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January 30th saw the award ceremony for the winners of the Republic’s Potential, a contest for the best work with young people at enterprises and organisations of Tatarstan. The contest was organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Education and Science of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Transport and Roads of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Housing of Tatarstan, and the Youth Union of Tatarstan Enterprises and Organisations.

In the competitive selection, submissions from 23 enterprises and organisations of Tatarstan were examined.

The submissions of the contest winners are recognised as best of their kind; they will be recommended for distribution as a reference work with young people at enterprises.

For the selection, such indicators were evaluated as the availability of corporate programmes and regulations aimed at intensifying the activities of working youth, its participation in youth events at the republic’s and municipal levels, the availability of a website, social network pages, a youth tab on the company's website, the availability of diplomas, certificates of a youth association, participation in the republic’s and all-Russian projects, the amount of funding allocated for the implementation of youth policies, etc.

On January 29, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, jointly with Himgrad, held a Polymer Day in the traditional format of a communicative platform dedicated to automotive components made of polymers.

The event addressed the issues of automotive polymer components production in Russia and prospects for international cooperation, the use of polymers in cable production, the issues of cost reduction in the conduct of production activities, and governmental support measures. The Polymer Day also comprised a meeting of the working group for the localisation of polyethylene used in the production of fuel tanks for cars.

A welcome speech was delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov. He noted the importance of the automotive polymer components industry development and the need to expand the market by strengthening cooperation ties between polymer producers and processors.

Following the event, it was decided to continue interaction within the working group for the localisation of polyethylene for fuel tanks and to consider an opportunity of localising the chromium coating technology for plastic car parts. In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan will continue to work with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation to support automakers in the introduction of a new polyethylene brand, similar to the imported Lupolen 4261AG.

From 28 to 30 March 2018, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre will host the Tatarstan International Automotive Forum TIAF supported by Automechanika, which combines an exhibition for the automotive and auto components industries, a major business forum for top managers, direct meetings with purchasing directors from automotive corporations, as well as a tour of the production sites in Tatarstan. More than 150 companies of suppliers and manufacturers from China will take part in the exhibition.

The Tatarstan International Automotive Forum is a high standard of German-quality events, the participation of leading international manufacturers of auto parts, automotive components and equipment for car service, as well as a rich educational and business programme traditionally held within the Automechanika exhibitions.

Automechanika is the leading international exhibition brand in the field of auto parts, components, and equipment for car-care centres, whose events take place in 12 countries worldwide for more than 45 years and are very popular among automotive business professionals.

For more information on the exhibition, please visit http://tiaf-forum.ru/, or contact the organisers by phone/fax: +7(843)202-29-03, +7(843)202-29-92

Registration: https://expokazan-osvm.timepad.ru/event/631577/

On January 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part through videolink in the commissioning ceremony of the naphtha hydro-treatment and isomerisation units at the Tatneft’s Nizhnekamsk oil refining complex, TANECO.

The TANECO project development plan is scheduled until 2023. At the moment, two production facilities are ready for commissioning: the naphtha hydro-treatment unit rated at 1.1 million tonnes and the isomerisation unit rated at 420,000 tonnes. The project was implemented jointly with Russian designers and machine builders, a number of new domestic refining technologies were applied at the facilities being commissioned, among them the delivery of equipment in ready-made large modules.

In the videoconference mode, the Russian President commanded to start the operation of new TANECO production facilities for in-depth oil refining, that is, naphtha hydro-treatment and isomerisation units.

Vladimir Putin thanked the management of Tatneft, as well as the designers, builders, engineers who participated in the construction of the Complex, for their great work and remarkable results, congratulated the employees of Tatneft and TANECO with their great labour victory, and wished them further success.

Based on the Tatneft press service information

The Russian Ministry of Defence and the aviation enterprise of PAO Tupolev have signed a state contract, which provides for the delivery of upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrying aircraft ​​for defence needs.

The signing took place with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited the Kazan Aviation Plant. The signatories to the document were Deputy Defence Minister Yury Borisov and head of the United Aircraft Corporation Yury Slyusar.

“We also need to think about the civilian version of such aircraft. With a vast territory like ours, I am confident that this will be in demand. Of course, in this respect, more work will be needed, but seeing it to completion is absolutely feasible. So, everyone will have something to do. Not just something, but interesting and necessary things”, Vladimir Putin said.

According to the Russian President, a contract for 10 aircraft have been signed; each jet will cost more than RUB 15 billion. “The overall contract will total RUB 160 billion. This means the factory will be operating at full capacity through 2027”.

Tu-160 is a multi-mode supersonic strategic missile carrier, the world’s largest variable-sweep wing aircraft, one of the most powerful combat vehicles in the world.

On January 25 in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin saw the demonstration flight of the new Tu-160 strategic missile carrying aircraft.

