OREANDA-NEWS. Belarus’ OJSC Vitebsk Distillery Pridvinie plans to invest Br34.4 billion (USD 3.963 million) in production upgrade in 2013, a company representative told.

The company has already purchased and will soon install a new vodka bottling facility worth EUR469,000. In February they company installed a new bottle washing machine worth EUR296,500. The distillery plans to purchase a grain dryer for its Bogushevski affiliate in 2013.

OJSC Vitebsk Distillery Pridvinie plans to purchase a new distilling facility worth USD 2.31 million for its affiliate in Lyntupy to replace the old facility, which suffered an explosion of a metal reservoir with fusel alcohol in March 2013.

Established in 1898, Vitebsk Distillery produced a wide range of liquor and vodka beverages.