Finnish "Atria" closes the pork production in Russia

Finnish "Atria" closes the pork production in Russia because of unprofitable project in the face of declining prices for this type of meat.

Itar - Tass executive vice -president of " Atria Russia " Jarmo Lindholm .

company intends as soon as possible to shut down production of pork for pig-breeding complex " Kampoferma " in Zaraysk Moscow region. At present capacity is 60,000 head per year . "In general, " Kampoferma "is not ideal in its configuration, but the main problem was the significant decline in the price of pork at the end of last year, it has made the production of completely uneconomic - said Lindholm . Despite the fact that the company does not rule out the possibility of selling " Kampofermy " production in any case will be halted in the near future , he said.

cost of a possible transaction management company does not comment . Construction of the pig farm in the Moscow area started in 2006 by the former owner - the company " KampoMos " to the acquisition of a group of " Atria " in 2008 . "In any case , primary production is not a core business for the " Atria " either in Russia or in Finland , so we prefer to focus on our core business : the production of products under the brands of "Pit -Product " and " KampoMos " and the development of the concept of Sibylla ", - Lindholm said .

In addition, the company reported that located in Moscow, the production site " KampoMos " and the logistics division will be closed by the end of 2014 , but sales of the company's products in the metropolitan area will continue to be conducted under the brand " KampoMos ." Closure of production in the Moscow region will cost the company 25 million euros in one-time costs, the report says , " Atria ".

At the same time , " Atria " will continue to invest in the development of which was founded in 2010 its own production in the industrial area of Leningrad region Gorelovo design capacity of 130 tons per day. In particular , the translation of the pizza to the plant in Gorelovo require investments amounting to 4.6 million euros.

« Atria Russia " is part of an international group of companies " Atria » / Atria plc / - the largest meat processing company in Finland. The Russian division manages the brands ' Pit-Product "," KampoMos "and Sibylla.