Ararat Cement

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Ararat Cement Factory CJSC
TypeClosed Joint-Stock Company
Industry Cement
Founded1927;94 years ago (1927)
Headquarters,
Armenia
Products Portland cement
OwnerMulti Group Concern
Website Official website

Ararat Cement Factory CJSC, is one of two companies in Armenia producing Portland cement. It is owned by Gagik Tsarukyan's Multi Group Concern. Founded in 1927 during the Soviet era near the present-day town of Ararat, gave its first production in 1933. The plant operated as a state-owned factory until 2002 when it was privatized and sold to Multi Group Concern.

Massive investments and modernization process were run after the privatization, allowing modern technologies to be installed at the factory. It was later granted an ISO-2001-2002 international certificate. [1]

The factory's production includes: Fast hardening Portland cement without additives, Portland cement with mineral additives, Portland cement without additives and slag Portland cement.

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References

  1. "About Ararat Cement". Ararat cement official website. Retrieved 2009-08-24.