Leather factory "Partizan" announced cooperation with Italian manufacturer "Camapel" - contract to be signed at end of October

- Kragujevac-based leather factory "Partizan" is going to sign the contract on five-year business-technical cooperation with Italian factory "Camapel" at the end of October - said the acting director of the factory and the representative of the Share Fund, Vladan Igrutinović.

- We received the letter of intent earlier from the partner from Trieste and all the preparations are going towards signing of the contract - said Igrutinović at the press conference and pointed out that it was necessary, first of all, that fuels, chemical means and raw materials be provided.

He pointed out that the production of first quantity of leather for the Italian partner would start as soon as the contract was signed, already on October 25.

Igrutinović emphasized importance of the assistance of local self-government that enabled freeing from debts, based on taxes and duties, by the end of the year.

Now only 38 of total of 117 people work in "Partizan", which is the oldest leather factory in Serbia.

As Igrutinović pointed out, all workers will be returned to work already at the beginning of year 2009.