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Against the backdrop of the upcoming visit of the extended delegation from Tatarstan to Belarus and the meeting of the 7th joint working group, representatives of Tatarstan visited several enterprises of Belarus to discuss issues of cooperation.

On the first day of the visit, the delegation headed by Deputy Minister Ildar Mingaleyev made a tour of such machine-building enterprises as the Minsk Motor Plant, the Belarus Minsk Tractor Works, Amkodor, BelAZ, and others.

The issues for the discussion were the prospects for the joint development and introduction of vehicles run on liquefied natural gas, the issue of organising the assembly production of small-sized municipal machinery in the republic for the needs of housing and utilities sector, the use of Yelabuga batteries on Belarusian equipment, and other issues.

Today, the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard saw a keel-laying ceremony for a Project 22800 small missile ship named “Typhoon”. The event was attended by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Yevmenov, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, and other officials.

The ceremony was held at the festively decorated yard of Workshop No. 17.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy opened the event with his speech: “I am glad that I had the honour to visit hospitable Tatarstan and attend the keel-laying ceremony of another Project 22800 small missile ship, “Typhoon”, at the oldest and merited shipyard... I note that the Russian Navy today is at the stage of its active development, the full-scale construction of small and large displacement ships is underway, which would allow us to have self-sufficient surface forces”.

By tradition, the event ended with the award ceremony of the company’s employees who made a significant contribution to the building of ships for the Russian Navy.

Project 22800 small-sized missile ships are multipurpose missile-artillery vessels of small displacement designed to operate in the close-in maritime zones. The tasks of Project 22800 small missile ships are to perform combat operations in green waters and to participate in the peacetime missions.

The joint venture between PAO Sollers and Ford Motor Company, Ford Sollers Yelabuga, announces the start of the updated Ford Transit production at the company’s plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone. The first vehicles have been rolled off the assembly line and shipped to customers in official Transit centres.

The updated Ford Transit retained all its benefits and now enjoys updated seats, a new colour palette of exterior and interior. The supporting body structure and door locks were also upgraded, which resulted in additional strengthening of the body.

Ford Transit is the Russia’s market leader in the segment of commercial vehicles among foreign brands. Model sales in January to August increased by 7% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 7,267 vehicles. In total, 1,237 vehicles were sold in August. Ford Transit has been produced at the Yelabuga plant since April 2015 using full cycle technology, including welding and painting.

The company also continues to work on the development of vertical localisation which suggests the organisation of the entire production chain in Russia, from the extraction of raw materials to the production of finished components. This year, the supply of Ford Transit bumpers made of Tathimplast materials were launched. Dashboards and door panels for Ford Transit are also made from local raw materials.

Based on information by Ford Sollers press service

In anticipation of the upcoming visit of the Tatarstan’s government delegation to Belarus, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted today a meeting of the Tatarstan-Belarus working group on bilateral cooperation.

The meeting was attended by representatives of major petrochemical enterprises of the two republics and was chaired by Deputy Minister Ildar Mingaleyev.

The parties made sure that they are on the same page about product supplies and mutually beneficial cooperation between such companies as Tatneft and Belarusneft, Nizhnekamskneftekhim and Belshina, Kvart and Mogilevkhimvolokno, and others.

The meeting of the working group was held as part of the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum’2019, which was attended by the industrial delegation from Belarus comprising more than 30 members.

The main areas of cooperation between Tatarstan and Belarus are engineering products, petrochemicals, and medicines. The foreign trade turnover between the two republics amounted to more than $260 million in the first half of 2019.

For more than a quarter century, Kazan annually becomes the capital of one of the largest international events in the petrochemical industry. Once again, the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum’2019 was opened today at the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre. This year the event is timed to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the Federal Mining and Industrial Supervision Authority of Russia.

The Tatarstan OG&P Forum is a sectoral platform for business cooperation between enterprises both at the regional and international levels. This year, 180 companies from 31 regions of Russia and 23 foreign countries will take part in the event.

Traditionally, the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum’2019 brought together three major industry exhibitions, such as the 26th International Specialised Exhibition “Oil, Gas. Petrochemicals”, the 9th Specialised Exhibition “GEO-Kazan: Geologic Exploration. Survey. Mapping”, and the 5th International Specialised Exhibition “Interplastica Kazan”.

Today, on the sidelines of the Forum, SIBUR and Tatneft entered into an agreement of intent regarding petrochemical facilities in Togliatti. According to the document, the parties plan to sign an agreement on selling by SIBUR and, accordingly, buying by Tatneft some production and other assets in Tolyatti.

