STATE ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR PEARLITE PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Jul 16 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Pearlite raw materials of 5-6m cubic
meters were produced annually in Armenia formerly, part of which
was exported.
Hamlet Hakobian, the Chairman of the Ecopearlite company, said this to
journalists on July 13. For instance, Aragats pearlite ore processing
factory, which has not been operating for already several years,
produced annual 100-130 thousand tons of ore formerly, which was
mainly sold in Italy, Belgium, Spain.
H. Hakobian said that new processing technologies and equipment
are needed for developing pearlite production. In his words, this
issue can be solved by cooperating with foreign companies. However,
in H. Hakobian’s words, the state provides no assistance to local
manufacturers in this issue, and the respective laws almost do not
operate.