In a visit to the Minsk industrial leather association, President Lukashenka said that Belarus will modernize the leather industry within two years, and the number of Companies in the leather industry will be reduced by half.

The leather industry in Belarus is relatively backward, the technology is old, mainly produces leather raw materials, and the finished leather products lack of production capacity, and more dependent on imports.

In order to change this situation, Belarus has decided to carry out the modernization of leather industry and promote the production of local leather products.

It is pointed out that in the coming time, the country will commit itself to the modernization of the domestic leather industry, and establish a high level, competitive enterprise with the ability to handle all kinds of leather raw material technology, and fully realize this goal in 2016.

Now there are 4 representative enterprises in Belarus leather industry, including the Bruce oak leather factory, Grodno leather United Company, Minsk industrial leather United Company and "cobbler" company.

It is predicted that the modernization of leather industry will result in the retention of two entities, Minsk industrial leather United Company and

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