Fabrika reznog alata

Fabrika reznog alata
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Native name	Фабрика резног алата
Company type	Joint-stock company
Industry	Tool manufacturing
Founded	31 December 1999; 24 years ago (Current form); 1 June 1953; 71 years ago (Founded)
Fate	Bankruptcy procedure (as of October 2021)
Headquarters	Hajduk Veljkova 37, Čačak, Serbia
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Milan Vidaković (General director)
Products	Drilling tools, hard metal tools, machines, milling cutters, shaping tools, threading tools
Revenue	€1.81 million (2020)
Net income	(€6.71 million) (2020)
Total assets	€29.37 million (2020)
Total equity	€0 (2020)
Owner	Akcionarski fond a.d. (47.86%); PIO fond (9.79%); Others
Number of employees	483 (2020)
Website	www.fra.co.rs

Fabrika reznog alata (abbr. FRA; full legal name: Akcionarsko društvo Fabrika reznog alata Čačak) is a Serbian tool manufacturing company, which is in bankruptcy procedure since October 2021. Its headquarters is in Čačak, Serbia. With around 480 employees as of 2020, it was one of the largest employers at the time in Čačak and Moravica District.

History

Founded on 1 June 1953, the company originally focused on the production of carvers and taps. Since 1960, the company expanded its production to other threading tools, and tools for working openings and cutters. In the 1970s, the company was reorganized, and new production programs were established for particular types of tools and plants for production services. In May 1993, the company was at its peak of production, with more than 3350 employees.^[3]

Due to the breakup of Yugoslavia and the sanctions which were put into the effect during the 1990s, the company has begun to deteriorate. This is also due to the lack of good subcontractors, lack of investments in production facilities and various lawsuits based on unpaid wages.^[3]

However, the company has survived and continued to work in the 2000s with much reduced profitability. With more than 500 employees, it has gone through many financial problems and it is still recovering.^[4] In April 2007, it was submitted to the OTC market at the Belgrade Stock Exchange.^[5]

Since April 2010, the company is undergoing restructuring. Its main objectives are changes in the internal organization of the company and the clearance of arrears, in order to create conditions for the eventual privatization.^[6]

In May 2013, the company celebrated its 60th anniversary.^[3] In October 2021, the bankruptcy procedure over company was opened, due to insolvency and debt.^[7]

Activity

The company exports its products to many countries, including the United States, Russia, Iran and Poland.^[4]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2020) - Fabrika reznog alata". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2020) - Fabrika reznog alata". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "FRA - prvih 60 godina". ozonpress.info (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Čačak: Fabriku reznog alata očuvali radnici". sumadijapress.co.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "ODLUKA o ukljucivanju na vanberzansko trziste - FRA Cacak" (PDF). belex.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ "Odluka o pokretanju restruktuiranja subjekta privatizacije AD FABRIKA REZNOG ALATA ČAČAK". ekapija.com (in Serbian). No. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
^ [snjeg-cacanskog-giganta-stecajni-postupak-nad-fabrikom-reznog-alata "DUG VEĆI OD IMOVINE: Sudbina nekadašnjeg čačanskog giganta - stečajni postupak nad Fabrikom reznog alata"] (in Serbian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ ""Fabrika reznog alata" izvozi za Iran". wall.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.