"Sanderq" LLC has been the only company in its kind to produce textile in Artsakh.
China’s experience is being examined for the development of Artsakh textile production
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 3, ARTSAKHPRESS: In the interview with "Artsakhpress", the director of the company Karen Chirkin, talking about the production volumes, noted that about 10 tons of cotton fabric of 5 types are produced per month, made from raw materials imported from Middle Asia. Currently, 48 looms are operating in the factory, and after a new workshop is opened, the number of machines is planned to increase by 6-10 units. Last year, ''Sanderq'' company expanded its sale market. Based on the agreements with Yerevan several companies, a substantial part of the products was sold domestically.
"Comparing with the last year, textile production volumes have increased mainly due to orders. Our primary customer is the NKR Defense Army, but we also sew work wear to different local organizations. Orders from the Ministry of Health are taken as well. The significant part of our production is sold in the local market by 2 times lower than the market price. For high quality fabrics cotton is exclusively used'', the company's director said in detail, adding that the improvement of fabric dyeing process should be provided in order to enter foreign markets.
First of all, it appears necessary to have a dyeing workshop, as the dyeing process of our production has still been carried out in Gyumri. For this purpose, two specialists of the company have been sent for business trip to China to study the relevant experience of textile production enterprises. As a result, а preliminary agreement with Chinese specialists has been reached to purchase and install dyeing equipment in the factory.
The factory currently has 48 main employees with average monthly wage of 90 000 AMD. According to the director, after sewing workshop is opened, 6 new jobs will be created. Under favorable conditions of new increasingly orders and production volume, it is planned to engage 13 new contract-employees.
The company has focused its attention on the staff development. In this regard, 2 employees of the company are studying at Moscow Textile Institute on extramural basis.
