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Nizhnekamskneftekhim completed the retrofitting of control centres at the Production Directorate and the Chief Power Engineer Board.

In order to create an operation control station capable of performing new tasks, it was equipped with the most up-to-date facilities for communications and control of production processes. To monitor the effluents, an interactive map was developed to see the quality of wastewater online and take operational measures if necessary.

Particular attention was paid to improving the production monitoring system: video screens (video walls) were installed that allow online monitoring of production processes in the company’s units. For this purpose, experts of the company developed the software necessary for the steady and synchronous operation of a large number of different programmes.

Following the work done by the company, the operations controllers of Nizhnekamskneftekhim got the opportunity to view the video walls of the production units. In the round-the-clock mode, they monitor the movement of feedstock flows, finished products, information on shipment and much more. Moreover, graphic panels of the ethylene plant process units were created and optimised for the upgraded production monitoring system.

Based on information by Nizhnekamskneftekhim press service

December 9 is observed around the world as the International Anti-Corruption Day. On this day in 2003, the United Nations Convention against Corruption was opened for signature in the Mexican city of Merida. Russia was among the first countries to sign this document.

The provisions of this Convention are especially important at the current stage of the country’s development, as the corrupt practices of individuals are detrimental to national welfare.

With respect to civil servants, the Federal Law “On the State Civil Service in the Russian Federation” regulates, among other things, their rights and obligations, as well as prohibitions and restrictions related to state civil service.

As part of this event on December 9, 2019, the Ministry’s employees was addressed by a representative of the Tatarstan Presidential Board for Anti-Corruption Policies, Chief Adviser to the Anti-Corruption Monitoring Department Aleksander Lokhotskoy.

The invited expert spoke about what constitutes corrupt behaviour, as well as about the concepts of personal interest and conflict of interest.

More than 100 children from social shelters and orphanages visited POZIS (part of the Techmash concern of the Rostec Corporation, and a member of the Russian Engineering Union) within the My Profession vocational guidance campaign. The project’s mission is to help young people in their professional self-determination.

As part of the campaign, representatives of the POZIS youth organisation give a tour for young guests around mechanical and forging facilities, introduced them to the process of manufacturing POZIS refrigeration products. The children were especially impressed by the art painting workshop for refrigerators, where professional artists turn household appliances into pieces of art.

The children also had an opportunity to visit the fire emergency response unit No. 34 located on the POZIS territory. Specialists talked about their work and showed the latest equipment of firefighting vehicles. At the end of the event, the young participants were told about social programmes operated by the company.

Today, POZIS employs more than 900 people under the age of 30. An important component for the motivation of young professionals by the company is the ever-expanding system of social benefits and guarantees, which are fixed in the collective agreement. In addition, POZIS regularly organises career guidance, sports, and cultural events for its employees.

Based on information by POZIS press centre

The closing ceremony of the third stage of the Tatarstan’s regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia) for 2019-2020 competition cycle took place on December 7, 2019 at the Kazan College of Information Technology and Communications.

Awards were presented to more than 45 winners who took prizes in 16 skills, with 9 skills assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan

The contestants and participants of the ceremony were congratulated by Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov: “On my behalf, I would like to congratulate our winners on reaching the finals. You have adequately proved yourself in competitions and achieved certain results. I’m sure that thanks to participating in this event you learned a lot about your professions, discovered new borders, gained invaluable experience and new acquaintances”.

Minister Karimov also expressed his gratitude to the Tatarstan Government, experts, sponsors, and partner companies who supported the event.

After the completion of the regional Young Professionals competition, the contestants will begin preparations for the 8th National Competition to be held in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region from July 17 to 21, 2020.

The 17th International Forum Gas of Russia’2019 was held in Moscow. The forum was organised by the Russian Gas Society (Union of Oil & Gas Producers).

The main topics for discussion were prospects of gas industry development, deregulation of natural gas prices, reform in government regulations for gas industry, and other issues. The participants include representatives of Russian regions, federal ministries, and State corporations in the gas industry.

At the forum, Minister Karimov made a report on the expertise and prospects of the gas engine fuel market development in the republic.

By the end of 2018, natural gas consumption amounted to more than 18 billion cubic metres. The level of gas infrastructure development in Tatarstan in early 2019 reached 99.51%. According to the Russian Ministry of Energy, Tatarstan was a leader (at January 1, 2019) in the development of gas fuel infrastructure and the consumption of compressed natural gas: the republic currently operates 20 CNG filling stations and 1 mobile gas filling station in the Mendeleyevsk Municipal District.

