RUSNANO earned its first millions
Rusnano has received dividends from its project company for the first time
RIA NewsJSC Rusnano, a state–owned company for the development of the nanoindustry, received dividends from its project company for the first time - dividends in the amount of about 3 million rubles were paid to LLC Ruskhimbio, which is its first infrastructure project, a representative of Rusnano told RIA Novosti.
The revenue of Ruskhimbio LLC for 2010 amounted to 215 million rubles, the net profit of the company was 17 million rubles.
"More than 3 million rubles were allocated from the net profit to pay dividends in favor of Rusnano," he said.
In turn, Oleg Kiselyov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Rusnano, told RIA Novosti that "about a year and a half has passed from the creation of Ruskhimbio to the receipt of the first dividends."
"We expect to receive dividends from several more companies this year. We are going to reinvest the funds received in new projects," he stressed.
Ruskhimbio, established in August 2009, is engaged in the prompt delivery and storage of high-purity chemical and biological reagents and consumables. They are necessary for the development in Russia of such industries as biotechnology, fine chemical technology, materials science and others that form the foundation of nanotechnology.
To date, the company has organized a system of delivery and customs clearance of all types of reagents, materials and analytical equipment, as well as created a warehouse infrastructure that meets strict requirements for storage conditions.
There are more than 16 thousand items of products in a warehouse in Moscow. The company provides reagents to a large number of Russian biotech companies, whose work must fully comply with the international GMP standard.
According to Igor Popkov, the head of the Ruskhimbio High Technology Center, the company plans to expand the warehouse range and open its own reagent packaging production line in the second half of 2011.
"By the end of the year, the company expects to double revenue and create several regional warehouses," he said.
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