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Today, the Directorate of Tatenergosbyt held a meeting of its Board of Directors chaired by Ildar Khalikov, Director General of the Tatenergo Management Company.

The meeting began with a discussion on the results of Tatenergosbyt activities in the 1st quarter of 2017, including the profit and loss budget performance, status of receivables and payables, and the use of net profits.

Further, the Board of Directors approved the submitted capital investment programme of Tatenergosbyt for 2017 and reviewed the project activities of the company.

Apart from these issues, the participants discussed the opportunity of remotely collecting electricity consumption data at multiple family dwellings: more than 4,500 (27%) of houses in Tatarstan are connected to the Grid Company system, through which the data of communal metering devices are automatically transferred to Tatenergosbyt.

At the end of the meeting, the members of the Board of Directors thanked the executives of Tatenergosbyt for their good teamwork and expressed the hope that, in future, the company would not only manage to improve its performance and to keep its leading position in the rating of Russia’s power supply companies, but would also bring Tatarstan to the international level as the most energy-efficient region.

The first trolleybus manufactured by NEFAZ, a subsidiary of KAMAZ in Bashkiria, was presented in Ufa.

The new trolleybus is a joint project of NEFAZ and the Ufa Tram and Trolleybus Plant (UTTZ). A robust frame body equipped with a reliable undercarriage and steering control is made at the Neftekamsk Automotive Plant, while its electrical equipment is installed by the UTTZ.

The trolleybuses jointly manufactured by NEFAZ and UTTZ differ from models already existing in the Russian market both in consumer properties and in price, which is an important criterion in their favour. The new mid-floor trolleybus is several million roubles cheaper than the existing models in Russia, so there is a good opportunity to retrofit trolleybus parks in Ufa and other cities for less money.

To date, there is a standing order for 80 trolleybuses. The new vehicles are of foremost interest in the regions of Central Russia. The trolleybus will appear in the streets of Ufa after passing the certification. It is planned that the residents of the Bashkir capital can assess the new NEFAZ-based vehicle at work as early as this August.

At the Ford Sollers plant in Yelabuga, the 15,000th Ford Explorer came off the assembly line. The most popular SUV in the United States for decades, Ford Explorer has gained wide popularity in Russia, largely owing to a serious vehicle’s adaptation programme for the domestic market.

The jubilee Ford Explorer is a Limited Plus model in Frozen White colour, equipped with a V6 Cyclone engine rated at 3.5 litres (249 hp) and a 6-speed automatic transmission. This Ford Explorer model is also equipped with a number of driver assistance systems (adaptive cruise control, blind spot information system, and lane keeping system).

The legendary SUV is the most capacious in the Ford SUV line in Russia: it can comfortably accommodate 7 people, with the third row of folding seats included in the basic equipment of the vehicle. Due to the efforts of the own R & D centre of Ford Sollers, a lot of changes have been made to the design of the American SUV that made its operation more convenient in Russian conditions.

The standard package of its safety features includes a complete set of airbags, including the knee one and curtains for seats of all rows, as well as electronic systems of traction control, driving stability, and assistance when starting uphill.

On May 25-26, State Secretary and Deputy Minister for Economic Development of the Russian Federation Oleg Fomichev and Adviser to the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Yuliya Urozhayeva studied the expertise of Tatarstan in implementing the State programme “Improving the Labour Productivity at Enterprises of Tatarstan in 2015-2020”.

The delegation of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation visited POZIS, KMIZ, and KAMAZ. The companies held meetings and sessions devoted to actual issues of business development and experience in implementing projects aimed at increasing labour productivity.

At KAMAZ, a meeting was held to study the expertise in formulating and implementing the State programme “Improving the Labour Productivity at Enterprises of Tatarstan in 2015-2020”. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Almaz Khusainov, Director of Energy Saving Technology Centre Evgeny Martynov, and Deputy Director for Development at KMIZ Roman Fedotov shared their best practices in this area.

At the end of the meeting, the guests visited joint ventures Cummins Kama and ZF Kama, the Process Factory of KAMAZ, and the KAMAZ automobile plant, where they saw the work of the main assembly conveyor.

Works on the reconstruction of low-voltage equipment will be carried out in a number of settlements, such as Utyz Imyan, Nizhniy Chegodai, Ulyanovka of the Cheremshan District, and Yultimorovo of the Leninogorsk District of Tatarstan. The concept of renovating the power distribution systems in rural settlements was adopted by decision of the company's management. According to Farit Zakirov, BEG Chief Engineer, the long-term programme is aimed at critical renovation of the power grid infrastructure using innovative technologies, brand new equipment, and is also dictated by customer-oriented policies aimed at consumers’ comfort and striving for international standards of power supply reliability and continuity.

