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The Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec Corporation) played host to a visiting session of the Tatarstan State Council Committee for Economics, Investment, and Entrepreneurship and a round table discussion on “Digitalisation as a Factor in Increasing the Competitiveness of Industrial Enterprise”. The event was also attended by deputies of the Russian State Duma and representatives of Tatarstan’s executive authorities.

The guests toured the main production workshops of the company and the central inventory warehouse. The event participants were told about the digital transformation at the Kazan Helicopters: from working with electronic design documentation and organising the movement of components to after-sales services.

The Ansat helicopter has become the driver of digitalisation at the enterprise. Design documentation for the helicopter is prepared as an electronic 3D model and is approved by the enterprise’s services without paperwork. All parties involved in the creation of an aircraft work in a single information environment, which is adapted to the enterprise’s standards and processes and complies with GOST requirements.

Guests were also shown the assembly of the latest rotorcrafts, the Ansat, Mi-38, and Mi-8/17. A medical module for the medical version of the Ansat helicopter was presented. Ansat air ambulances equipped with lung ventilators are actively involved in the fight against COVID-19 throughout Russia.

The Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec Corporation) has delivered the first Ansat helicopter and the heavy multi-purpose Mi-17-1V to the Republic of Turkmenistan. Both aircraft will be used in the new International Burn Centre for medical evacuation of the injured and critically ill patients.

A contract to supply the Ansat and Mi-17-1V was signed between the Kazan Helicopters and the Türkmenhowaýollary Agency on March 31, 2020. In accordance with this contract, both helicopters are supplied to Turkmenistan in a universal version with medical modules and medical equipment on board, with additional provision for anti-burn kits. The cabins are equipped with air conditioning.

Within the framework of the contract with the Türkmenhowaýollary Agency, 30 pilots, engineers and technicians of the operating organisation have been trained at the Aviation Training Centre of the Company. The programme included theoretical and practical training, including training on the new Ansat helicopter simulator. The cadets successfully completed the training and received certificates.

Kazan Helicopters has a long history of cooperation with Turkmenistan. Between 2009 and 2015, a total of 11 helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopters were supplied to that country.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Ivan Kolchin held a video conference today with top executives of Chelyabinsk-based Ural Engineering Centre.

The Ural Engineering Centre (UEC) is one of the first in Russia to pioneer such movement as outsourcing or separation of service units from the enterprise complex.

The meeting was attended by President of the Cheltec Research and Production Holding (UEC managing company) Valery Bodrov, Technical Director Leonid Schneider, Deputy Director for Safety Vladislav Lugansky, Chief Project Engineer Ivan Bukharov, representatives of the Ministry of Industry of Chelyabinsk Oblast headed by its First Deputy Minister Mikhail Knaub, and representatives of leading Tatarstan enterprises (including Almetyevsk Pipe Plant, Zelenodolsk Shipyard, and Tatneft).

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular consideration of the technology and production competence of the Ural Engineering Centre for industrial enterprises of Tatarstan.

POZIS Company (part of the Tecmash Concern under the Rostec Corporation) and the Republic’s Blood Centre under the Tatarstan Ministry of Health have signed a cooperation agreement.

Director General of POZIS Radik Khasanov and Chief Doctor of the Republic’s Blood Centre under the Tatarstan Ministry of Health Ramil Turaev signed the agreement to develop mass voluntary blood donation and its components.

The purpose of this agreement is to unite employees of the mechanical engineering industry in Tatarstan with the ideas of donation, charity, and mutual assistance as part of the implementation of the Federal Blood Service programme.

During their visit, representatives of the Republic’s Blood Centre learnt about the scientific and industrial potential of the company and advanced technologies for the manufacture of unique medical refrigeration and disinfection products and displayed a great interest in the development of advanced devices for blood component storage at low and very low temperatures.

POZIS systematically equips treatment and prevention facilities with high-tech products. More than 25% of the medical equipment installed in the Republic’s Blood Centre of Tatarstan is manufactured by POZIS.

NP Market Council Association conducts an annual assessment of the activities of power supply companies with the status of a guaranteeing supplier, based on which the “Power Supply Companies: Settlements on the Wholesale and Retail Markets” rating is formed.

The purpose of the rating is to determine the best guaranteeing suppliers and power supply companies by assessing their settlements on the wholesale and retail electricity markets.

The high position of Tatenergosbyt in the NP Market Council’s rating once again confirms the company’s performance as a reliable partner in electricity sales and distribution.

