Business case on RECP assessment in "M.Sisakyan" LLC
"M. Sisakyan" is a sewing company established in 2017 in the province of Lori. The company provides sewing services as a subcontractor for large textile manufacturers and, therefore, its outputs are mostly export-oriented. Although the enterprise itself does not own any international certificates, one of the company's main contractors, Gloria, is a holder of the ISO 9001 certification and has implemented the standardized quality assurance system throughout M.Sisakyan.Motivated to address the high electricity costs and the generation of waste, the company participated in the RECPDemonstration Project under EU4Environment (2019-2024). This publication shows the company’s experience reported after the monitoring exercise conducted in 2022-2023.
The RECP assessment examined the production site and identified several RECP options, out of which the following two were prioritized by the enterprises. These include medium and low-cost recommendations:
RECP Option 1. Installation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar system: This measure consists of installing a PV solar system with a nominal power between 30 and 50 kWh. This would curb the company's dependence on the national grid, and enable it to become energy self-sufficient.
RECP Option 2. Reusing recycled fabric scraps and sintepon to create new products and sell them on the market: This measure would provide a new purpose for the current waste by reusing the fabric and soft fiber scraps to create new products (e.g., fabrics for pillows and blankets, beddings, production of stuffed animals and toys), as well as recycling sintepon (which can be further sold to furniture manufacturers). The total amount of waste and pollution (resulting from burning the excess scrap materials) would be significantly reduced.
