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In the course of ramping up the production of its core products (MDF and laminate boards), the Kastamonu plant in the Special Economic Zone Alabuga gradually switched to 100% recycling of process water. This became possible due to the uninterrupted and efficient operation of the new treatment facilities at the enterprise.

The unique character of the treatment facilities at Kastamonu is that a multi-stage membrane filtration system allows purifying water at the molecular level. Industrial wastewater is not diverted to the sewerage system of the SEZ Alabuga, but reintroduced into the production facilities and recycled for process needs after the purification.

The designed capacity of the nanofiltration system at the Kastamonu treatment facilities is 15 cubic metres of purified water per hour.

Based on information from the SEZ Alabuga Press Service

Today in Kazan, a memorial sign was opened to the former director of the Kazan Motor-Building Plant, Hero of Socialist Labour Pyotr Viter. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Tatarstan, and others.

“The name of Pyotr Viter – an outstanding defence industry organiser, a Hero of Socialist Labour, a former director of the Motor-Building Plant – is associated with many glorious deeds and successes in engineering,” the head of the Tatarstan’s Cabinet of Ministers said at the ceremony.

Alexei Pesoshin recalled the milestones of the Pyotr Viter’s biography. After serving during the Great Patriotic War as an aircraft mechanic, Viter entered the Kharkov Aviation Institute in 1946 and, after graduating from it, firmly associated himself with aircraft construction and engine building. His engines were used in Tu-154, IL-62, and IL-86. Under his leadership, fundamentals were laid for the engines for gas pumping stations.

For reference: Pyotr Viter was appointed Director of the Kazan Motor-Building Plant (now, the KMPO) in 1968. He was awarded three Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Red Banner of Labour, Sign of Honour, and medals.

Today, the All-Russian Conference “Standardisation and Conformity Assessment as Tools for Protecting Business Interests” was held at the Korston Hotel & Mall in Kazan. The event was attended by heads of federal and regional authorities, representatives of the EurAsEC member countries, leaders and experts of scientific organisations and industrial enterprises.

On behalf of the republic's leadership, the conference participants were greeted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov. “Tatarstan is extremely interested in paying much attention to the quality and competitiveness of products,” he said. “This is a region where about RUB 2 trillion worth of industrial products are manufactured annually, and the manufacturing industry sector dominates in the gross regional product with over 40 percent.”

According to Albert Karimov, industrialists of Tatarstan take an active part in the standardisation processes.

At the end of his speech, the Minister thanked the organisers for choosing Kazan as a venue for the meeting and introduced a presentation video illustrating the success of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Based on information from the Tatar-Inform IA

TANECO has received the conclusion by the Volga Department of Rostechnadzor on compliance with the requirements of technical regulations and project documentation for a number of oil refining and petrochemical facilities built in Nizhnekamsk.

The document confirms that the delayed coking unit (UCU) and all related facilities meet the requirements of the technical regulations (norms, rules), other regulatory legal acts, and the project documentation.

The DCU has been working in the integrated performance-testing mode since July 3, 2016. Due to its stable operation, the oil refining depth at the TANECO Complex was increased up to 99%, with the yield of light oil products accounting up to 87%.

The designed feedstock capacity of the DCU is 2 million tonnes per year. The delayed coking process is one of the most effective in solving the problem of deepening oil refining, since it allows extracting additional resources of the distillate raw materials from oil residues, which can further be converted into motor fuels through upgrading. The products yielded by the DCU include petroleum coke, sour gas, naphtha (unstable gasoline), light gas oil, and heavy gas oil. The TANECO refinery has been the first one in the country to completely cease the production of fuel oil and switch to the production of light oil products only.

Congratulations by Albert Karimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, on the occasion of the Russia Day:

“On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan and on my personal behalf, I congratulate you on the Russia Day!

This holiday is a symbol of the unity and concord of the Russia’s multinational peoples who, in the conditions of creative work and civil peace, are putting into practice large-scale plans for the benefit of Russia!

