OREANDA-NEWS. July 7, 2011. In “Brest” FEZ a Russian FLLC "Ametist Metal Group" has opened the 1st turn of a new factory for manufacture of steel electrowelded pipes of round and rectangular section

Its production - round and rectangular pipes - is intended for manufacture of furniture skeletons and accessories, but can be used in other branches, for example, in building and forge business. The manufacture is planed to reach the production capacity of 27 thousand tons in a year for that purpose about fifty new workplaces have been created.

The best prove of efficiency of the Brest FEZ is the dynamics of its development. On the beginning of 2010, 65 companies from 16 countries are registered in the Brest FEZ,  USD 620  mln. ( 460 mln. EURO) of investments have been already in work here. The major investor countries are  Russia,  Great Britain,Poland.

An analysis of the Brest FEZ enterprises operation reveals the high efficiency of the FEZ residents activities. The volume of industrial output grows annually by 1.2 times. In 2009 the turnover reached USD  560 million USD( 415 million EURO). At the same time the products originating from the Brest FEZ are of high quality, up-to-date and competitive.

Being export-oriented, the Brest FEZ plays a key role in growth of export potential of the Brest region. In 2009 foreign trade turnover reached 620 mln. USD (460 mln. EURO).

At present, the Brest FEZ is one of the main “employers” in the Brest region. More than 13 thousand jobs were created in the FEZ.