OREANDA-NEWS. May 27, 2010. Belarus’ privately-owned OOO Tabak-Invest, based in Minsk, produced 2.267 billion cigarettes in January-April 2010, up 9% year-on-year, an official with Belgospischeprom concern told.

In April, cigarette output increased 17.4% on the year to 575.465 million units.

Tabak-Invest makes Magna, Monte Carlo, More, Winston, Mild Seven and Camel brands under contracts with JT International (JTI) and West, Golden Gate and Gauloises brands under a license agreement with Imperial Tobacco Group (Reemtsma).

Production under contracts with JTI accounted for 83.3% of the Tabak-Invest output, with 1.933 billion units, and Imperial Tobacco Group (Reemtsma) brands accounts for the remaining 14.7% with 334 million units.

Winston output amounted to 1.196 billion cigarettes in January-April, including 1 billion Winston Blue cigarettes, 83.6% of the total Winston output.

Monte Carlo output reached 604.504 million units.

Tabak-Invest has an output quota of 7.1 billion cigarettes in 2010, up 1.4% on the year.