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On March 14, as part of the measures to prevent corruption, Head of the Sector for Anti-Corruption Policies at the Tatarstan Presidential Office S.F. Rakhimov delivered a lecture to the staff of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade.

During the meeting, the speaker gave explanations on the corruption management legislation, informed the audience about the measures for increasing the effectiveness of countering corruption and shaping an anti-corruption culture in the society. A constructive dialogue was held; the participants noted the special importance of the measures taken to create the anti-corruption culture.

Today in Kazan, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre hosted the 19th International Specialised Exhibition “Energy. Resource Saving” and the 18th International Symposium “Energy & Resource Efficiency and Energy Saving”.

This year, the exhibition is attended by representatives of some 18 Russia’s regions, including those from the Moscow Oblast, St. Petersburg, and the Republic of Crimea. More than 130 companies from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the USA, Germany, Hungary, Israel, and Slovenia presented their displays at the exhibition. The symposium and the exhibition events will be accompanied by an extensive business programme.

The first day’s key event was the Tatarstan Government meeting dedicated to the implementation of the government programme titled “Energy Saving and Raising Energy Efficiency in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2014-2020” with the participation by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The attendees discussed the progress in the republic’s energy saving programme and set tasks for the coming year in this area. In addition, the meeting addressed the issues of raising energy efficiency in housing and communal services, problems in concluding energy service contracts in the budgetary sphere and studied the digitalisation project of the republic’s power grid sector now underway by the Grid Company.

From 13 to 15 March 2018, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre will see the 19th International Specialised Exhibition “Energy. Resource Saving” and the 18th International Symposium “Energy & Resource Efficiency and Energy Saving”.

The events are organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the Tatarstan Centre for Energy Saving Technologies, the Kazan City Hall, and the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre, with the support from the President and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The exhibition is aimed at promoting energy-efficient and resource-saving technologies; development of interregional and international cooperation; exchange of expert opinions between business community, scientists, and representatives of federal and regional authorities, whose initiative and decisions have a direct impact on future energy-efficiency strategies.

During the exhibition, winners of the “Energy Efficient Equipment and Technologies” contest will be awarded, as well as winners of the republic’s contest of corporate mass media outlets and press services for the best coverage and promotion of energy saving and energy efficiency issues.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan Albert Karimov congratulated the women on the occasion of the International Women's Day:

“On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and on my personal behalf, I congratulate you on the International Women's Day, the 8th of March!

I wish you sound health, prosperity, high spirits, and fulfillment of your most cherished desires!”

Let every day please you with attention, warmth, and care of your family, relatives and close friends, while happiness, love, and good luck be your inseparable companions!

The production of the isomerate product – a high-octane gasoline component with improved environmental properties – was launched at the TANECO oil-refining complex of Tatneft.

TANECO has obtained the opinion by the Volga Rostekhnadzor Administration on the compliance of the combined naphtha isomerisation unit and the naphtha splitter section with the requirements of technical regulations and design documentation.

We remind that on January 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the presence of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, commanded in the videoconference mode to start the operation of new TANECO production facilities for in-depth oil refining, that is, naphtha hydro-treatment and isomerisation units.

The light naphtha isomerisation unit is designed for processing 420,000 tonnes of pentane-hexane fraction a year. The production facility meets all up-to-date requirements of environmental and industrial safety. The high-octane component of commercial gasoline is produced under the domestic Izomalk-2 technology developed by NPP Neftekhim (Krasnodar).

Based on the Tatneft press service information

PAO Tatneft has announced the 3nd Tatneft Grants Contest, the mission of which is to select the best creative ideas, interesting proposals to address topical issues that relate to regions’ social, cultural, or environmental development.

