Slovenian and Russian companies sign millions-worth contracts

Civil engineering company Riko signed a contract to build two factories for wheat processing, which its boss Janez Škrabec said was worth more than EUR 100m.

One of the factories will be built in the Oryol region, Škrabec told the STA and said that several Slovenian companies could take part in the project.

Slovenian Agriculture Minister Dejan Židan is happy that Slovenian producers of food-processing equipment were gaining ground in Russia.

Speaking to the STA after the contracts were signed, he said fresh meetings would be held in the months to come to see if Slovenia could help Russia build its own food processing capacities.

"Russia has big plans and we can actually offer technology and equipment," he stressed.

Engineering firm Duol, meanwhile, sold its technology to build air greenhouses and the rights to sell them in Russia.

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