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From September 12 to September 16, in the village of Kayinki of the Verkhneuslonsky District of Tatarstan, aeromodelling competitions are held among the teams of the Volga Federal District in the model classes F-3J, F-3K, F5J, F3A.

Within the competition, the attendees will see demonstration flights of UAVs by ENICS, radio-controlled aircraft models, an air show with the Russia’s champion in the 3D aerobatics from Izhevsk, demonstration flights of jet-powered models, a concert programme and a control line combat.

Young participants from Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Samara, Tolyatti, Kirov, Dzerzhinsk, and Almetyevsk will compete for the victory.

The event was organised by ENICS to develop the traditions of aircraft modelling among young people.

The AO ENICS was established in 1988. As of now, the main activities of the company are development, production, and serial deliveries of unmanned aerial systems for various purposes. The company’s team was initially formed from experts with experience in UAV design.

The presentation of the industrial and investment potential in Tatarstan was held today at the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia.

At its opening, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov made a welcoming speech. The presentation was continued by Head of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina, who shared the success of the investment activities in Tatarstan.

Reports were also made by a representative of the SEZ Innopolis Vadim Galeyev and individual entrepreneur Alim Galimullin, who spoke about the experience of start-up projects in the field of republic’s agriculture. Aleksandr Cherepanov, representative of 3M Russia, told the audience about the experience in implementing projects by US-headquartered companies in Tatarstan.

The event was moderated by AmCham President & CEO Alexis Rodzianko.

The foreign trade turnover between Tatarstan and the United States in the first half of 2019 amounted to US$ 290.4 million. Tatarstan’s exports to the US include fuels, crude oil and products of its distillation, bituminous substances, plastics, rubbers, fertilisers, wood, electric machinery, and equipment. From the US, Tatarstan mainly imports land vehicles, electrical machinery and equipment, sound recording and reproducing equipment, chemical products, furniture, and ferrous metal products.

The experts of the TatNIPIneft institute and the Tatneft’s HVO Production Department have developed a package of technologies to increase the efficiency of high-viscosity oil deposits development.  

The package comprises three technologies: the application technology of thermogel compositions for blocking water-producing intervals in producer wells; technology for creating thermo-hydrodynamic bonds in clay-plated reservoirs; and technology of hydrocarbon solvent application. Taken together, these technologies make it possible to intensify the extraction of high-viscosity oil with application of the steam-gravity drainage method.

This package of technology solutions proved its high efficiency in the process of field tests and has been recommended for commercial implementation.  The total current economic effectiveness from the application of new treatment methods has been estimated at RUB 2.05 billion in the period from 2017 to 2019. The HVO package was awarded the Grand Prix at the 26th International Specialised Exhibition “Oil, Gas. Petrochemicals” in the category of the Oil Recovery Enhancements.

All the technologies have appropriate Russian patents for inventions confirming the unique nature of Tatneft’s theoretical and practical research in HVO production.

Based on information by Tatneft press service

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.

Top executives of PLC Technology headed by its CEO Ilya Krutskikh arrived on an official visit to the Kazan State Power Engineering University.

The guests were exposed to the work of the KSPEU Technology Park and the Tatarstan Centre for Energy Saving Competence and Technology.

At the end of the visit, Principal of KSPEU Edward Abdullazyanov and CEO of PLC Technology Ilya Krutskikh signed an agreement on cooperation in the educational, academic, and research areas. Under the agreement, the parties plan to interact on issues of professional retraining and advanced training, organisation and holding of information workshops and applied research conferences.

Moreover, the company has already provided the university with facilities for equipping a classroom.

The core activities of PLC Technology are the production of equipment for automation and telemechanic systems. The company offers its customers comprehensive technical solutions for the development, production, and introduction of software, hardware, and turnkey technical solutions for industrial control systems and telemechanics in the power sector.

Based on information by KSPEU press service

The German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies (GRIAT) celebrates today its 5th anniversary.

In honour of the event, a number of important actions took place within the walls of the university, including a meeting of the Board of Trustees and a graduation ceremony for GRIAT graduates. They were attended by Deputy Minister German Lerner.

The Board of Trustees discussed issues of Institute’s academic achievements and strategic development, as well as key administrative and financial points.

Speaking at the Board meeting, German Lerner noted that GRIAT makes a significant contribution to the republic’s industrial development: large-scale projects are being implemented in the field of energy, information technology, engineering, aviation, and aircraft manufacturing.

The German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies under the KNRTU-KAI is the largest educational project between Germany and Russia. Opened in 2014 with the support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and the Government of Tatarstan, the Institute currently offers 9 double-degree master’s programmes with leading universities of Germany.

Today, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre hosted the official opening of the 14th International Foundry Congress.

An important event for the Russian foundry sector brought together domestic and foreign industry experts, including representatives from the BRICS countries, as well as from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Belarus, Germany, Italy, the USA, England, Turkey, the Czech Republic, and other countries.

Participants of the Casting 2019 international exhibition placed their displays in the exhibition pavilions. The stands also presented manufacturers from Tatarstan and Russia: Zelenodolsk Shipyard, KAMAZ Foundry Plant, Kazancompressormash, Siblitmash and others, as well as foreign companies, a total of 39 enterprises.

The first day of the Congress programme saw a plenary meeting on pressing issues in the foundry sector. Presentations were made by leading industry’s experts, such as President of the Russian Foundry Association (RFA) Ivan Dibrov, Chairman of the RFA Standardisation Committee Valeriya Ivanova, and others. Deputy Minister Ildar Mingaleyev also presented his report on the progress and development prospects of the foundry sector in Tatarstan.

The Congress will run until September 12th. The second day will be devoted to sectional meetings in areas such as foundry alloys, production of moulds and cores, and special types of castings.

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

Please be informed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation is conducting a competitive selection for the right to be granted subsidies from the federal budget to industry participants engaged in mastering the production and sales of pilot batches of capital goods.

According to Decree of the Russian Government No. 634 of April 25, 2017, the mechanism is aimed at providing financial support to organisations in the form of compensation of up to 50 percent of the amount of expenses associated with the production and sales of pilot batches of capital goods, while reducing the price of these products by 15-20 percent off their market price, which contributes to the entry of pilot batches of equipment into the market in the absence of references and operating experience of innovative industrial products.

Subsidies are granted to domestic manufacturers of products related to the sectors of heavy, oil and gas, power engineering, machine tool industry, food and road construction machinery, as well as treatment and disposal of waste for stimulating the introduction of state-of-the-art hi-tech means of production into pilot operation.

All in all, financing is expected to be provided in the total amount of RUB 1.2 billion.

More detailed information is also available on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade at http://minpromtorg.gov.ru

The Federal Service for Supervision over Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) is conducting a hotline on the quality and safety of meat and fish products and expiration dates.

For all questions of interest, please call 8 800 555-49-43.

The questions of the residents of Kazan and Tatarstan will be answered by experts from the Food Hygiene Supervision Department of the Rospotrebnadzor Office in Tatarstan.

The hotline will operate from September 11 to September 25, 2019 by phone: +7 (843) 273-34-85 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Based on information by Rospotrebnadzor Office in Tatarstan