On 7 September 2016, Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre hosted two round table discussions within the Tatarstan Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Forum. The round table discussions were dedicated to using Tatarstan-made products in construction sector and road facilities.
They were attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Aide to the Tatarstan President Rinat Sabirov, Tatarstan Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services Irek Faizullin, Tatarstan Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, top executives of Tatarstan major petrochemical enterprises, principals of Tatarstan universities, etc.
The participants of the first round table discussions considered a number of projects on developing and using products of the petrochemical sector in construction. The biggest part of the projects was oriented on solving tasks of import substitution.
The next round table discussions were dedicated to issues of using petrochemicals in road construction.
According to top officials of the Tatarstan Ministry of Transport and Roads, petrochemicals play an important role in road facilities. First of all, it concerns the bitumen.