Belneftechem: Oil processing in 2015 to grow by 1 mln tons

​Belneftechem states that in the conditions of the crisis the enterprises of the sector make profit and hope to receive 24 mln tons of raw materials from Russia in 2016.

The oil refinery plants of Belarus will increase the volume of oil processing by 1 mln tons in 2015 against 2014, the deputy chairman of Belneftechem, V. Pavlov, said.

In 2014 the oil refinery plants of Belarus processed 22.3 mln tons of raw materials, which is by 5.4% more than in 2013.

Belneftechem says that at the meeting with the workers of Naftan OJSC, Pavlov said that in Jan-September 2015 the enterprises of the concern had positive financial results despite of the general fall in the economy in the country. Compared to 2014, sales profit stayed the same or rose in the company, production volumes rose.