Tatenergosbyt is a guarantor of financial stability in the power industry of Tatarstan. Uninterrupted power supply, high quality of service, and creation of the most comfortable conditions for all consumers remain the company’s priorities.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted today the first meeting of the organising committee for preparing and holding the republic’s Engineer of the Year contest, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

The meeting was attended by Director General of the Tatarstan Association of Enterprises and Industrialists Aleksey Pakhomov, Chairman of the Council of the Youth Union of Enterprises and Organisations of Tatarstan Aydar Sagetdinov, Director of the Kazan Open University of Talents 2.0 Aydar Akmalov, Chairman of the 2019 Contest Commission Ibragim Khisameev, Deputy Head of the Tatmedia Republic’s Press and Mass Communications Agency Eduard Khairullin, representatives of relevant ministries and leading universities of Kazan.

The meeting discussed organisational issues relating to the holding of the 2nd republic’s Engineer of the Year contest in 2021, as well as issues relating to internships for the winners of the 1st Engineer of the Year contest in 2019.

The republic’s Engineer of the Year contest was established in 2019 by order of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The contest aims to make a significant contribution to the development of positive positioning and raising public awareness about engineering and blue-collar occupations, as well as to the provision of qualified personnel to key enterprises in the basic sectors of the regional economy.

Within the framework of the INNOPROM. Big Industrial Week Uzbekistan event, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted the second meeting of the Working Group for Trade and Economic Cooperation between Tatarstan and Uzbekistan.

Co-Chairman from Tatarstan Minister Karimov met with Co-Chairman from Uzbekistan Khurram Teshabaev, Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan.

Thirteen Tatarstan enterprises and the Representative Office of Tatarstan in Uzbekistan took an active part in the meeting of the Working Group.

The meeting ended with a ceremony of signing the minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Working Group for Development of Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Uzbekistan,

The INNOPROM Trade Fair is being held at NEC UzExpoCentre in Tashkent on April 5 to 7, 2021. The delegation from Tatarstan, consisting of 134 people, was the largest among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov took part in the inauguration of the Representative Office of Tatarstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan after its reconstruction. He also met with compatriots living in Uzbekistan.

The Representative Office of Tatarstan in Uzbekistan has been open since 1992. Its head since 2020 is Aydar Akhtareev.

The Representative Office is a permanent body of Tatarstan for implementation of trade and economic, scientific and technology, cultural and humanitarian relations and contacts with the Republic of Uzbekistan, carrying out its activities in accordance with its Regulations.

The objectives of the Representative Office are:

- Representing the interests of Tatarstan on the issues related to trade, financial and credit activities, investments, scientific and cultural contacts, exchanges, international tourism and other areas of economic and humanitarian cooperation with Uzbekistan;

- Arranging visits of Tatarstan’s leaders, businessmen, and cultural figures;

- Assisting in developing national culture, language, and preserving the identity of Tatars living in Uzbekistan.

Today the Wyndham Tashkent Hotel hosted a forum between Tatarstan and Uzbekistan business communities. The forum was organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The business forum was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Chairman of the Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Adham Ikramov, Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Khurram Teshabaev, Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageyev, and over 200 executives of enterprises from Tatarstan and Uzbekistan.

The parties discussed current and prospective issues for further expansion of trade, economic, and investment cooperation. B2B meetings were also held between representatives of business circles of Tatarstan and Uzbekistan.

“The participation of Tatarstan’s delegation in the INNOPROM International Industrial Trade Fair is a very important and significant event in the development of our bilateral cooperation. This is evidenced by the number of participants in the delegation, which amounts to more than 130 people, in particular, representatives of major companies and SMEs”, Minister Karimov said.

POZIS Company (part of the Tecmash Concern under the Rostec Corporation) exhibited medical refrigeration and disinfection equipment at INNOPROM Big Industrial Week Uzbekistan, in particular, vaccine storage equipment and recirculation irradiators.

Today, POZIS is the first Russian manufacturer of medical equipment that has mastered the production of special equipment for “cold chain” full temperature cycle standard for safety of transportation and storage of temperature-dependent drugs, reagents, medicines and vaccines, including the storage of blood and plasma.

POZIS is systematically increasing its output of medical and disinfection equipment as part of its diversification programme. In 2020, production of germicidal recirculation irradiators increased 8.5 times, and medical refrigeration equipment almost doubled. The entire line of specialised refrigeration equipment by POZIS is certified in accordance with the quality standards of the European Union and is marked with the CE mark.

INNOPROM 2021 International Industrial Trade Fair is taking place in Tashkent on April 5 to 7. Over 300 companies from Russia, Uzbekistan, CIS and non-CIS countries are taking part in the event. The 12,500-square metre exhibition is divided into five major sections: mechanical engineering, metallurgy, energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and medical products.