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From March 17 to March 19, 2020, within the framework of the Tatarstan International Forum for Energy & Resource Efficiency and Ecology (TEF 2020), a republic’s contest will be held in Kazan for the media and press services of Tatarstan enterprises to cover and promote energy saving and enhancing energy efficiency.

The contest accepts submissions that were published from February 1 to December 31, 2019. A winner award ceremony will be held on March 17, 2020 within the Tatarstan Government session on the progress in implementing the government programme “Energy Saving and Enhancing Energy Efficiency in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2019 and Tasks for 2020”.

Submissions should be sent to email: cetrt@mail.ru no later than February 5, 2020 inclusive.

For all questions, please contact the contest information service: Department of Information, Publishing, and Educational Activities at the Centre for Energy Saving Technologies under the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Tel./Fax: +7 (843) 272‑99‑43, 272‑19‑21.

The contest regulations can be found here (in Russian).

Based on information by Tatar-Inform Agency

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan wishes you a Happy New Year!

The expiring year was filled with significant events for the republic’s manufacturing industry. We express gratitude to all enterprises of the republic for their professionalism, responsibility, and dedication.

May the most cherished desires come true and the most ambitious plans be fulfilled, so that family comfort, prosperity and happiness accompany all of us!

Happy New Year 2020!

The Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec Corporation) summed up the results of the professional skill contest among young people for the “Best in Profession” title. A total of 32 employees received their awards.

Any Kazan Helicopters employee could try his hand in 7 skills, such as Aircraft Assembly, Electrical Installations, Process Engineer, Labour Protection, Helicopter Equipment Installations, Team Production, and Mechanical Engineering CAD.

Experts were participants in the National Competition of High-Tech Cross-Industry Skills. When developing competitive tasks for company’s contests, due account was taken of WorldSkills standards; Kazan Helicopters is constantly improving the competition, adapting it to international standards.

The company traditionally participates in many events aimed at improving the level of training, popularising blue-collar and white-collar jobs. The plant’s employees demonstrated a high level of training at the WorldSkills Kazan 2019: a team of 8 participants and 1 expert won the competition in the Lifecycle Management skills.

Based on information by Russian Helicopters Holding press service

The award ceremony for the republic’s “Manager of the Year 2019” contest was held in Kazan with the participation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The event was also attended by Minister Albert Karimov.

This year, 83 managers of enterprises and organisations of various industries and sectors of the republic’s economy became candidates for the titles of contest winners.

The Republic’s Manager of the Year 2019 contest was won by the heads of enterprises in the following categories: “High Competitiveness”, “Investment Activities”, “Achievements in Innovative Activities”, “High Social Responsibility”, “Active Development of Human Resources”, “Successful Management of a Small (Medium) Business”, and “Digital Transformation of the Enterprise”.

Congratulations to the winners!

The ANO Russian Quality System (Roskachestvo) investigated domestic sparkling wines and ranked the best drinks. The stereotype of the low quality of Russian sparkling wines has not been confirmed.

The study was conducted as part of the Wine Guide of Russia created by the Roskachestvo together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. In 2019, a total of 129 samples of sparkling wines from Russian grapes were purchased for tasting assessment.

The results of the study can be seen at the Roskachestvo portal (in Russian).

Roskachestvo reminds that when choosing a sparkling wine for the New Year’s table, one should carefully read the label to choose a wine and not something else. If there is no inscription stating “sparkling wine” or “Russian champagne” on the front of the label, turn the bottle and read the small text on the counter label. You may have a “carbonated wine drink” in which wine is at best half of the volume, and everything else is water and flavourings. If the words “Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)” or “Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)” are added to the name of “sparkling wine” or “pearl wine”, then the wine is made from grapes in a specific region within the borders of the Russian Federation.

Happy New Year!

Based on materials by ANO Russian Quality System

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov held a traditional final video conference with representatives of Tatarstan in the regions of Russia and abroad.

The event was attended by representatives of ministries and agencies, organisations of the republic, as well as the State Council of Tatarstan.

