YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting from 2008, Nairit Plant will use the butadiene technology because it is not profitable to produce rubber by using the acetylene method in case of an increase in the price of natural gas, the acting chairman of Nairit's board Grigor Stepanian told reporters on October 16. In his words, everything is being done now in order to restore the usual operation rhythm of the plant. It is envisaged to produce 10 thousand tons of rubber a year and export it to Western Europe, the US, Russia. According to G. Stepanian, the company fulfils its agreement obligations. Particularly, Nairit has paid off all its debts, including salary arrears. He denied the recent rumor that the plan's owner - Sawex company (Poland) intends to surrender its shares.

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