OREANDA-NEWS. February 21, 2008.A 10ml and 20ml syringe manufacturing facility was launched at Medplast Company in Gomel on February 21. Attending the opening ceremony was Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky.

The capacity of two 10ml and 20ml syringe lines is 70 million items per year. The launch of the new facility is the next step in realization of the project, which aims to establish production of disposable syringes in the country. In August 2007, Medplast launched the production of 2ml and 5ml syringes. The capacity of the line is 120 million items per year.

The innovative project has been implemented at Medplast in pursuance of the instruction of the President of Belarus and is in line with the government import-substituting policy. The project cost Br28 billion. The new production will meet Belarus’ demand in disposable syringes of all sizes.