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Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov arrived in Tatarstan today on a working trip. Immediately upon his arrival at the Begishevo International Airport, the head of the Russian ministry went to the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. Here Denis Manturov, accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov examined the plant of Ford Sollers Yelabuga.
Currently, preparations are underway at the Ford Sollers Yelabuga site for the start of serial production of Aurus luxury cars. The project is a serious incentive for the socio-economic development of Tatarstan making it possible to effectively use the potential of the Russian automotive market in commercial vehicle segment. Minister Manturov was presented with a company’s plan to reach design capacity until 2024.
Within the visit to the Alabuga SEZ, Rustam Minnikhanov presented Minister Manturov with the republic’s award, the Order of Merit to the Republic of Tatarstan.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Director General of the SEZ Alabuga Timur Shagivaleyev, Chairman of the Sollers Board of Directors Vadim Shvetsov, Director General of Aurus Adil Shirinov, and others.
Based on information by press service of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
The leading global manufacturer in the woodworking industry – the Turkey-headquartered Kastamonu – celebrates its fifth anniversary in Russia. Since its plant was established in Tatarstan, the company invested US$ 771.8 million in the region.
The Kastamonu plant for the production of MDF, HDF, and laminated flooring opened in Yelabuga in 2014. Over five years, the plant’s production capacity has reached 1.05 million cubic metres of MDF boards and 35 million square metres of laminate per year. The company is a leader in the Russia’s market of flooring in the laminate segment with a share of 20%. Owing to the opened plant, 930 jobs were created directly in the plant, as well as 2,500 jobs in related areas and service industries such as logging, transport, and furniture.
Over the past five years, the company has significantly expanded its product line. The number of decors for laminate flooring increased from 45 in 2014 to 200 in 2019, and the number of decors for Evogloss MDF panels, which were launched in 2015, increased from 34 to 73. In addition, a new collection of Acrylic MDF panels appeared, which is currently represented by 14 decors.
Based on information by Kastamonu press service (AGT Communications Group)
Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev held a working meeting with representatives of DESO (USA) and Coşkunöz Alabuga. The main issue on the agenda was the discussion of the opportunity of localising a joint project by DESO and Coşkunöz Holding (Turkey) in Tatarstan.
Coşkunöz Holding is a Turkey-based company founded in 1950. It is engaged in the production of welding machines, press equipment in the automotive sector, metal production and processing. In 2014, the company opened its branch in the Alabuga SEZ. As of now, Coşkunöz Alabuga is a manufacturer of interior and exterior parts, chassis, dashboard parts, fuel tanks, door fasteners, and other automotive products.
DESO is headquartered in California (USA) and is introducing advanced technologies for the treatment of liquid industrial waste, tank bottoms, and sludge.
Within the framework of the joint project between DESO and Coşkunöz Holding, company’s representatives would implement the introduction of technology for industrial waste treatment for the companies in oil-producing and other industries.
“DESO can clean crudes from simple waste oils to tank bottoms, tar sands, Canadian bitumen packed with contaminants and emulsified, cleaned back to non-detect BS&W. The result is clean dirt, clean water and clean oil”, said Kaan Akyalcin, company’s CEO.
On September 21, 2019, the Special Economic Zone Alabuga saw a ceremonial opening of the Transneft-Sintez plant for anti-turbulent additives.
The event was attended by President of Transneft Nikolay Tokarev, Vice President of Transneft Pavel Revel-Muroz, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials.
The plant will produce latter-day anti-turbulent additives designed to reduce turbulence in oil pipelines that would make it possible to curb power consumption at pumping stations and to increase the operational reliability of the pipelines.
The expected production volume of the new plant is up to 3,000 tonnes with potential increase in its production capacity up to 10,000 tonnes per year.
Prospective consumers of these products are oil transportation and oil producing companies. The opening of such a plant is an important step towards solving the strategic task of substituting imported products.
Anti-turbulent additives (or drag reducing agents) are solutions or suspensions of high molecular weight hydrocarbon polymers in a solvent.
Based on information by SEZ Alabuga press service
Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev held a meeting today with representatives of Greencross Export Pvt. Ltd. (India). The agenda included the issue of localising production facilities of the Indian company in Tatarstan.
The Greencross representative, Chairman & Managing Director Tarun Kumar Tyagi, spoke about the activities and projects of the company.
The company was founded in 2003 in the city of Ahmedabad (India) and has since been a leading exporter of pharmaceutical products from India.
Greencross Export Pvt. Ltd. supplies pharmaceutical products and services to many countries in Africa, Latin America and several Gulf countries.
During the meeting, the representative of the Indian company saw presentations of the industrial sites in Tatarstan with potential in cooperation, such as the Alabuga Special Economic Zone, the Technopolis Himgrad, and the Karpov Chemical Plant.