Significant potential for the consumption of liquefied natural gas in Tatarstan may be added by the purchase and conversion of cargo-carrying, special-purpose, road-building, and agricultural machinery to run on LNG.

The PromRating Agency published the first study on manufacturing industry, which was based on the attitude of Tatarstan residents to industrial enterprises in the region.

According to the results of the study, the leaders in the 3rd quarter of 2019 were TANECO, KAMAZ, and Essen. Among parent companies, Rostec, Tatneft, and TAIF were the best.

The research model included such aspects as the interaction of people with companies, for example, conditions and remuneration of labour, career opportunities, investment in local infrastructure and social burden, environmental component, contribution to the development of the city, republic, and the country in general.

The study of the loyalty level of Tatarstan residents to socially significant industrial enterprises in the region covered companies located in the ten largest cities of the republic, where the vast majority of Tatarstan residents live.

Based on information by Tatar-Inform Agency

Today, as part of the programme of the mechanical engineering exhibition, the Kazan Expo IEC hosted a meeting of the Russian-Czech Working Group on Cooperation in Industry and Localisation, headed by the Chairman of the Russian part of the Working Group, Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Viktor Semenov and the Chairman from the Czech side, expert at the Department of Sectoral Expertise and Industrial Policies of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Anna Nykodýmová.

The working group meeting was also attended by Trade Representative of Russia in the Czech Republic Sergey Bezrukov, Advisor to the Machine Tool and Investment Engineering Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Hairula Jamaldinov, Representative of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Russia David Vojtíšek, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Ildar Mingaleyev, heads of Russian and Tatarstan enterprises, and executives of Czech companies. The main topics of bilateral cooperation was the discussion of current and promising projects in the field of machine tools, transport engineering, and aircraft industries.

After speeches by representatives of Czech and Russian companies, the Kazan Expo IEC saw signing ceremony of the Minutes for the 12th Session of the Russian-Czech Working Group for Cooperation in Industry and Localisation under the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Industrial, Science and Technology Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic.

On December 4, 2019, Minister of Industrial Policy of the Kirov Region Andrey Pereskokov visited the Republic of Tatarstan.

Within the framework of the Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Welding. Kazan international specialised exhibition, an agreement was signed between the Engineering Cluster of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Industrial Policies of the Kirov Region.

Also, as part of his working trip, Minister Pereskokov visited the Zelenodolsk Shipyard and had a meeting with First Deputy Director General of the company Aleksandr Filippov.

The Tatarstan Government Quality Award ceremony was held today as part of the Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Welding. Kazan exhibition programme.

Quality awards are an effective tool of governmental incentives for organisations that have determined the main course to improve the quality of their products and services. This is an important factor in solving tasks of creating a competitive economy and improving the quality of life for citizens.

The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Head of the ANO Russian Quality System Maksim Protasov, and others.

The 15th Tatarstan Government Quality Award open competition started in January of this year. This year, 83 organisations took part in it: 70 of them in the Business Excellence category and 13 organisations in the Production Systems category. The participants also included 6 organisations from outside Tatarstan: Samara, Tomsk, Krasnodar, Uren (Nizhny Novgorod Region), and Beloretsk (Bashkortostan).

At the end of the Award ceremony, the Agreement on Interaction was signed between ANO Russian Quality System and the Tatarstan Government. The signatories to the document were Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the ANO Russian Quality System Maksim Protasov.

Within the framework of the Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Welding. Kazan exhibition programme, a meeting of the Coordination Council of Tatarstan Machine-Building Enterprises was held under the chairmanship of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The main topic of the 9th meeting was “Increasing Labour Productivity Through the Introduction of Innovative Technologies and Advanced Enterprise Management Systems”.

Welcoming speeches were delivered by Chairman of the State Development Corporation of Thuringia (Germany) Andreas Krey, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Dmitry Ovsyannikov, and other officials.

At the meeting, reports were presented by heads of companies and enterprises that enjoy real experience in improving labour productivity through the introduction of innovative technologies and advanced enterprise management systems.

Principal of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Andrey Rudskoy presented innovative technologies in mechanical engineering and existing developments in machine tools, and Director General of OOO Yamazaki Mazak Makoto Khasuo spoke about an increase in labour productivity using the machine tools manufactured by the Japanese company.

Director General of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard Aleksandr Karpov described the company’s expertise in implementing projects to increase labour productivity.