Based on information by Tatneft press service

Ford Sollers will supply 170 A-class minibuses and B-class tourist buses to the Bashkortostan Committee for Transport and Roads for further use on intercity and suburban routes. Ford Transit vehicles were selected as part of a competitive procurement process and comply with all applicable requirements.

The ceremony of handing over the first batch of 110 Ford Transit vehicles to Bashavtotrans with the participation of the Acting Head of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov took place on August 9 in Ufa.

Ford Transit vehicles, which will be operated in the Republic of Bashkortostan, are equipped with anti-lock brakes, an electronic stability control system, an assist system for starting uphill, an emergency brake assist system, a driver airbag, 8-way driver’s seat adjustment, air conditioning, and a passenger compartment heater creating a comfortable temperature for passengers even in harsh winters.

Ford Transit production was launched at the Ford Sollers factory in Yelabuga using full-cycle technology to offer a state-of-the-art product adapted to be operated in Russian conditions at a competitive price. The range of basic versions includes all-metal vans, bus, and chassis; vehicles are available for order with 3 options for base length, 2 options for roof height, and all types of drives, including all-wheel drive.

Based on information by Ford Sollers Press Service

Today, Deputy Minister German Lerner had a meeting with Nazarbek Samkhanov, representative of the Head of the Chechen Republic in Tatarstan. The best practices of the republic, in particular, the positive changes in the development of Tatarstan’s industry, arouses great interest in the business circles of the Chechen Republic.

At the meeting, the parties discussed events that would contribute to bring the business communities of the two regions closer together and to expand the bilateral business activities. The top priority areas for potential cooperation are industrial, tourist and cultural sectors of the economy.

With the framework of their programme, the workshop participants visited the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard. In 2017, the company was selected from among the participants of the priority programme “Improving Labour Productivity and Employment Support in Tatarstan in 2017-2025” as a pilot enterprise for implementing the best industry’s and global lean manufacturing practices by experts of the Rosatom Production System.

As pilot projects for the development of new methodology, Hull Fitting Shop No. 8 and Piping Shop No. 6 were identified.

During the presentation of Hull Fitting Shop No. 8 and Piping Shop No. 6, the delegates were told about the intermediate results of using Lean Production tools aimed at improving labour productivity in these areas.

Last year, a lot of work was done on the digitisation project in Shop No. 6. In the pre-production contour, the automated warehouse stock recording system was introduced for inventory items arriving from the central warehouse and assemblies, parts, and components arriving from manufacturing shops.

During the visit, the guests made a tour of the company’s production departments and studied the latest developments and promising projects in the shipyard.

Based on information by the Zelenodolsk Shipyard

These days, Kazan is hosting the extended delegation of the Slovak Republic. This is the first visit of a Slovak business delegation to Tatarstan.

As part of their business programme, the first Tatarstan-Slovak business forum was held at the Korston Hotel & Mall on July 3, 2019. The forum was attended by Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Chairman of the State Committee of Tatarstan for Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the Union of Tatarstan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageyev, and other officials. The delegation from Slovakia headed by Speaker of the National Council Andrej Danko included Slovak parliamentarians, heads of republic’s industrial enterprises, representatives of business community, and the media.

In the first part of the forum, guests were offered presentations of the investment and tourism potential in Tatarstan.

“At this stage, the intersection of interests between Tatarstan and Slovakia is in the oil, construction, and tourism industries," said Daniel Duchoň, Head of the Trade and Economic Department of the Slovak Embassy in Moscow.

The second part of the forum dealt with B2B meetings between representatives of Slovak and Tatarstan companies.

The republic was visited by a delegation from the Omsk Oblast headed by its Governor Aleksandr Burkov. The delegation includes heads of relevant ministries, agencies, and a number of enterprises from the Omsk region. The main purpose of the visit is the exchange of best practices between the regions.

Minister Karimov introduced the governor with the activities of such enterprises as Eidos-Medicine, Eidos-Robotics, Zelenodolsk Shipyard, and Technopolis Himgrad. In addition, the delegation visited the IT Park and heard the presentation of the economic and investment potential of the republic at the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

At the end of the working day, a meeting was held with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, after which the Agreement was signed between the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Government of the Omsk Oblast on cooperation in the economic, cultural, social, and other spheres.

The Omsk Oblast is located in the south of the West Siberian Plain. The region is part of the Siberian Federal District of Russia. Its population is 1,944,225 people. Interregional trade with Tatarstan amounted to RUB 3.8 billion in 2016. In November 2019, the 16th Interregional Forum of Cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan will be held in Omsk with the participation of the heads of states.