Kazakhstan, Astana, Aug.7 /Trend D.Mukhtarov/
The Kazakh crown cork producer Ast Etalon Crown has signed a contract with Nilorn Portugal, Kaznex Invest said on Tuesday.
The company has already supplied the first corks to Portugal. Kazakhstan will supply 60 million units of its products to Western Europe during the year in accordance with the contract.
The company Ast Etalon Crown, established in 2008, produces 900 million corks a year, including 60 percent for exported.
World's major beer manufacturers Carlsberg, ABInBev, Heineken, each with its own production in the CIS countries buys the products from Temirtau.
Nilorn Portugal, with its headquarters in Sweden is a global company for the production of labels, packaging and accessories.