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The company named IP Anastasov Georgy Nikolaevich launched the production of disposable protective facemasks. The equipment has been developed in-house and manufactured in Tatarstan. The maximum production output of the company is more than one million products per month. Raw materials for the production of facemasks are fully provided by such republic’s companies as Polimatiz and Elastik Plant. The facemasks will be sold to the public through the retail chains of Tatarstan.

Currently, the installation of a second line to manufacture disposable facemasks with a nose bridge is underway. The enterprise also expects to obtain a registration certificate that would allow them to provide disposable facemasks to medical facilities and pharmaceutical chains of the republic.

In order to meet community need for personal protective equipment in the period of unfavourable epidemiological situation and pursuant to Clause 1.16 of the Action Plan for Ensuring Sustainable Development of the Economy in Tatarstan under Conditions of Worsened Situation Due to Spread Coronavirus Infection, Volatility in Oil Prices and Dollar Exchange Rate, approved by the Resolution of the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers No. 620-r of March 20, 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan is working to expand production capacities of protective facemasks in Tatarstan. As an alternative, the production of facemasks was considered from gauze (according to TU 21.20.24-001-00302178-2020) and fabrics (bleached calico, madapollam, cotton, etc.) that are reusable by washing and ironing with steam.

Resulted from the coordination of this issue with light industry enterprises located in the republic, the potential production capacities, design, type of raw materials, and product dimensions have been determined for future production of facemasks.

The ancestor of the Kurkins family of chemists was Lyubov Kurkina. The total employment record of the family is 52 years. Lyubov Kurkina was born on March 24, 1960 in the Bondyuga settlement (now, the city of Mendeleyevsk) in a family of hereditary chemists. Her parents worked at the Karpov Chemical Plant. In 1986, she graduated from the Kazan Institute of Chemical Technology (Technology Department). She joined the company in 1992 as a microbiologist engineer, and then worked as a leading labour protection expert at the food control and industrial safety service of AO Ammoni. Currently she is retired.

Her spouse, Sergey Kurkin, was born on January 1, 1960 in the Lobva settlement, Novolyalinsk District of Sverdlovsk Oblast. He graduated from the Kazan Institute of Chemical Technology (Mechanical Department) and has been working at the company since 1999 in the ammonium nitrate plant as a shift supervisor. He was awarded the title of the “Honoured Chemist of the Republic of Tatarstan”.

Today, the worker dynasty is continued by their son Artyom, who is employed as a technician for instrumentation and automation at the non-concentrated nitric acid plant of AO Ammoni. He graduated from the Nizhnekamsk Institute of Chemical Technology with a degree in automation of technologies and industrial processes.

Their daughter Polina graduated from the Omsk Banking School of the Russian Central Bank. She worked in Omsk and currently returned to her hometown with her husband and little daughter.

The family of Kondratievs has 650 years of total employment record at the Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant (KZSK). The labour dynasty began with two brothers, Ivan and Pyotr, who came in 1932 as masons at the construction site of the SK-4 plant; in 1940, Ivan’s wife also came to the plant. Seven years later, Ivan’s son Sergey became a turner. Sergey’s son, Nikolay Kondratiev has been a repairman there since 1975. His wife, Tatyana Kondratieva, is a chemist. His sister Valentina Gordeyeva is deputy chief accountant at the plant since 1995 and has been working to this day.

“For me, KZSK is a home enterprise. I went through different times with it, including uneasy ones. I am very pleased to receive this congratulation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and AO Sintez, which allowed the plant to survive and me not to interrupt this wonderful family tradition at the plant”, Valentina Gordeyeva said.

The Skolkovo Foundation announces a preliminary competitive selection of pilot projects for the implementation of “end-to-end” digital technologies for developing distance services, diagnostic systems, and health monitoring. The main objective of the contest is to accelerate the support of projects that would be able to make a significant contribution to the fight against the coronavirus infection. Projects should be aimed at overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grants for project implementation may be provided to industrial companies and other organisations that intend to implement digital solutions as customers.

Projects should be considered that meet the following criteria:

- A project has the character of a pilot implementation;

- Technology readiness level of a product is from 5 to 8 (TRL or GOST);

- The product is of domestic origin;

- Extrabudgetary funding is available in the amount of at least 20%;

- The product has a proven replication potential.

The contest is open from May 15, 2020. Applications are considered and decisions on determining winners are made as applications are received. Maximum project size is RUB 300 million, and co-financing should be at least 20%.

For more information, or to submit an application, please click here (in Russian).

In honour of the celebrations devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in WWII, congratulations were organised for retired long-service employees of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan including home delivery of food baskets; in total, these were received by 91 of them.

“On behalf of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and on my personal behalf, I congratulate you on the Spring and Labour Day and the Great Victory Day! With all my heart, I wish you and your loved ones well-being, prosperity, inexhaustible energy, strong health, and a peaceful sky!” says the greeting card signed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.

OOO Levitta has opened the production of reusable respiratory masks with replaceable filters. Products are fabricated using 3D printing from biodegradable polylactide, which is an environmentally friendly material. The filter is made of spunbond and meltblown, which in turn has very high barrier properties and retains the most microscopic and harmful bacteria inside.

The company has all registration documents and successfully cooperates with many medical institutions and enterprises in Tatarstan. Today, the production capacity of the enterprise is 15,000 facemasks per month.

More details can be obtained from Artur Mamaev by e-mail: levitta@list.ru or by phone: +7 (987)184-97-86.

AO KazKhimNII received a registration certificate for medical products called “Protective Overalls, Type 1 and Type 2”.

Today, the company manufactures about 10,000 products per month. Overalls are supplied to medical establishments, industrial enterprises, public utilities, which operate in adverse epidemiological conditions.

Based on the large number of incoming requests, the company plans to increase its production capacity up to 15,000 products per month in the near future.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan has established a working group on the issue of monitoring retail prices and overpricing of certain types of socially important food essentials. This working group regularly analyses price monitoring for large federal and regional chains in the republic.

In the period from April 20 to April 27, 2020, an increase in prices for a number of socially significant food products was revealed:

- Onions, by 11%;

- White cabbage, by 8.2%;

- Potatoes, by 7%;

- Carrots, by 5.2%.

The main reason for the increase in prices for fruits and vegetables is the seasonal factor. In the same period last year, prices for these products were even higher: potatoes, by 9.3%, white cabbage, by 62.1%, and carrots, by 18.2%.

Against the background of the spread of the new coronavirus infection, TEMPO has launched the production of recirculators. To date, its total production capacity is 50 recirculators per day.

An ultraviolet irradiator-recirculator disinfects the air, destroys bacteria, viruses, and any kind of microorganisms. Air disinfection is carried out by means of an ozone-free UV lamp, which is enveloped with a metal casing. This allows using the recirculator in the presence of people and animals. Power consumption is 40W, lamp wattage is 30W. The recirculator with a capacity of 50 cubic metres per hour is designed for a room of 50-100 cubic metres.

The irradiator-recirculator can be used in everyday life, medicine, canteens, offices, and manufacturing enterprises. It can be mounted on the wall in vertical or horizontal position, as well as on a separate mobile stand.

For more details, please call: +7 (8552) 544-575 or +7(917)394-84-43.