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Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a meeting on the development of export potential at industrial enterprises and promotion of their products to foreign markets. The meeting was held by Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov and attended by Director General of Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation Renat Mistakhov, representatives of the External Relations Department at the Tatarstan Presidential Office and the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

During the meeting, the participants discussed measures to implement a strategy for exporting products, identified mechanisms and stages for effective interaction, including that with republic’s sales representatives in Russian regions and abroad, as well as the issues of positioning the Tatarstan’s industrial enterprises outside the republic.

“We need to compile a so-called “road map” based on information from enterprises regarding the necessary assistance in establishing business contacts abroad. And, taking into account their suggestions, to make additions to the targeted programme of visits by Tatarstan delegations. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan is prepared to approach this issue comprehensively and, if necessary, advise enterprises on the necessary actions,” Minister Karimov said.

Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a meeting of the working group for developing gas fuel market in Tatarstan and the conversion of vehicles and agricultural machinery to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG).

The meeting moderated by Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev was attended by executives of sectoral enterprises, ministries, agencies, automotive equipment manufacturers, and market experts.

Participants to the meeting discussed issues of effective development and economic component of the programme, tolerance specifications according to the current regulatory framework governing the installation of CNG and LNG filling modules at existing fuel filling stations, and other issues.

At the event, presentations were also made by some commercial vehicle manufacturers, such as Scania, Volvo, KAMAZ, and RariTEK-Holding.

All suggestions from the participants to the meeting will be brought up for discussion with the Russian Ministry of Energy for submitting proposals with a view to stimulating the development of the gas fuel market in Tatarstan.

Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a working meeting with the participation of representatives from over 20 republic’s enterprises and organisations. The meeting focused on the organisation of foreign and regional visits in the first half of 2019 and was held by Deputy Minister German Lerner.

At the beginning of the year, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade traditionally forms compositions of delegations, proposals for targeted visits to regional industrial facilities, current issues for bilateral discussions, and lists of documents for signing during the visits.

The participants to the meeting made suggestions on their matters of interest, spoke about the current situation in the field of cooperation with CIS and non-CIS companies and the prospects for potential business trips. The Ministry will work out the issue of including companies and organisations in the delegations to tackle relevant performance targets and business issues.

Representatives of Tatarstan enterprises can send their suggestions to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan concerning the organisation of foreign and regional visits to inter.mpt@tatar.ru.

Oil production

In December 2018, Tatneft Group enterprises produced over 2.6 million tonnes of crude oil – and over 29 million tonnes in twelve months, which is 594,000 tonnes more than in 2017.

New drilling

In the twelve months of 2018, a total of 628 wells were built and commissioned in the new drilling, including 375 wells for production drilling, 14 wells for exploration drilling, and 239 wells for bitumen drilling.

Well repair

During the 12 months of 2018, Tatneft crews made routine repairs on 10,700 wells; overhaul of 2,565 wells was completed. Outside Tatarstan, 63 wells were repaired.

Performance indicators of TANECO

In December 2018, the TANECO complex of oil refining and petrochemical facilities processed 807,700 tonnes of crude oil – and over 9 million tonnes since the beginning of the year.

In December 2018, some 750,450 tonnes of petroleum products were made – and more than 9.2 million tonnes since the beginning of 2018.

Based on information by Tatneft Press Service

Under a contract with the State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec Corporation) completed the delivery of 31 medevac helicopters. The customer was supplied with 12 Ansat and 6 Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopters, as well as 13 Mi-8AMT helicopters made in Ulan-Ude.

All helicopters have now been handed over to end operators and involved in the implementation of the federal project titled “Ensuring Timeliness in Providing Emergency Medical Aid to Citizens Living in Hard-to-Access Areas of Russia”, which provides for the development of air ambulance service in Russia.

Ansat is a lightweight twin-engine multipurpose helicopter, the full-scale production of which is deployed at the Kazan Helicopters. According to the helicopter’s certificate, its design allows to convert it into a cargo version or into a passenger rotorcraft that can lift up to seven people.

The multipurpose helicopters of the Mi-8MTV-1 and Mi-8AMT families have unique performance and operational characteristics; they can be used in almost all climatic zones. These helicopters are capable of carrying a wide range of specialised on-board equipment.

