After foreign manufacturers exited Russia, many canneries encountered a pronounced shortage of equipment and spare parts. Suppliers stopped shipping, forcing plants to adapt through custom orders and in-house modifications. This assessment comes from Natalya Posokina of VI VM Gorbatova, as reported to socialbites.ca.
“Problems have persisted and, in some corners, intensified since February 24. Our most efficient high‑performance lines are largely European, but a growing share is being replaced with Chinese equipment. That trend is accelerating and affecting the overall equipment mix in factories. Yet some older European lines continue to run reliably. So why replace them outright? If an Italian line has logged twenty years of operation, it will eventually require spare parts for maintenance. That’s where the bottleneck emerges. People are coping in various ways: some machine operators grind their own spare parts, others source metal components from workshops, and a few adopt partial retrofits to keep production moving.”
In Russia, roughly 1,000 to 2,000 enterprises contribute substantial output in the canning sector, and many are now forced to identify novel strategies to manage the scarcity of essential machinery and parts. These organizations are exploring local fabrication options, rebuilding or modifying aging equipment, and prioritizing critical upgrades to sustain through supply disruptions.
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