GREGURIC & BICAKCIC OPEN 'METAL PRODUCT' PLANT IN SARAJEVO

( Editorial: --> 8324 ) SARAJEVO, Oct 14 (Hina) - The Croatian President's special envoy for relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH) and one of its two entities, the Croat-Muslim Federation, Franjo Greguric, and federal Premier Edhem Bicakcic on Wednesday opened a plant of Zagreb's "Metal Product" in Sarajevo. By supplying necessary electrical equipment during the Serbian war siege, the Zagreb company made it possible for Sarajevo to have small quantities of electricity through alternate transmission lines. The opening of a plant in the BH capital is the result of joint investing of Croatian and BH capital and of "Metal Product's" long- standing cooperation with the BH electric power supply, cooperation established during the recent war. In the future, "Metal Product" will manufacture in Sarajevo equipment for the transmission and distribution of electricity in cooperation with German giant "Raychem". The latter's director for central and eastern Europe Alfred Meier was also in attendance today. "Metal Product" director Stjepan Safran pointed out the company had already been given the ISO 9001 certificate, a high quality guarantee. Also attending today was Croatia's ambassador to BH Darinko Bago. (hina) ha jn 141600 MET oct 98