Belarus’ OAO Lidskoe Pivo brewery, based in the Grodno Region, reported a 3% increase in output to 3.824 million decaliters in January-September 2009, a representative in the administration of the company told Prime-Tass.

Beer offering in plastic bottled increased 6.1% to 3.054 million decaliters, in glass bottles decreased 3.9% to 578,000 decaliters and in kegs rose 27.2% to 192,000 decaliters.

Supplies to the domestic market edged up 2.3% on the year to 3.496 million decaliters.

OAO Lidskoe Pivo exports amounted to 171,000 decaliters, up 110% on the year.

Finland’s Olvi Oyj in early October increased its shareholding in the Belarusian brewery Lidskoe Pivo to 87.85% from 51%.

OAO Lidskoe Pivo accounted for 14.4% of the Belarusian beer output in January-September, up 1.3 percentage points on the year.

Olvi plc is one of Finland’s biggest beer and soft drink producers. It operates in Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

via Belarus’ OAO Lidskoe Pivo Jan-Sept beer output up 3% to 3.824 mln decaliters – Export.BY.

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