Pieno žvaigždės is fourth-largest

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Mažeikiai Mažeikiai (; Samogitian: ''Mažeikē''; ; ) is a city in northwestern Lithuania, on the Venta River. It has a population of around 32,000, making it the eighth largest city in Lithuania and eighteenth largest city in the Baltic States. Th ...

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Pasvalys Pasvalys () is a city in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River. History In 1557, the Treaty of Pasvalys was signed in the town, which provoked Ivan IV of Russia to start the Livonian War. Pasvalys has mineral ...

creamery and company "Panevėžio pienas". Pieno žvaigždės is listed in the

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under the ticker symbol PZV1L. The company president is Aleksandr Smagin. In 2014, due to sanctions on Russia, the company stopped its exports to

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. Since 2015, the company has started exporting its products to

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History

In 1998, company was founded after the merger of the companies " Mažeikių pieninė" (founded in 1926) and " Pasvalio sūrai" (founded in 1948). In 2000, the company " Kauno pienas" (founded in 1936) joined, in 2004 – Panevėžio pienas" (founded in 1942).

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Dairy products companies of Lithuania Companies listed on Nasdaq Vilnius {{Lithuania-company-stub

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