Applications will be accepted in the following categories:

• Education and Research (projects of practical value and social importance for scientific development);
• Social Services (improvement of cities and towns; restoration and reconditioning of architectural and historical heritage monuments, creation of new monuments; overhaul and equipping of social facilities, creation of parks, green areas, road repairs);
• Environment (preservation and provision of favourable environment,  improvement of springs, water bodies, environmental education of preschool children and students);
• Culture and Arts (implementation of new cultural and educational projects, support for creative people and teams in the field of culture and arts, promotion of literature);
• Nationhood and Patriotism (WWII search volunteering, educational museum projects, educatory programmes);

More information on the Contest can be found at www.tatneft.ru in the “Social Policy” section.

The production of a three-layer tubular FFS film to pack polymer products began at Kazanorgsintez. The new production facility was launched by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The launch ceremony was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

The line was opened on the premises of the LPPE production and processing plant, which is part of the Kazanorgsintez structure. The old building of one of the plant's workshops was completely reconstructed to house the new line; some new equipment was made deliberately for this production facility, such as Reifenhauser Blown Film three-layer extrusion unit for film production and Windmoller & Holsher flexographic machine for package marking.

The commissioning of the FFS film production line will completely eliminate the need to purchase imported packaging and products made from imported feedstock and will make it possible to increase the output of in-house processing of various PE brands, films, and to reduce production costs. The annual economic effect will exceed RUB 51 million.

The industrial development in the country is conducted in accordance with one of the May 2012 decrees by the Head of State (No. 596 “On State Long-Term Economic Policies”).

From 13 to 15 March 2018, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre will host the 19th International Specialised Exhibition “Energy. Resource Saving” and the 18th International Symposium “Energy & Resource Efficiency and Energy Saving”.

Each year, the Exhibition becomes a platform that brings together representatives of large, medium-sized and small businesses, representatives of governmental authorities and academia for discussing topical issues in the energy sector, demonstrating the latest developments in energy saving and efficient use of energy resources. More than 100 leading companies from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the USA will present their latest achievements this year.

Within the business programme, round tables will be held on the development of alternative energy, gas engine fuel market, environment protection and energy efficiency; a meeting will be conducted on the practice of attracting extra-budgetary funds for the implementation of energy service contracts, as well as an expert section on digital energy efficiency technologies; conferences will also be organised by republic’s major energy enterprises, such as AO Tatenergo and OAO Grid Company.

The Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade announces that the Republic’s first interactive scientific centre for children “House of Entertaining Science and Technology” (further, DZNT) is carrying out a social experiment “Invitation to the Future” from February 23 to March 23, 2018. The exhibition is free of charge for all children and their parents. DZNT is:

- A unique interactive display with exhibits you can touch with your hands;

- Scientific and edutainment shows with your own experiments;

- Educational master classes for those who want to learn something new;

- Research and technology laboratory of robotics, LEGO designing;

- Youth cosmonaut training centre and open platform for various projects and ideas.

The DZNT display comprises over 50 interactive exhibits, each of them being a ready stand for conducting experiments. The main target audience are children aged 5-12.

All visitors will be able to share their impressions, ideas about the future of the DZNT, its enriching with new exhibits, scientific programmes, and unusual areas of work with children and parents.

DZNT official site: www.science-house.ru.

In 2018, purchasers of agricultural, road construction, and utility machinery, as well as equipment for food-processing industries, will be able to take advantage of preferential lending terms.

The corresponding Rules for Granting Subsidies to Russian Credit Institutions for Reimbursement of Falling Income on Loans for the Purchase of Agricultural, Road Construction, and Utility Machinery, and Equipment for Food-Processing Industries come into force on March 2, 2018 (Resolution of the Russian Federation Government No. 163 of February 17, 2018).

According to the terms of the programme, the end user can be provided with loans for the purchase of agricultural, road construction, and utility machinery, as well as equipment for food-processing industries on preferential terms, which imply a credit rate of about 5% per annum.

The preferential lending programme applies to loans issued in RUB within the period from January 1 to December 1, 2018 for a term of no more than 5 years.

State support would facilitate additional capacity utilisation of enterprises, preservation of jobs, including those in allied industries. In addition, the implementation of this State support mechanism would ensure additional revenues to budgets of all levels.