公司主管Meinhard Tul在9月2日的一个新闻简报中说,俄罗斯飞机轰炸了海德堡水泥的Kasp水泥工程,电力厢也被损坏。
不过Meinhard Tul说:“水泥工程并没有被完全破坏,公司还可以继续工程活动。”该厂在冲突开始时就已封闭,这促使损失上升,他说。
Meinhard Tul指出,该公司不打算暂停其在格鲁吉亚的活动,并会继续投资于该国家的经济。Meinhard Tul说:“在2008年,预计向格鲁吉亚经济投资两千万拉里。过去两年里在格鲁吉亚的投资量总计达到3.5亿拉里。”
Meinhard Tul指出水泥厂的业务还是遇到了困难,“由于铁路运输车短缺,海德堡水泥在交通运输方面有困难。格鲁吉亚国家铁路办事处已向海德堡水泥的竞争对手亚美尼亚和土耳其公司提交车辆”。他说:“我们理解格鲁吉亚国家铁路办公室的立场,,长距离货物运输可以赚得更多的收入。我们正与铁路办公室和经济发展部展开会谈,来解决车辆短缺”
海德堡水泥主要的股东是德国Spohn水泥(占75%)。
附英文:
HeidelbergCement Annouces Loss of €200000 from Georgian-Russian Conflict
(Tbilisi, Georgia) -- HeidelbergCement of Germany, one of the largest cement producers announced that the Georgian-Ossetian conflict has inflicted loss of €200,000 to the plant of the company in Georgia.
Head of company Meinhard Tul said in a briefing on 2 September that Russian aircraft bombed Kasp cement works of HeidelbergCement and electric cabins have been damaged.
“The cement works has not been damaged directly which enables the company to continue activities,” Tul said.
The plant has been closed since the beginning of conflict which prompted rise in the loss, he said.
Meinhard Tul noted the company is not going to suspend its activities in Georgia and will continue investing in the economy of the country. Meinhard
“In 2008, 20 millions of lari are expected to be invested in Georgia’s economy,” Tul said. The volume of investments amounted to 350mln lari for the last two years.
Tul touched upon the hardships in direct activities of the plant. “HeidelbergCement has problems concerning transportation because of shortage of railroad cars. State Railway Office of Georgia has submitted cars to the rivals of HeidelbergCement, Armenian and Turkish companies,” he said.
“We understand position of State Railway Office of Georgia who earns more income from the transportation of cargo for longer distances. Talks are being held with both Railway Office and Ministry of Economic Development to address shortage of cars,” Tul said.
The key stockholder of HeidelbergCement is German Spohn Cement (75%).