Alyaksandr Lukashenka, by his January 5 presidential edict, reorganized the Belarusian Steel Works, the Belarusian Cement Plant and a number of other large state owned enterprises into stock companies, said the press office of the State Property Committee.

The other companies include Svetlahorsk-based chemical fiber maker Khimvalakno, the Baranavichy Cotton Mill, cement and slate manufacturer Krychawtsementnashyfer, the Rechytsa Hardware Plant, non-ferrous metals company Beltsvetmet, scrap metal recycling company Minskdruhmet, the Masheraw Minsk Transfer Line Plant, and research and manufacturing enterprise SKB Kamerton.

The edict lists a total of 54 state-owned companies that are to be transformed into stock companies through 2013. According to the edict, their stock may not be sold on favorable terms. //BelaPAN

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