Minister Karimov spoke about the results of work over the past year and set the main tasks for joint activities for the new year of 2020.

Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a presentation of civilian products manufactured by AO ENICS. The company specialises in R&D activities in the field of natural and technical sciences. ENICS produces unmanned aerial vehicle systems for various purposes. The main activity is serial deliveries, development, production of UAVs and aerial decoy systems for various purposes and of various complexity.

At the meeting, the Eleron family of unmanned aerial vehicle systems for close-in and medium range were presented. They are designed for round-the-clock aerial electro-optic surveillance and are equipped with a flight data dynamic forecast system, drop containers, and much more.

The main functions that such UAVs can perform are condition control of motor and railway trunk roads, condition control of oil and gas pipelines and power transmission lines, environmental monitoring, mapping and aerial photography, fish reconnaissance and monitoring of fishing, monitoring of GSM communication networks and much more.

Noting the importance of such cooperation, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov said: “We are faced with the task set by the President of Russia to diversify the products of enterprises working with State defence orders. Civilian output should reach up to 50%. Therefore, this development and proposals are especially relevant for our consideration.”

Ford Sollers summed up the results of Phase Three of the social project aimed at introducing the Mechatronics dual study programme in educational institutions. As part of the final events, the Proactive Vocational Training Centre in Kazan hosted the presentation of advanced training certificates to project participants and a certificate for the purchase of mechatronic equipment for the Zelenodolsk Mechanical College and the Kazan Aviation Technology College.

The project has been implemented in Tatarstan since December 2017. Phase Three launched in this October was devoted to a practice-oriented approach in the vocational education system and mentoring at enterprises. After the trainings, representatives of vocational education organisations, jointly with their partners, developed on-the-job training programmes for their further implementation at enterprises.

The developed programmes were defended at the Proactive Vocational Training Centre on December 26, 2019. In total, project participants submitted 6 projects. The programmes were appraised by representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the Proactive Vocational Training Centre, and technical experts of Ford Sollers.

Based on materials by Ford Sollers press service

Experts from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan had a meeting with representatives of the Switzerland-based SICPA. The main issue on the agenda was the project for establishing the company’s facilities in SEZ Alabuga.

SICPA specialises in the labelling, authentication, and traceability of products for industries such as consumer goods (tobacco and alcohol), pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and food products.

In Tatarstan, SICPA is implementing a partnership agreement with the Centre of Expertise in Product Labelling and Monitoring in the areas of Halal food labelling and fuel labelling.

Company’s representatives noted that they plan to organise the production of labelling equipment in the territory of Tatarstan, which will further facilitate the export of Halal products to local producers.

According to Bari Murtazin, SICPA Director for Strategic Development in Russia, the Halal product labelling project is an IT project that will allow tracking products from the manufacturer to the consumer.

In follow-up to the meeting, the parties decided to create a working group to coordinate joint efforts, and to sign a roadmap in the future to indicate specific steps for the project implementation.

At the final meeting of the Expert Council of the Industry Development Fund, a number of loans were approved for the implementation of projects in Tatarstan.

With the aid of a RUB 500 million loan, Coşkunöz Alabuga will launch, in the territory of the SEZ Alabuga, a workshop with progressive and transfer stamping lines for import substitution of stamped parts for car chassis of AutoVAZ and other automakers. These parts are intended for the new unified platform of Lada and Renault cars. The project involves the introduction of new technology for stamping chassis, axles, and suspension parts on progressive and transfer stamping lines, as well as an arc bending technology.

The Plant of Brake Mechanisms from Naberezhnye Chelny will expand, using a loan of RUB 104.5 million, the production of brake pads for trucks. The company will acquire equipment that would make it possible to manufacture brake pads with a special cataphoretic coating. It is resistant to physical and chemical impacts and lasts eight times longer compared to traditional coatings.

The company intends to export about 15% of its products to European manufacturers of truck components, and sell them as spare parts in the secondary market. The remaining products are planned to be sold on the Russian market.

Based on information by IDF press service