Turkish Erteks to start building eco leather plant in Arilje in July

The Turkish company Erteks, which produces raw materials from eco leather, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with representatives of the municipality of Arilje.

– In a month, we will start building a factory, which we will equip with the latest technology. In addition to the existing ones, additional waste water filters were bought, which even exceed the EU standards. We plan to export 80% of what we produce to the European and the Russian markets and for the monthly exports to amount to over EUR 2 million – said Mustafa Levendoglu, owner of Erteks.

The leading company in the production of eco leather is determined to expand its production to the Serbian market, and the future factory will meet all the ecological standards.

– We have been looking for adequate investors for a long time and looked for it to be an activity as of yet not present in our municipality. The cooperation with the Turkish company Erteks is just what we needed and I hope that Arilje will soon become the capital of eco leather in Serbia, in addition to being the capital of raspberries and textile. The opening of the factory will lead to the employment of 250 to 400 people, and the employed workers will have salaries not lower than the state average. In addition to workers with vocational degrees, engineers will be employed at the new facility as well – says Zoran Todorovic, the president of the municipality of Arilje.

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