DAMASCUS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 06th October, 2018) German WKB Systems manufacturer offers Damascus to use its aerated concrete to restore buildings destroyed during the civil war, commercial director of the distributor of WKB Systems' products in Syria told Sputnik on Friday.
WKB Systems has some 25 plants in Russia producing AAC (autoclaved aerated concrete) blocks, Badr Badir said at the Rebuild Syria expo.
"We want to participate in the reconstruction of buildings in Syria, so that our material is used instead of the usual stone and blocks of the old type. It keeps heat, which will help pay less for heating," he said.
Badir noted that the Syrian authorities are interested in this material, but investors were needed to participate in the import of aerated concrete.
"There will be a significant demand for building materials in Syria in the next ten years ... Those who make decisions on the use of materials have already come to us. They tell us: we have been using our usual blocks for a hundred years and we are satisfied with it. They're afraid of new experiences. They need to be convinced," he stressed.
Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with the government forces fighting against numerous opposition groups and militant and terrorist organizations. Russia, along with Turkey and Iran, is a guarantor of the ceasefire regime in Syria. Moscow has also been providing humanitarian aid to residents of the crisis-torn country.
