BURNT AND CRASHED EQUIPMENT BEING DISMANTLED AT NAIRIT PLANT CJSC

ArmInfo
2009-05-18 16:24:00

ArmInfo. Dismantling of the equipment burnt and crashed as a result
of the recent accident at the chloroprene workshop at Nairit Plant
CJSC started on May 18, the plant press-service told ArmInfo.

The dismantling is carried out by Vagros LLC, former Armprodmontazh,
which held the main assembly works at the plant during the
Soviet period. Taking into account the high risk of the work,
only the dismantling is preliminarily estimated at 20 mln AMD ($54
thsd). This work should be done to prevent a new possible explosion
or fire. The total amount of the damage caused by the accident is
being calculated. The press-service of Nairit Plant says that the
plant and employees were not insured.

To recall, four people died at the plant as a result of the accident:
Levon Levonyan (born in 1959), Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (1959), Vahan
Grigoryan (1959), and Artur Karapetyan (1970).

To note, Nairit Plant is the only producer of chloroprene rubber
in Armenia and the CIS. The owner of 90% of the plant shares is the
international company Rhinoville Property Limited, and 10% of shares
belong to the state.

Rhin®ville Property Limited was founded by Samex (Poland), Intertex
(USA), and Eurogas (Russia).