Alexey Nikolaevich Dokukin– President of the Aleko Group of companies, gave an interview to the Rostov business portal Gorod-N.
Alexey Nikolaevich told how the company lives, what plans and prospects of development each of the areas of activity has.
We discussed the current situation in the industry, and what our company is ready to offer to colleagues and partners as import substitution.
"APO Aleko-Polymers LLC and Aleko Machinery LLC, members of the Aleko Group of Companies, increased revenue and net profit by the end of 2021. According to Alexey Dokukin, president of the group of companies, the growth is due to the constant expansion of the assortment. Last year, Aleko Group opened 12 new warehouses, now the group's logistics network has 22 warehouses in 18 cities of the Russian Federation. Now the group is preparing to launch the production of polymer additives, the output volume will be about 1000 tons per month. The company expects to increase the volume of production and sales of equipment this year due to the withdrawal of European companies from the Russian market.
N: — In 2021, the revenue of the company "APO "Aleko-Polymers" LLC reached 4.1 billion rubles, an increase of 24%, net profit also increased by 18%. What is the reason for this dynamic?
A.D.: — Such dynamics are absolutely normal for our company. Over the 30 years of the existence of the Aleko Group, I do not recall a single period when there was a drop in profits or at least stagnation at the end of the year. The company is constantly developing, we are changing the range, expanding it, complicating it technically. As a result of these actions, we either enter new markets or continue to occupy leading positions in existing ones.
N: — Last year, the revenue of Aleko Machinery LLC increased 2.4 times, and the net profit increased almost 5 times. What is the reason for this growth?
A.D.: — In the engineering direction, the development strategy is essentially the same. We are expanding the product range, offering the market high-quality and technological, but at the same time inexpensive products compared to competitors. Having your own design bureau allows you to create products that are made by only a few manufacturers in the world. For example, we have developed a film thickness control system, which is produced by only 8 companies: three in Germany, three in Italy, one in the USA and Aleko. Or the high-speed extruder, which we presented in 2019 at the largest industry exhibition in Germany (By 2019), is made by only one company besides us in Italy. This is how we are developing: due to a new assortment and repeated orders from customers who already have a positive experience working with us and our products." ...
You can read the full interview on the official website of the portal "City N"