were sold for $335 million. The main country is the Russian Federation, where the entire line of whole milk products is supplied, from cheeses to butter and powdered milk ". But we are also focused on opening new markets. This year, for the first time, we supplied about 250 tons of dairy products to Bahrain. We are actively developing the Chinese market: if we take dry products, more than 50% goes to CHINA. New products launched into production (instant milk powder - BELTA's note), aimed at the Russian market, China , the countries of the Middle East and Africa. These products can be used in fermentation, confectioners, in the production of chocolate, confectionery. Milk powder , instant milk powder is used in many products that we consume every day. For example, energy bars contain large amounts of it. If we talk about the African region, then the consumption there is different. Powdered milk is used at home by reconstitution,” explained the HEAD of the enterprise.

Thanks to the implementation of the project “Creation of innovative production of powdered milk with a capillary-porous structure”, 37 additional jobs were created in the Kopyl branch of OJSC Slutsk Cheese-Making Plant. In the future, exports of this type of product should amount to about 70% of the total volume.

Today, the average number of employees of the Kopyl branch is 263 people. In January-November, 3.2 thousand tons of cheeses of 17 types, including 10 hard elite ones, and almost 5 thousand tons of butter were produced here. The branch's capacity utilization was 115% compared to last year. The branch's products are supplied to the CIS countries, China, etc.

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