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On September 14, the second meeting of the China-Russia industrial cooperation sub-committee will take place in Kazan. Within the framework of the event, the participants will discuss Russian-Chinese cooperation in the field of shipbuilding, automotive, aircraft engineering and aviation sectors, as well as in aluminium industry.

Among other things, they will consider the progress in the development programme of a wide-body long-range aircraft and the family created on its basis, the development of a civilian heavy helicopter, the exports of power equipment to Russia, and the localisation opportunities for the production of Chinese equipment in Russia.

In addition, the issues for discussion include the opportunities for Chinese companies in the development of a production cluster for high value-added aluminium products based on the Krasnoyarsk Technology Valley in Eastern Siberia, the transfer of some energy-intensive industries from China to Siberia, and the plan to localise the production of measuring equipment and microwave components by China Electronics Technology Instrumentation Co., Ltd.

In the field of economic cooperation, the meeting will focus on attracting Chinese partners for the development of the infrastructure in the SEZ Alabuga.

During the corporate holidays, the repair teams at KAMAZ enterprises have repaired a number of production equipment units. For two weeks, more than 530 pieces of equipment were repaired, of which almost 45 were in the category of especially important ones. In total, 1800 people were involved in the repair jobs.

At the automotive plant, the reconstruction of the overhead pusher conveyor began on August 7. After repairs, the OPC coverage area has been expanded, and the controllers have also been upgraded. The reconstruction of the conveyor line is planned to be fully completed in January, so the flow of cabs will thus far go along a by-pass route. Also, the plant continues to draw down its production premises. This time, it has been possible to move, install and run more than 50 pieces of equipment in a small series workshop, mainly CNC machines and machining centres.

Similar work has been done during the company holidays at the engine plant too – within the framework of the Tibet Project, the repair teams moved the machines and arranged them into more efficient production streams.

On September 9, for the first time Kazan hosted the corporate run titled “Corporations’ Cross”. This is a team competition of cross-country running along a course of 3 kilometres. Throughout the course, each team encountered 12 obstacles of various difficulty levels, having original names close to industrial subjects, for example, “Rubber vulcanisation”, “Conveyor”, or “Crystal lattice”. The peculiar character of the “Corporations’ Cross” is that it involves not professional athletes but ordinary employees of companies who are eager to show their physical capabilities and protect the honour of their organisations.

The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, First Deputy Head of the Kazan Executive Committee Damir Fattakhov, and Head of Kirovsky and Moskovsky District Administrations Sergey Mironov.

The event organisers were the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the Kazan Mayor’s Office, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of Tatarstan, the Youth of Kazan organisation, Tatarstan companies and entities, and the Youth Union of Tatarstan Enterprises and Organisations.

Nizhnekamskneftekhim marked its 50 years, and Nizhnekamsk itself reached 51 years of age. In this regard, the street parade was held dedicated to the double holiday.

The parade was opened by cadets of the Cadet Corps carrying flags of Russia, Tatarstan, and Nizhnekamsk. The production workers column was headed by representatives of enterprises incorporated into PAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

The parade was joined by representatives of TANECO, Tatneft, and TAIF-NK, delegates of 60 schools, universities and colleges, kindergartens and medical institutions, builders and bakers, farmers and cattle breeders. In total, more than 4000 people participated in the street parade.

In the second half of the day, a new highly concentrated formaldehyde unit was put into operation. The opening ceremony was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, head of Nizhnekamsk Aidar Metshin, Director General of TAIF Albert Shigabutdinov, Chairman of the Board of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Vladimir Busygin and Director General of Nizhnekamskneftekhim Azat Bikmurzin.

Also on this day, enterprise premises saw the presentation of the state awards.

Based on the information from the Tatar-Inform Agency

With the purpose of attracting new suppliers and expanding cooperation with existing companies, OOO METRO Cash & Carry will hold a conference for local suppliers of the Volga region on September 12 in Samara.