Despite the fact that the repair season has started only recently, the reconstruction of power transmission lines is almost complete in the Nizhny Chegodai village. A small village inhabited by about 200 residents (with an elementary school and a rural health post) is located in a few kilometres from the Cheremshan District centre. The power lines there were built in the 1960s. Over these years, wooden supports have significantly worn out, some of them have tilted, and their operational status was maintained by reinforcing them with concrete add-ons. A similar upgrade of the electric grid equipment has been carried out in the Utyz Imyan village.

From 5 to 10 June 2017, the Russian Retail Week will be held for the third time; this is a large-scale sectoral forum with the participation of representatives from business entities and government authorities. The event identifies the main avenues for the retail trade development and addresses the industry's problems.

The start of the Retail Week on June 5, 2017 will be given by Cyber Week, an all-Russian sale of consumer products by leading online retailers.

On June 6-8, the World Trade Centre will host an extensive business programme with the participation of industry representatives, such as executives and key managers of federal and regional retail chains, small and medium-sized businesses, kiosk keepers, relevant associations, as well as suppliers and their unions, representatives of federal ministries and agencies, and regional authorities dealing with consumer markets.

The Retail's World exhibition will demonstrate the present-day world of retail, its achievements, and technologies. The results of the industry’s competition Retail Awards will be summed up on June 7.

Within the forum, the Chain Procurement Centre event will be held, that is, direct individual delivery negotiations with participation of procurement services from federal and regional retail chains, and suppliers of consumer products.

Problems and prospects for the development of key industries in Tatarstan were discussed today at a round table event in the House of Tatarstan Government within the visiting session by the State Duma Committee for Economic Policies, Industry, Innovative Development, and Entrepreneurship. The event was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policies, Industry, Innovative Development, and Entrepreneurship Sergey Zhigarev, State Duma deputies.

Welcoming the participants of the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the guests for choosing Tatarstan the venue for the session and the opportunity to discuss the development of key industries. He noted that Tatarstan is one of the Russia's industrial leaders. Priorities for its further development are identified in Strategy 2030: these are petrochemicals, agriculture, and automotive industry.

Further, speeches were made by State Duma deputies Irek Boguslavsky (“Prospects for Economic Development of Agro-Industrial Complex and Reorienting from Exports to Deep Processing within the Country”) and Alfiya Kogogina (“Industrial Development and Raising its Competitiveness”).

Based on the information of the Tatarstan Presidential Press Service

The AO Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod (NKTU), a member of the Tatneft petrochemical complex, held an annual general meeting of shareholders, in the course of which the annual report and annual financial statements for 2016 were approved.

NKTU produces 14 grades of carbon black and successfully competes with such manufacturers as Omsk Carbon Group, Yaroslavl Industrial Carbon, etc. In 2016, more than 118,000 tonnes of products were produced and sold (of which over 85,000 tonnes in Russia, while the exports amounted to over 33,000 tonnes). The high-quality carbon black of Nizhnekamsk is well known and well bought in 19 countries, the main of which are Turkey, Poland, Switzerland, and UAE.

The company continues its work on production upgrade, reconstruction, and process re-equipment. The company’s management pay continuous attention to issues of health, safety, security, and environment.

In the course of the meeting, a new Board of Directors was elected. The BF-Audit was approved as the external auditor of the Company. During the meeting, the Company's Charter was adopted in a new wording.

The maintenance services of KAMAZ have refurbished the equipment continuously engaged in the production cycle.

The equipment was repaired during the May holidays. According to Engineering Centre Director and Chief Mechanic of KAMAZ Sergey Smolin, over 450 job types were performed at the plants during this time; more than 20 of them were critically important ones. In the production facilities of the cast iron foundry, the work was completed to replace sections of the monorails for transporting liquid metal, which was started last year. There, the maintenance technicians also put in order the mechanism for controlling the line of casting engine blocks and crankcase parts.

At the engine plant, within the framework of the Quality Transformation Programme, the repairs of the Renault automatic line have been carried out. Due to physical deterioration of the turntable drive, the equipment stood idle for more than seven years. At the forge factory, the refurbishment was completed on the LZK-6.300 press, where a wide range of axle gears is stamped.

Another important area of ​​work is improving security. Experts and workers from the Department of Special Vehicles and Transport have inspected and repaired cranes and crane beams in the KAMAZ plants. Within a few days, seven lifting devices were put in order, and a total of 80 metres of crane runways were inspected.

Today, Haier’s plant in Naberezhnye Chelny held a ceremony of manufacturing a hundred-thousandth refrigerator. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Almaz Khusainov.

“After the first project, all legislation issues and the Russian specifics are now clear to us,” said Shu Hai, Vice President of Haier White Goods Group. “The plant is only the first stage. It is very important for us that your government continue to support us with qualified personnel.”

Haier is the first, and currently the most successful, resident of the Chelny Priority Social and Economic Development Area. The volume of investment in the project was $ 50 million. A total of 488 people are officially employed at the plant. At the first stage, the production capacity is 250,000 refrigerators per year. By 2018, it will be doubled. To date, the plant’s products are sold not only in Russia; sales channels go far to Europe and the CIS countries.