Based on information by Russian Helicopters Press Service

Dear current and retired employees and executives of the enterprises of industry and trade of Tatarstan!

On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan and on my personal behalf, I sincerely congratulate you on New Year and Christmas holidays!

May the coming year be filled with new plans and accomplishments, production achievements and financial success, cheering news and good deeds!

I wish happiness and good health to you and your loved ones!

Happy New Year 2019!

Best regards, Albert Karimov

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan

On the eve of the New Year holidays, a contest of children's drawings on the New Year 2019 was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

A total of 19 works from children of different ages were submitted to the Ministry’s Department for Organisational Work. The youngest participant is 3 years old, and the oldest is 15.

According to the results of the online voting, the winners were determined as follows:

1st place: Denis Davydov (14 years of age)

2nd place: Salim Minsadyrov (8 years of age)

3rd place: Amalia Sageyeva (5 years of age)

Young artists were presented with memorable prizes from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, while all participants in the competition received New Year's gifts for their active participation and New Year's mood.

Congratulations to the winners and we remind adults that “There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million”!

Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan held the final meeting of the Russian and foreign representatives of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was chaired by Albert Karimov. In addition, the event was attended by representatives of republic’s ministries and the Tatarstan Presidential Office. The agenda included the results of the current year and plans for 2019.

Over the past year, some 200 international and 60 interregional events were held, including reciprocal visits and business forums; of these, more than 150 delegations visited Tatarstan and more than 50 Tatarstan delegations conduct external visits. Joint work was carried out in an active manner in all major areas, both in the trade and economic, and in the social and humanitarian spheres.

Minister Karimov highlighted the main tasks for 2019: support and development of republic’s representative offices in Russian regions and foreign countries; active participation of representative offices in promoting products made by republic’s enterprises to markets outside Tatarstan; attraction of investments to the republic; expansion of interaction between representative offices and compatriots in their respective countries and regions; active participation in organising events held with the participation of representatives from countries and regions; when initiating visits, there is a need to more carefully work out issues aimed at implementing joint projects.

Today, the Vysokogorsky District saw the opening ceremony of a new operations support facility of the Volga Electric Grids. The event was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, head of the Vysokogorsky Municipal District Rustam Kalimullin, Director General of Grid Company Ilshat Fardiyev, and other officials. During the opening programme of the Volga Electric Grids facility, an energy service contract was signed with Rostelecom.

The agenda of the Grid Company’s Board of Directors meeting chaired by Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin included current year’s results and projected indicators for the next period.

The Board of Directors also approved the information system development concept for 2019-2024, including plans to further automate high-priority business processes. The Board took a favourable view of the steady operations results and the company’s effective operation during the reporting period.

The final event of the intensive programme of the day was a ceremonial event in the assembly hall of the new building with the participation of current and retired employees and managers of the company and representatives of contractors.

Based on information by Grid Company Press Service

Tatneft and Volkswagen Group Rus are launching a joint project titled “For a Pure Present, For a Healthy Future”. Within six months, Tatneft will test two diesel-powered Volkswagen Multivan vehicles that comply with Euro 6 standards.

Testing of the engines during the vehicles’ operation will be combined with testing other products of the Tatneft Group, such as the TANECO diesel fuel and Viatti tyres manufactured by Kama Tyres. In addition, as part of the trial operation, field tests of the TANECO Premium Ultra Eco Synth motor oil complying with Volkswagen approved specifications will be carried out.

The vehicles will be tested in the Moscow region, the North-West and the Volga regions of Russia. The plans provide that refuelling vehicles with TANECO eco-friendly fuel will be made exclusively at Tatneft's filling stations.

The TANECO diesel fuel, which will be used to refuel the vehicles, is produced at one of the most up-to-date refineries, built using the latest achievements in oil refining equipment and technologies as part of the Nizhnekamsk TANECO complex, which in turn is part of the Tatneft Group. The TANECO diesel fuel of Euro 5 standard complies with the requirements of level Euro 6 engines in terms of the quality specifications.

Based on information by Tatneft Press Service