The conference will introduce local producers to the strategic areas of the company's development, main principles of cooperation, quality standards, and assortment policies of Metro.

Pre-registration is not required.

On September 7, the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on increasing competition in the retail market of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The meeting was attended by Deputy of the Russian State Duma Alfiya Kogogina, Deputy of the State Council of Tatarstan Tahir Khadeyev, heads of Tatarstan’s ministries and agencies, regional branches of Russian federal authorities, municipalities of Tatarstan, and outlet chains.

Within the framework of the event, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Denis Valeyev introduced proposals for amendments to trade legislation regarding the development of a competitive environment for the retail trade in foodstuffs for consideration by members of the interdepartmental working group.

The members of the working group also discussed issues of cooperation between outlet chains and commodity producers.

The second day of the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum 2017 saw the meeting of the BARRel Business Exhibition Club held on the territory of the Russia's largest Kazan Horse Racing Complex. Within the framework of the event, participants received a unique opportunity for business communication and witnessed a bright and unforgettable horse racing show for the TOGPF Cup.

The Club is a societal organisation of the Kazanskaya Yarmarka bringing together participants in exhibition and congress activities that are interested and supporting business communication with representatives of exhibition and business communities.

One of the leaders of the aircraft industry in Russia, OAO Kazan Plant Elektropribor, is celebrating its centennial anniversary. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary, the employees of the enterprise were congratulated by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The event was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

The ceremonial meeting was continued with the presentation of Tatarstan’s government awards and followed with a celebratory programme comprising performances of republic’s famous groups.

For reference: Kazan Plant Elektropribor, which was called “Plant Number 230” during the WWII, was founded in Moscow in 1917 as a first-born of the Russia’s aircraft instrument making industry. Famous Russian scientist Alexander Friedmann was appointed the organiser and the first director of the plant.

With the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, the factory was evacuated to Kazan. Seventy-six out of its hundred years, the Plant is located in the capital of Tatarstan and always takes an active part in public life of the city and the republic, provides charitable and sponsorship assistance.

Based on the information from the Tatar-Inform Agency

Today, the Kazan National Research Technological University hosted the international round table discussion within the framework of the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum titled “Staffing of Enterprises in the Petrochemical Sector: Issues for the Development of Engineering Pedagogics”.

The round table was attended by 130 representatives of the scientific and educational communities from Russia, the United States, and other countries. Its programme comprised more than 30 reports on the issues of staffing of petrochemical enterprises, the development of engineering education in Russia and the world in the context of the information-oriented society, the organisation of cooperation between universities and industries in the training of qualified personnel.

The round table programme also included a working meeting between representatives of the universities supporting Gazprom, the annual meeting of the Russian Monitoring Committee IGIP, and an editorial board meeting of the Higher Education in Russia journal.

On September 8, the event will be continued with a master class by RAO Academician Andrei Verbitsky (Moscow) on topical issues of the engineering education development, and a round table discussion moderated by the Editor-in-Chief of the Higher Education in Russia journal, Mikhail Sapunov.

Today, the largest international event in the Russia’s oil and gas industry, the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum, started in the capital of Tatarstan. The event dedicated to the 50th anniversary of PAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim is held at the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre.

The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Alexey Pesoshin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Deputy Director of the Department of Chemical Technology and Timber Industries at the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Pavel Filatkin, President of the Russia’s Union of Oil & Gas Producers Gennady Shmal, and others.

Opening the forum, Tatarstan Prime Minister Alexey Pesoshin noted that forum participants include Russian and foreign scientists, oil-industry employees, geologists, heads of sectoral ministries and oil-bearing regions of the country.

After the opening ceremony, the honoured guests visited the displays of international industry exhibitions, where the participating companies presented their state-of-the-art materials, equipment and technologies for oil refining and petrochemicals sectors.

The Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum will last till September 8. Within the framework of the event, more than ten scientific and applied conferences, exhibitions, and round table discussions are scheduled.