ALAVERDI COPPER SMELTI0NG-WORKS’ EMMISSIONS TO DECLINE BY 30% IN A YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2006

ALAVERDI, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Measures are underway to reduce
emissions of the Alaverdi copper smelting-works. Nikolai Feofanov,
head of the production department of the copper smelting-works, told
NT correspondent that after the installation of absorbtive equipment,
which will take about a year, emissions will decline by 30%. The works
currently employs 650 people insteas of the previous 850 employees,
200 of whom were transferred to the Drmbon concentration mill (Artsakh)
of the Armenian Copper Company.