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  • Nairit Will Resume Rubber Production By April 15, Armenian Minister

    NAIRIT WILL RESUME RUBBER PRODUCTION BY APRIL 15, ARMENIAN MINISTER OF ENERGY SAYS

    Noyan Tapan
    March 24, 2009

    YEREVAN, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. At the March 20 court sitting of the
    RA Administrative Court, Nairit chemical plant, whose debt to Electric
    Networks of Armenia (ENA) company amounts to about a billion drams
    (about 2.5 million USD), assumed an obligation to pay the debt for
    supplied power until late March.

    The ENA had applied to court with the request to declare Nairit
    bankrupt, thus trying to "officially find out the financial
    possibilities" of one of its largest consumers.

    The Director General of Nairit Plant CJSC Vahan Melkonian (who was
    in Moscow on the day of the court sitting) told Radio Liberty by
    phone that he intended to sign new agreements in Russia and pay the
    previous debts. "The plant's assets exceed many times the sum, due
    to which an attempt is being made to declare the plant bankrupt. It
    is not a tragic sum," V. Melkonian said.

    The expenses on power bearing substances at the plant make up about 70%
    of the cost price of rubber. The plant's overall debt makes about 45
    million USD, including arrears of wages of 600 thousand USD.

    However, the Director of ENA Yevgeny Gladunchik is not
    optimistic. "Nairit gets by rather than operates. The principle of
    its work is to survive somehow. This is the problem. And it is not
    the first failure. During all the time I have been working with them,
    they have always said that they will have money tomorrow. This tomorrow
    has lasted 6 years," he noted.

    The Armenian government is 10% shareholder of Nairit plant. According
    to RA minsiter of energy Armen Movsisian, the situation at Nairit plant
    was caused by the economic crisis. "The circulating assets that became
    production have remained in warehouses. Time was needed so that prices
    would become stable and a market for production's sale would be found,"
    the minister said. He stated that the plant, which has been standing
    idle since December 1, 2008, will resume rubber production by April 15.
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