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Kazanorgsintez has got new firefighting equipment, the Tatarstan’s highest fire telescopic tower ladder Vitand APK-72 and a new tank truck.

The vehicles will replenish the fleet of the 5th Fire Brigade of the Federal Fire Service in Tatarstan. The equipment will be used both to ensure industrial safety at the facilities of Kazanorgsintez, and in case of fires and emergency situations in high-rise buildings throughout Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan.

The Vitand APK-72 tower ladder is currently the highest in Kazan and Tatarstan. It allows the firefighters to rescue people and extinguish a fire at a height of 72 metres, or up to the 22nd floor of a residential building. The ladder was made on an individual project specifically for Kazanorgsintez. Its boom extends to the maximum height in just a minute and a half. The maximum load capacity of the cradle is 500 kg. In its central part, there is a remote-controlled fire monitor capable to spray up to 3,800 litres of water per minute. It is possible to spray both water and foam.

The second vehicle, handed over on this day to the Ministry of Emergencies, is a tank truck of ST-Avto production based on KAMAZ. It holds at least 7,000 litres of water. The tanker is also equipped with a foam compound tank that holds 420 litres of foaming solution.

Based on information by Kazanorgsintez

Wages were raised for Kazanorgsintez employees. Workers, as the most numerous category of Kazanorgsintez employees (6,000 out of 8,300 of the total employees on the company’s payroll) have the highest wage growth rate. Their wages increased by 30%. White-collar salaries were raised by 10%. Managerial positions have the lowest indexation percentage; here, revenue growth ranged from 3% to 7%.

Since the Kazanorgsintez collective agreement fixes the amount of the bonus payment for the month’s work at 100% of the salary, the bonus pay of labour remuneration will also be increased proportionally after indexation.

According to the results of five months in 2019, the average monthly income of a worker in the industrial production group (except for incomes of professionals and managers) was RUB 49,800. This is 40% higher than the total average monthly income in Tatarstan over the same period. After indexation, the average monthly income of workers is also expected to increase by 30%.

Kazanorgsintez is one of the largest enterprises in the Russian Federation (part of the TAIF Group). It produces 40% of all Russia’s polyethylene and 100% of domestic polycarbonate. The list of products includes polyethylene, PE pipes, phenol, acetone, bisphenol A, polycarbonates. Its annual output is 1.7 million tonnes.

The company is the largest exporter of polyethylene among the Russian manufacturers; it delivers products for exports to 31 countries.