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“We have been facing this situation for some time. There are already companies that have closed their businesses, suspended their activities and hope to return, and there are companies that have laid off workers. The problem is that when you live in Vilnius, when there are some general jobs, it is relatively difficult both to forgive and to find a person.
If you fire a person in the region, you know they will leave because they don’t have many options to find work there. The regions that create jobs are turning to biofuel companies on the other side and have no choice but to let those people go, as it can be very difficult to get them back later. They are leaving, ”V. Gaubytė told Eltai.
“Big manufacturers are doing it so far,” he added.
According to her, small Lithuanian companies cannot compete with cheaper raw materials imported from Belarus.
“An attempt was made to compare the Belarusian raw material with that of Lithuania. Basically, everything that is happening in a more planned economy has received great support to develop this sector and export raw materials. Their standard of living, wages, especially in the regions, are significantly lower than those paid to our people. In reality, Lithuanian companies cannot compete.
If Belarus decides to change direction, not export or dramatically increase prices, we become dependent. If imports are cheaper, it means that Lithuanian companies can produce something different. But in this case we are talking about energy and our national security, “said the association’s director.
The Association makes proposals to establish the provision that if the preliminary transaction price of biofuel suppliers is the same after bidding on the biofuel exchange, priority will be given to raw materials and businesses produced in Lithuania.
“It is necessary to change the Baltpool mechanism and, at a similar price, give priority to Lithuanian companies, and only to the extent that it lacks: import. This is what almost all the countries around us have done,” said V Gaubytė to Eltai.
It is also proposed to increase the weight limit for heavy vehicles to 44 tons. Among other things, the association believes that the recommendations prepared by the State Forest Company for the preparation of biofuels should become a mandatory document, not just recommendations.
According to LITBIOMA, which has been stable for a long time, biofuel imports (mainly from Belarus) have increased from 15 to 30 percent in recent years, reaching around 20 million. funds that are no longer left in the country and do not contribute to economic growth, but are spent in another country.
Such growth is worrying for Lithuanian biofuel producers and suppliers, who are struggling to compete with third countries that can supply cheaper raw materials, in this case Belarus, whose biofuel prices are dumped.
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