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ARMENIA CAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE WITH US ON PERLITE PRODUCTION - MANUFACTURER
October 17, 2013 | 16:57
YEREVAN. - Armenia can successfully compete with the U.S. on perlite
production, said co-owner of the Karakert stone moulding plant.
Suren Gevorgyan said the Aragats perlite deposit is one of the largest
in the world, and several enterprises could work on the raw material
of the deposit.
"The confirmed reserves total 150 million cubic meters, while the
forecasted reserves of high purity reach 3 billion," he told reporters.
During the Soviet times, perlite from Armenia was used as raw material
by a number of plants.
"Nowadays we can not export not only perlite itself, but the final
production," Grigoryan emphasized.
The co-owner of the plant recalled that in 1998, during the presidency
of Robert Kocharyan, Aragats perlite min was sold for a ridiculous
$1.5 million to an American company Corning. The Americans did not
exploit the deposit and thus solved the problem of competition.
Nowadays Americans, along with Greece and Turkey, are expoting their
perlite to many states.
The insulating materials and other goods produced from perlite cost
around $800 per cubic meter. Armenia is able to produce the goods
for $250.
"We can produce around million cubic meters a year. Imagine what profit
it would bring to our country. But state officials are unwilling
to support the economy. The desire to act arises only when there is
benefit," Gevorgyan resumed.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
October 17, 2013 | 16:57
YEREVAN. - Armenia can successfully compete with the U.S. on perlite
production, said co-owner of the Karakert stone moulding plant.
Suren Gevorgyan said the Aragats perlite deposit is one of the largest
in the world, and several enterprises could work on the raw material
of the deposit.
"The confirmed reserves total 150 million cubic meters, while the
forecasted reserves of high purity reach 3 billion," he told reporters.
During the Soviet times, perlite from Armenia was used as raw material
by a number of plants.
"Nowadays we can not export not only perlite itself, but the final
production," Grigoryan emphasized.
The co-owner of the plant recalled that in 1998, during the presidency
of Robert Kocharyan, Aragats perlite min was sold for a ridiculous
$1.5 million to an American company Corning. The Americans did not
exploit the deposit and thus solved the problem of competition.
Nowadays Americans, along with Greece and Turkey, are expoting their
perlite to many states.
The insulating materials and other goods produced from perlite cost
around $800 per cubic meter. Armenia is able to produce the goods
for $250.
"We can produce around million cubic meters a year. Imagine what profit
it would bring to our country. But state officials are unwilling
to support the economy. The desire to act arises only when there is
benefit," Gevorgyan resumed.
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