In 2015, it was decided to relaunch the production of Tu-160 at the Kazan Aviation Plant (Branch of PAO Tupolev), which is part of the Strategic and Special Aviation Division at UAC.

The demonstration flight was at an altitude of 300 metres and lasted about seven minutes. Pilots carried out a number of manoeuvres to check the stability and controllability of the aircraft in the air.

Production of the Tu-160 aircraft at the Kazan Aviation Plant commenced in 1984 and was suspended in the early 90's. In 2015, the Defence Ministry announced the relaunch of the strategic bomber production, modified as Tu-160M2.

The Tu-160 airframe was built from Soviet-era parts with the aims of restoring the final assembly technology, testing some new technology solutions, and finishing new improved engines.

The serial production of the missile carriers should begin in 2023. The Russian Defence Ministry plans to buy at least 50 such strategic bombers. The plane was transferred to the Flight Test Station in November last year. In March this year, the aircraft will be delivered to the Aerospace Force of the Russian Federation.

Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov visited the Simonov Experimental Design Bureau as part of his working visit to Kazan. He was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

The Simonov Experimental Design Bureau was originally founded as the Design Bureau of Sports Aviation. It was created under the leadership of Mikhail Simonov, who was later appointed the Designer General at the Sukhoi Design Bureau, becoming the creator of the Su-27 fighter family. Since the 1960s, the design bureau has been working on unmanned aerial vehicles. The company has developed air targets based on manned MiG-19, MiG-21, Mig-23, L-29, and La-17MM targets.

Within the visit, enterprise management guided a tour of the bureau that included a demonstration of the results of activities under the current government contracts. Denis Manturov visited the programmable control stand, where digital technologies for testing UAV equipment were demonstrated in the performance of various missions. Then the guests moved to the assembly section to see the samples of equipment. In addition, the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade visited the Engineering Centre for Propulsion Systems.

The 23rd International Security Technologies Forum will be held in the period of February 13 to 15, 2018 in Moscow (Crocus Congress Hall).

The Security Technologies Forum is an annual event being held with the support from the Federation Council Committee for Defence and Security.

In 2015 on the initiative of the event participants, the Forum Organising Committee took a resolution to expand and update its format. It was decided to hold a Security Month, that is, a series of events, varying in format and geography but united by a common idea, to discuss and address the most urgent national security issues in the Russian Federation. In this respect, the Security Technologies Forum is the central event of the Security Month.

The Security Month was successfully held in February 2016 and February 2017. Within the framework of the project, more than 500 events of different formats were held throughout the country.

By the decision of the Organising Committee, the Security Month is declared an annual project. In this context, it is suggested to carry out a number of activities at the regional and municipal levels in February 2018 on the issues of ensuring national security in the Russian Federation and to include these events in the general specialised calendar for the Security Month.

In pursuance of the order by Russian President and Supervisory Board Chairman of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Vladimir Putin, the All-Russia Mentor Forum will be held on February 13 to 15, 2018 at the Moscow’s National Exhibition of Economic Achievements (VDNKh, Pavilion 75).

The Forum’s mission is to develop a mentoring movement, to seek and collect the best mentoring practices for their replication and implementation in Russian regions.

Within the framework of the Forum, the results of the Best Mentoring Practices contest will also be summed up. The contest is to be held in 5 categories: “Mentoring in Production”, “Mentoring in Business and Entrepreneurship”, “Mentoring in Social Sphere”, “Mentoring in Education and Study Groups Movement”, and “Children Teaching Children”. Additionally, two personal categories were approved: “Mentor of the Year Grand Prix” and “Executive of the Year”.

The Forum will be attended by representatives of all 85 Russian regions, major state corporations, federal and regional authorities and businesses, outstanding mentors in industry, education, business, social sphere, members of professional associations related to mentoring practices, project leaders and students of relevant universities.

Additional information about the Forum and the contest is available at http://asi.ru/nastavniki/forum/

With a view of disseminating humanities knowledge, developing social awareness in the society, and more in-depth studying of Russian history and culture, we invite employees of the republic’s enterprises to visit the Regional Historic Park titled “Russia Is My History” telling about the landmarks of the state from the earliest times to the present.

It was created following the model of the park opened in December 2015 in Moscow at the National Exhibition of Economic Achievements. In 2017, similar historic parks were established in 15 regions of the Russian Federation. The project is implemented with the support from the Russian Presidential Administration, the Russian Ministry of Culture, and the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Russia Is My History Park in Tatarstan consists of 4 chronologically located displays in Pavilions 1 and 2 at the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre, with their total area exceeding 5,500 square metres.

Pavilion 1 contains two displays titled “Rurikids” and “Romanovs”. Pavilion 2 contains another two displays: “1914-1945: From Great Shocks to Great Victory” and “1945-2016: from Victory in the Great Patriotic War to 2016”.