Light Industry
The light industry of the Republic of Belarus constitutes more than 2,000 enterprises with the total number of employees in excess of 81,000 people.
The largest manufacturers and exporters are SOOO Conte Spa, OAO Orsha Linen Mill, OAO Vitebsk Carpets, OAO Mogotex, OOO Mark Formelle, SP ZAO Milavitsa, OAO Baranovichi Cotton Production Amalgamation, OAO Polesie, OAO Slomin Worsted and Spinning Factory, OAO Kamvol, OAO Comintern, OAO Minsk Leather Production Association, OAO Slavyanka, OAO Svitanak, OAO Brest Stocking Mill, OAO Lenta.
For the last few years a number of Belarusian light industry companies regularly become winners of industry awards such as the State Quality Mark, Leader of the Consumer Market, Leader of the Year, The Best Products of the Republic of Belarus, and Belarus Beauty Awards.