Paint producer Sniezka's new Ukraine plant first step in eastward expansion

Sniezka paint and varnish company opened a new plant in the special economic zone in Jaworow in Ukraine. The new plant will produce paints and varnishes especially for the Ukrainian market. At first Sniezka will produce only emulsive paints, but the range of goods would be enlarged in the future. Jaworow is just the first step for the company's further expansion East. Sniezka's management is also considering Russia and Kazakhstan. In Poland Sniezka employs 400 people in three plants. The company exports its goods to Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, Slovakia and Ukraine. Sniezka's sales exceeded zl. 132 million last year. This year they expect to reach zl.160 million. (Rzeczpospolita, page B3)