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A meeting of the working group on cooperation development of Atlas Copco and LEWA/Nikkiso with enterprises in Tatarstan was held today at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

During the meeting, the parties discussed prospects in the development of the gas engine fuel market, implementation of joint projects in the design and manufacture of compressor and vacuum units, pumping and cryogenic equipment.

The first issue on the agenda of the meeting was cooperation with LEWA / Nikkiso on the supply of natural gas liquefaction (LNG) plants to Tatarstan. Nikkiso is a group of companies working in various lines of business: production of cryogenic pumps, pumps for the chemical industry, medical equipment, aerospace equipment, and the production of metering pumps as the field of LEWA division activities.

Another issue for the discussion was the concept of localising the production of Atlas Copco compressors at the Kazancompressormash. The previous meeting with Atlas Copco was held in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan in June this year.

Atlas Copco is a public company, founded in 1873 and located in Sweden, Stockholm. The company produces diesel and electric compressors, mining equipment, loading and hauling equipment, geotechnical and geological survey equipment, drilling tools; industrial tools, road construction equipment.

Today, Kazan saw a business visit by CEO of Falk Beratung GmbH Thomas Falk and President of the Atlas Copco Gas and Process Division Robert Radimeczky. The reason for the visit was the interest of Atlas Copco in cooperation with major petrochemical and mechanical engineering enterprises of Tatarstan.

As part of their business programme, Mr. Radimeczky and Dr. Falk visited the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, where they had a meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov. The topic for discussion was the organisation of cooperation and localisation of production in Tatarstan.

In the afternoon, the guests visited the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, where they were greeted by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The parties discussed Atlas Copco’s proposals on promising areas of cooperation.

Atlas Copco is a public company, founded in 1873 and located in Sweden, Stockholm. In 1992, Atlas Copco opened its representative office in Russia, and in 1996, a Russian subsidiary, ZAO Atlas Copco. Its turnover in 2016 amounted to EUR 10 billion, and the number of employees exceeds 44,000.

The company produces diesel and electric compressors, mining equipment, loading and hauling equipment, geotechnical and geological survey equipment, drilling tools; industrial tools, road construction equipment.