ARMENIAN PRODUCER OF METALLIC SHAPES SET TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION IN 2011
ARKA
Sep 5, 2011
YEREVAN, September 5. / ARKA /. Armenian economy minister Tigran
Davtian visited today Murad Sar company that produces metallic shapes
(profiles). The plant plans to double the output this year to 2,000
tons, company director Vilik Hakhverdyan said to journalists.
He said it has already produced one thousand tons of products this
year, exactly as much as it had produced last year. He said the
company has already exported 200 tons of products to Georgia and
began exports to Iran.
In January-August 2011 it produced 802 million drams worth products,
selling outside the country 152 million drams worth products. The
director said raw materials are imported mainly from the U.S.,
Germany and Italy.
Minister Davtian said the activities of this company show that
Armenian companies are able to produce products that can not only
replace imports, but offer also competitive prices.
"What we need to do is to make these products recognizable at the
market, show that local products can compete with imported goods,"
the minister said, adding that local companies create new jobs,
replace imports and export their products. According to him, the
company uses modern equipment and employs highly trained specialists.
Murad Sap was founded in 2004, and specializes in manufacturing of
metal-plastic shapes, as well as in windows and doors. In 2009 the
company purchased four Austrian production lines for the production of
doors and windows with a total capacity of 400 tons per month. Murad
Sap has 37 workers on its payroll paying them an average salary of
187 thousand drams. The owner of the company is an Istanbul (Turkey)
Armenian Murad Saryan. ($ 1 -369.12 AMD).
ARKA
Sep 5, 2011
YEREVAN, September 5. / ARKA /. Armenian economy minister Tigran
Davtian visited today Murad Sar company that produces metallic shapes
(profiles). The plant plans to double the output this year to 2,000
tons, company director Vilik Hakhverdyan said to journalists.
He said it has already produced one thousand tons of products this
year, exactly as much as it had produced last year. He said the
company has already exported 200 tons of products to Georgia and
began exports to Iran.
In January-August 2011 it produced 802 million drams worth products,
selling outside the country 152 million drams worth products. The
director said raw materials are imported mainly from the U.S.,
Germany and Italy.
Minister Davtian said the activities of this company show that
Armenian companies are able to produce products that can not only
replace imports, but offer also competitive prices.
"What we need to do is to make these products recognizable at the
market, show that local products can compete with imported goods,"
the minister said, adding that local companies create new jobs,
replace imports and export their products. According to him, the
company uses modern equipment and employs highly trained specialists.
Murad Sap was founded in 2004, and specializes in manufacturing of
metal-plastic shapes, as well as in windows and doors. In 2009 the
company purchased four Austrian production lines for the production of
doors and windows with a total capacity of 400 tons per month. Murad
Sap has 37 workers on its payroll paying them an average salary of
187 thousand drams. The owner of the company is an Istanbul (Turkey)
Armenian Murad Saryan. ($ 1 -369.12 AMD).