ARMENAL PRODUCES OVER 20,000 TONS OF FOIL
ARKA
Dec 23, 2009
YEREVAN, December 23, /ARKA/. ArmenAl Armenian-Russian foil-rolling
plant has produced and sold this year over 20,000 tons of aluminum
foil, twice as much as in 2008.
Alexander Burdin, ArmenA Packaging Department head, said labor
productivity has doubled this year. He added that modern equipment and
skilled labor force helped the plant to produce this much of product.
The company has had this year 1,500 orders for foil from foreign
partners.
The Armenal foil rolling mill was founded in May 2000 on the basis
of Kanaker aluminium smelter in Yerevan. It is one of the biggest
production facilities in Armenia and is the only producer of aluminium
foil in the Caucasus and Central Asian regions. On May 18th, 2000 the
mill was integrated into United Company RUSAL. Together with two other
foil mills, SAYANAL in the Russian republic of Khakasia and Urals Foil,
ARMENAL forms the company’s Packaging Division.