Turkish firms plan to produce jeans at Belarus’s Blakit plant

Two Turkish companies intend to lease facilities at the Baranovichi Cotton Production Association and launch denim clothing production there. The talks took place at Bellegprom, which selected the site in the Brest Region instead of Mogoteks in Mogilev.

A joint denim-clothing venture with Turkish business may be established in Belarus. The site selected for it is the Baranovichi Cotton Production Association, known to consumers under the Blakit brand, the press service of the Bellegprom concern announced.

The terms of cooperation were discussed at a meeting at the concern with representatives of two Turkish companies. Belarusian media identified them as ETS Elektromekanik Taahhüt İnşaat, a firm involved in engineering solutions, design and the supply of industrial equipment, and Olive Textile, a clothing manufacturer producing garments for various brands. Belarus was represented by Bellegprom Chairwoman Nadezhda Lazarevich.

Leasing workshops and creating jobs

The Turkish partners intend to lease production facilities in Baranovichi and organize denim-clothing production there. The sides have already discussed the terms of joint work, the indicative timeline and the next steps toward launching the project. For the Belarusian enterprise, which specializes in cotton fabrics and home textiles, this is an opportunity to use idle capacity and develop a new line of production.

One of Baranovichi’s central streets (archive)

Two sites were initially considered for the project—the Baranovichi association and Mogoteks in Mogilev—but the choice ultimately fell on the Brest Region. It has not yet been announced under which brand the products will be released or what the product range, output volumes and launch date will be.

Türkiye is one of the world’s largest producers of denim fabric and finished denim clothing.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0; archive)

Turkish firms plan to produce jeans at Belarus’s Blakit plant