KHERSON, Oct. 5 ??“ France's Danone Group plans in 2007 to start the upgrade of production facilities of Kherson-based Rodych Dairy Plant and increase dairy product output from current 30,000 tons to 200,000 tons per year.

"Today, preparations for the upgrade of the production facilities are being made, and they could last until the end of the year. We've set a big target ??“ in 10 years to reach 200,000 tons of production at the plant," Director General of Ukraine's Danone Ltd. Stefan Batoux said during a meeting with the head of Kherson region, Borys Silenkov, on Wednesday.