07/01/2013 16:13
First large order received for home-produced pig skin – from NKRarmy
A large order (for the first time in recent years) for domestically-produced pig skin has been placed. Director General of Kashi OJSC Vardan Kirakosian told News.am that the order was received from the Defense Army of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Pig skin will be used to make shoes of army officers. “We purchase pig skin from the Pig Breeding Enterprise after Shahumian,” Kirakosian explained.
Kashi OJSC is engaged in cow and bull skin processing. The company was established on the basis of Yerevan Leather Factory after Shahumian that met 30-35% of the demand for shoes. In the Soviet time, the shoemaking industry was one of the most developed branches in Armenia.