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In 2012, Lithuania was the fastest growing exporter among 27 EU member states, the latest statistics have shown. On June 20, Lithuania’s Exporter of the Year Award 2012 was bestowed on 21 Lithuanian companies coming predominately from food and chemical industries and machinery exporting sector.
 
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"Lithuanian biochemical industry is not just a marketing trick – Lithuanian pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements are successfully sold in Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam and Nigeria. Thai cuisine uses Lithuanian flour, and fertilizers from Lithuania reach farmers in at least 40 countries. We do have things to be proud of”, says Vidmantas Janulevičius from the Export Committee of Confederation of Lithuanian Industrialists (CLI).
 
Last year Lithuanian exports grew most rapidly in the whole European Union, by 15.7 percent, and hit the pre-crisis level of 2008.
 
"The country's economic growth is further driven by the growth of exports – the backbone of the national economy. Our export volume is one-third larger than before the crisis. However, we still need to further strengthen our business environment by attracting foreign investment, ensuring stable and predictable tax system and improving competitiveness at the corporate level," CLI President Robertas Dargis noted at the award ceremony.
 
Lithuania’s Exporter of the Year Award, presented jointly by Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius and CLI President Dargis, was bestowed on 21 companies in three categories.
 
The 2012 Award winners in the category of large companies are:
 
 - AB Achema (fertilizers and chemicals,http://www.achema.lt/)
 - KG Group (compound feed and food products,http://www.kauno-grudai.lt/)
 - UAB Bega (stevedoring,http://www.bega.lt/)
 - AB Lithuanian Railways (http://www.litrail.lt/)
 - AB Lifosa (fertilizers,http://www.lifosa.com/)
 - AB ORLEN Lithuania (oil refinery,http://www.orlenlietuva.lt/)
 - UAB Plungės kooperatinė prekyba (surimi products,www.viciunaigroup.eu/about-us/group-of-companies_en)
 - UAB STATICUS (façade structures,http://www.staticus.com/)
 - UAB Vičiūnai & Partners (www.viciunaigroup.eu/about-us/group-of-companies_en)
 - UAB Vilnika (fabrics for clothing and furniture).
 
The 2012 Award winners in the category of medium-size companies are:
 
 - A.R. Baumilos General Partnership "Klasikinė tekstilė" (linen products,http://www.klasikinetekstile.lt/)
 - UAB Aconitum (pharmaceuticals,http://www.aconitum.lt/)
 - UAB Amber pasta (noodles and pasta,http://www.pasta.lt/)
 - AB Dolomitas (quarrying,http://www.dolomitas.lt/)
 - UAB Dovaina (manufacturing and retail of food production equipment,http://www.dovaina.lt/)
 - UAB Elmoris (production of Twist-Off container caps,http://www.elmoris.lt/)
 - UAB Pack Klaipėda (production of egg packs,http://www.pack-klaipeda.lt/)
 - UAB Sicor Biotech (bio-pharmaceuticals,http://www.sicor.lt/)
 - UAB Terekas (production of blow molding machinery and PET containers,http://www.terekas.lt/)
 
The 2012 Award winners in the category of small companies are:
 
 - UAB Dastra (garden furniture,http://www.dastra.lt/)
 - UAB Marijampolės pašarai (feed production,www.arvi.lt/index.php/pageid/532)
 
Companies nominated for the Award were rated by the total export volume as compared to the total production volume and the export growth rate. Indicators were also compared with the previous financial year’s numbers. Additional criteria like productivity, investment, application of international standards in management and quality control, were also taken into account.
 
Only companies exporting “made in Lithuania” products and services were qualifying for the Award.
 
Source: delfi.lt
 
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