A company for the production of shoe soles meeting European standards has been opened in Vitebsk
– The decision to establish "EuroPressForm" LLC, which is 100% import-substituting, was made a little over a year ago. All equipment and exclusive specialists came to us from Italy, – noted the director of "EuroPressForm" LLC, Eduard Dubrovin.
The enterprise produces aluminum molds for footwear according to European standards: for summer, winter, sports, military footwear, as well as footwear for hunters and fishermen. The current production volume is from 75 to 85 molds of various modifications per month. Sales markets are Belarus and Russia.
– We have already held negotiations with Chinese manufacturers, and in the next two to three months, deliveries of at least two CNC machines are planned to increase production volumes. Then we will be able to cover 90% of the needs of the footwear industry not only in Belarus but also in the post-Soviet space, – emphasized Eduard Dubrovin. – Representatives of large Russian footwear companies have also visited us repeatedly, and they highly appreciated the quality of the manufactured molds. There are no analogues to this production in the post-Soviet space. We have signed contracts with more than 20 different companies, including "Belvest," Lidskaya and Baranovichskaya footwear factories, "Pskov-Polymer," and others.
In just nine months, the building of an old abandoned sawmill has been transformed into a new production facility. 12 people work here, including five Italian specialists.
According to the head of the administration of the "Vitebsk" FEZ, Mikhail Skurat, this enterprise has many orders. This indicates that the products are in high demand.
– The FEZ "Vitebsk" is actively developing. Today, the most important thing for us is not the quantity, but the quality of these enterprises, which should have high technologies, implement import substitution programs, and offer decent wages to preserve jobs and ensure people work in their homeland, – noted Mikhail Skurat.