Manufacturing grew in the Tomsk Region in the first nine months of 2014

In January-September the manufacturing in the Tomsk Region grew to 1.4 %. Food industry, wood processing, chemicals, plastic and rubber item production grew at the fastest pace.

Food industry grew by 11.6% in nine months. Positive dynamics was assured by meat (grew by 3.9%), dairy (4.6%), beverages (2.3%) and other food products (15.4%) manufacturing.

Wood processing and woodware production amounted to 15.3% at the end of nine months. Timber and medium-density fiberboard manufacturing grew by 15% and 13%, respectively.

Chemicals production grew by 27.4%. The increase is supported by growth of nitrogen production at LLC Tomskneftehim, as well as by polyethylene, polypropylene and methanol production. Besides this, drug manufacturing also increases (analgesic, anti-febrile, anti-inflammatory, blood substitute and other drugs). High growth rate of 63% in the January-September of 2014 was shown by rubber and plastic production due to start-up of a BOPP film production line at the Tomskneftehim site in November, 2013.

At the end of nine months, 5.2% growth was also noted in the Tomsk Region energy sector. Total index of industrial production for the first nine months of 2014 made 98.2% in Tomsk Region. 

"Growth of power and manufacturing industry could not make a difference for the total index due to decrease of mineral production by 4.6%, since its share in the composition of commodities, jobs and services is still high enough and amounts to 49%", Andrey Antonov, Tomsk Region Deputy Governor for Economy, commented on the results of nine months.

He also noted that in the Tomsk Region economy the share of manufacturing industry tends to increase and by the end of the year the Industrial Production Index in processing sector is expected to rise by 1.1%. In 2015 the Industrial Production Index is expected to increase by 1.3%.

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