Veniamin Kondratiev: Krasnodar region is in the top three of the «Exporter of the Year» competition

The Governor spoke about the results of the federal stage of the All-Russian Exporters' Competition. The region took second place in the export records: Kuban companies won prizes in five nominations.

«Krasnodar Region is one of the largest exporters in the Southern Federal District. The region's share of international trade turnover in the south of the country is almost 40 per cent. Every year the region is rewarded for this great strategic work in the All-Russian Exporter of the Year competition. Now Krasnodar region is in the top three. This is high praise and an incentive for further growth and development of export-oriented industries.  In its turn, regional authorities are helping Kuban companies enter foreign commodity markets and continue to actively support non-resource export. Today, regional companies supply their products to more than 150 countries,» Veniamin Kondratiev said.

Evropac-Yug transport and logistics company was the winner in the ‘Exporter of the Year in Services’ category among large businesses. In the SME category, TRUST, an exporter of grocery products, got second places in two categories. The confectionery company Elza also ranked second: it exports biscuits, marmalade, and marshmallows. Abinsk Electro-Metallurgical Plant took third place among large production facilities, exporting steel, copper-coated welding wire, galvanized wire, and rebar in bundles.

The Russian Export Centre announced the results of the Exporter of the Year competition, which attracted nearly 1,700 applications.  Companies from 43 different regions were assessed, and the Commission identified the top performers across 20 categories for large, medium, and small businesses. In the federal stage results, the Krasnodar region shared the second place with the Moscow region, while the Novosibirsk region was the winner, and the Altai region was the third.

Every year Kuban companies take part in the Russian government's Exporter of the Year competition.  So far, they have won 23 out of 51 places.