On this day, I wish you all good health, happiness, prosperity and further success in all your matters and endeavours!”

The international specialised exhibition EXPO-2017 “Future Energy” will be held in Astana from June 10 to September 10. A total of 115 countries and 22 international organisations will take part in it. The exhibition serves as an open platform for demonstrating achievements in equipment and technology.

At the EXPO-2017, Tatarstan will present the republic’s auto giant KAMAZ, the Special Economic Zone Innopolis, Kazan Kremlin, and other projects and companies.

Besides, the republic’s exhibition will comprise the stand of the WorldSkills Kazan 2019, while the main installation wall will feature the stands of Tatneft, the Ak Bars Holding, the Institute of Tatar Encyclopaedia and Regional Studies of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, the Eurostroy Holding, and the Innopolis University.

June 11, 2017 is the Day of Workers of Textile and Light Industries. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov congratulates the republic’s light industry employees on their professional holiday:

“Dear workers of textile and light industries,

I cordially congratulate you on your professional holiday!

It is the textile and light industries that provide us with everything necessary in household use and in everyday life, have a significant impact on the development of small and medium-sized businesses.

Today, companies from Tatarstan introduce present-day technologies into their production processes, are working on new models. I am sure that your many years of experience, skills, and love of the work would make it possible to implement the designed projects and make products from the Republic of Tatarstan even better and more affordable for consumers.

I wish all workers of the textile and light industries health, prosperity, and further success in their work for the benefit of the Republic of Tatarstan!”

Tatneft was presented high awards following the results of the “Environmental Culture. Peace and Reconciliation” international competition and the All-Russian Ecological Cleanup Day dubbed “Green Spring 2017”.

The company became the winner in the category of the “Environmental Culture in Manufacturing and Power Industries” for its project entitled “The Elaboration of Regional Environmental Quality Standards (Soil Quality): Norms for Permissible Residual Content of Oil and Products of Its Transformation (DOSNP) in the Soils of the Republic of Tatarstan after Reclamation and Other Restoration Work for Agricultural Land Areas”. Its project manager was Rifkhat Sakhabutdinov, Director of TatNIPIneft.

The projects and engineering developments chosen to participate in seven categories of the international competition provide practical benefits to the formation of environmental consciousness among our country citizens.

The ceremony of awarding the winners took place in the building of the Presidential Administration in Moscow.

The winners of the All-Russian “Green Spring 2017” were also awarded on this day. Tatneft was presented award “For Participation in the Green Spring Ecological Cleanup Day, for the Initiative and Significant Contribution to the Environmental Protection”.

On June 8, 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted a meeting that addressed issues related to the progress in replacing and updating the cash register equipment in the territory of Tatarstan.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Denis Valeyev, Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service in Tatarstan Galina Shatsilo, and representatives of republic’s trade enterprises.

The participants to the meeting considered problematic issues of implementing online cash registers, representatives of tax authorities gave exhaustive answers to questions from representatives of trade organisations.

For reference: Amendments to the Federal Law No. 54-FZ of May 22, 2003 “On the Use of Cash Registers in Cash Payments and/or Payments Using Pay Cards” came into force on July 15, 2016.

The amended regulations determine the rules for effecting settlements in the territory of the Russian Federation with the use of the cash register equipment (CRE) having a function of transmitting payment information to tax authorities via a fiscal data operator.

Today, the House of Tatarstan Government hosted a meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and top executives of the VTB Bank. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Almaz Khusainov.

The participants to the meeting discussed issues of further cooperation, performance of regional programmes for providing State support, and assistance in the implementation of investment, innovation, scientific, and technology-based projects.

In conclusion, an agreement was signed on cooperation between the VTB Bank and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan. The document is aimed at socio-economic development of the region. The Agreement identifies the main areas of interaction between the parties for supporting and developing residents of industrial parks and industrial sites in the region. In particular, it is expected that joint efforts will be made to assist them in implementing their projects in priority economic sectors.

Based on the information from the Tatarstan Presidential Press Service