New tobacco factory in Hadath employs 170 men & women

The Regie Company inaugurated yesterday a new tobacco factory in the eastern Beirut suburb of Hadath, under the patronage of Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil. Al Diyar newspaper reported that the new factory which was built at a cost of nearly USD 17 million have capacity to boost production from 12,000 to 35,000 boxes of cigarettes per month. The factory also has a license to manufacture leading international tobacco brands starting next June, as announced by director general of Regie, Nassif Siklawi. Minster Khalil praised in his opening words the importance of this undertaking which he said will restore faith in the national economy. Likewise, Siklawi disclosed that the new establishment extends over 12 thousand square meters and will employ some 170 men and women workers. (Al Diyar, 20 May 2015)