Austrian business in Azerbaijan Agroprom

Baku/24.06.14/Turan Austrian company TenCate Geosynthetics GmbH offers Azerbaijani farmers TOPTEX synthetic material to protect only that agricultural products collected from the weather.

"It is important for the local agricultural sector, much of which crop (primarily sugar beets, corn, potatoes and onions) after harvest in the fields waiting for loading equipment", - told reporters the head of representation of the Austrian Economic Chamber in Baku Sabir Mammadov said at the presentation of products. According to him, breathable and water-repellent protective material used for about 20 years in Europe, reducing losses and increasing the degree of sugar beet cleaning the ground.

Today, Azerbaijan has about 20 companies from the Austrian capital, most of which specializes in construction and architecture. However, there are resources for the expansion of the "range" of trade and economic relations, he said.

According to Austrian statistics, in 2013 the trade turnover between the two countries has doubled in a year - the share of exports from Azerbaijan to Austria had 455 million euros, imports from Austria - EUR 116 million. With 99% of Azerbaijan's export crude oil, the bulk of imports from the alpine country accounts for equipment, medicines and beverages. Austrian companies are involved in major projects in Azerbaijan. They were involved in the construction of ski resort Shahdagh, as well as construction of a new terminal Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

TenCate Geosynthetics GmbH specializes mainly in agriculture and forestry, energy, wood and paper industries. It has success in environmental technologies, as well as in construction and infrastructure projects. - 17D-