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Today in Naberezhnye Chelny, the KAMAZ Press and Frame Plant launched a new line for the production of aluminium fuel tanks, which is intended to replace the supplies of imported tanks from Austria. The ceremony was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Director General of the Rostec Group Sergey Chemezov, Deputy Prime Minister Albert Karimov, and other officials.

Before the launch of the new line, Russia has no facilities for the production of aluminium fuel tanks that would meet the quality and capacity requirements of KAMAZ, so the company purchased these products abroad. In 2017, KAMAZ decided to set up its own facilities for the aluminium fuel tank production. In 2018, the Industry Development Fund (IDF) supported the company’s project by providing the manufacturer with a loan under the Component Products programme.

Within this project, KAMAZ began producing aluminium fuel tanks with a capacity of 200 to 800 litres. The new production’s output is 35,000 tanks a year. However, the line is universal allowing the production of both aluminium and steel fuel tanks.

Earlier, the IDF granted the company a preferential loan for the purchase of new equipment. The total project budget was RUB 544 million, of which RUB 230 million is an IDF loan.

An important project for KAMAZ and the region has become the 150th production project launched with the involvement of a IDF loan.

Today, a delegation of industrialists from Tatarstan visited the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague. The programme of the one-day visit turned out to be intense.

In the morning, Minister Karimov held talks with leaders of FANS and PBS Energo. In particular, they discussed the plans of the Czech-based FANS for cooperation in the production of water circulation systems and cooling towers, and PBS Energo in the field of turbine production.

Further on, the delegation attended the 7th meeting of the Joint Working Group for Coordination of Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Tatarstan. At the working group meeting, the parties spoke about the cooperation progress with such Tatarstan enterprises as Kazan Helicopters and Vacuummash. From the other side, the plans were announced of some Czech companies such as PBS ENERGO, Jigostroy, MPower Engineering a.s., FAVEA and others to enter the market and/or establish cooperation with Tatarstan’s enterprises. In conclusion, the Minutes of the 7th Joint Working Group meeting was signed.

In the afternoon, a business forum of Tatarstan and Czech enterprises took place, with a presentation of the republic’s industrial potential and industrial enterprises, followed by an exchange of business contacts.

At the end of the visit, Minister Karimov met with Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Czech Republic Alexander Zmeyevskiy.

On May 27, Kazan saw the Tatarstan-Shandong Business Forum held as part of the visit by a delegation from the city of Yantai (Shandong Province of China).

The Forum took place in the Pushkin Conference Hall of the Korston Hotel and was attended by representatives of major enterprises of Tatarstan and China from various industries: petrochemicals and energy, textiles, health care, agriculture, etc.

The Forum was moderated by Chairman of the Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageyev. On behalf of Tatarstan, guests from China were welcomed by Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina. In their opening speeches, representatives of China, Vice Chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of CPPCC Han Jinfeng and Consul General of PRC in Kazan Wu Yingqin, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome of the delegation and noted the importance of partnership relations between Tatarstan and China.

The Forum continued with B2B meetings where representatives of companies from Tatarstan and China were able to discuss opportunities for their further cooperation. In total, more than 70 Tatarstan and Chinese businesses took part in the Forum.

The Tatarstan-Shandong Business Forum ended with the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Chinese-Russian Union of Enterprises and the Machine-Building Cluster of Tatarstan.

Today, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Ildar Mingaleyev welcomed Deputy Minister of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan Velamukhammet Shykhgulyev. The meeting was held as part of the Turkmenistan delegation visit to Tatarstan and on the eve of the 6th meeting of the Joint Turkmenistan-Tatarstan working group to be held on May 24 at the Kazan Palace Hotel by Tasigo.

At the meeting, issues of cooperation were discussed between Turkmenistan and light industry enterprises in Tatarstan. Representatives of republic’s light industry companies who were present at the meeting expressed their preparedness to cooperate with Turkmenistan in the field of textile industry, such as purchases of yarn, fabrics, and wool.