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Today, a new production line of UzAuto Trailer for the assembly of KAMAZ chassis was launched in the city of Samarkand (Republic of Uzbekistan).

The opening ceremony was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Samarkand Region Governor Erkinjon Turdimov, CEO of KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin, and others.

The guests to the event made a tour of the KAMAZ assembly shop, the mounted and trailed equipment workshop, component assembly lines, gas cylinder equipment assembly section, and saw a model range of trucks and municipal machinery that is expected to be manufactured by the automotive enterprise.

The assembly line is arranged in a new production building, with a total area of ​​7,000 square metres. The line is equipped with up-to-date processing and auxiliary equipment, allowing to ensure production output of more than 3,000 trucks a year.

During the ceremony, documents were signed on the establishment of KAMAZ Asia Leasing, a joint venture between UzAuto Trailer and KAMAZ Leasing Company. It is expected that the joint venture will offer comprehensive one-stop shop solutions when purchasing KAMAZ vehicles on lease, including insurance, installation of telematics equipment, and more.

Based on information by Tatarstan Presidential Press Services and KAMAZ

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a meeting of the joint Working Group of the Republic of Finland and the Republic of Tatarstan on the development of cooperation in the fields of trade, economy, science and technology.

The working group was created in 2000, and it was the 16th meeting today. Guests and participants was welcomed by Deputy Minister Ildar Mingaleyev. An opening speech from the Finnish side was delivered by the co-chair of the working group, General Director for Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland Ilona Lundström.

The working group was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Finland in Moscow, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, as well as executives of Finnish companies. Presentations were made by representatives of consulting firms and higher educational institutions of Finland.

The meeting was also attended by experts from ministries, agencies, and universities of Tatarstan. They outlined issues of mutual cooperation with Finland in the areas of environment and use of natural resources, circular economy, investment, educational programmes, and the tourism market.

Summing up the meeting, the co-chairs decided to appoint the next meeting for the second half of 2020 in Finland. Ildar Mingaleyev concluded by suggesting to include gas engine fuel and innovative technologies on the next meeting’s agenda.

On November 23, the Kazan College for Information Technology and Communications hosted the closing ceremony of the Tatarstan’s regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia) for 2019-2020 competition cycle.

Awards were presented to more than 65 winners who took prizes in 24 skills, with 7 skills assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister Almaz Khusainov. He congratulated all the winners on reaching the finals of the regional competition and on the opportunity of their further participation in the National WorldSkills Russia Competition.

“Each competition is not just a chance to show your skills and try your hand, but also a good opportunity to overcome the next stage in your professional development. It is very important for the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade to support you and the WorldSkills movement”, Almaz Khusainov said.

In the final stage (December 4-6, 2019) of the competition cycle, 9 skills will be presented during the Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Kazan’2019 International Exhibition at two sites, the Interregional Competence Centre at the Kazan College for Information Technology and Communications and the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre.

On November 22, the Zelenodolsk Design Office celebrated 70 years since its foundation.

The Gorky Centre for Culture and Folk Arts hosted a science and technology conference on the topic “Promising Areas for Shipbuilding Development in the 2020s”. The guests could visit an exhibition of products manufactured by enterprises incorporated into the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, and see a festive concert with the participation of performing groups from the republic.

The honorary attendees to the events include Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Ildar Mingaleyev, Director General of the Ak Bars Holding Ivan Yegorov, Director General of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation Renat Mistakhov, Director General of the Zelenodolsk Design Bureau Yevgeny Zhirkov, and others.

The Zelenodolsk Design Office is the only designer of ships, boats, and special purpose vessels in Tatarstan and over the years of its activities has developed more than twenty basic projects for the Navy and other military and security forces. Based on Office’s designs, a variety of vessels were built at the shipyards of St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Khabarovsk, Kiev, Feodosia, Kerch, Sretensk, and Zelenodolsk.

Based on information by Zelenodolsk Design Office

This week, Trade Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Russia Nurlan Borambaev paid a visit to the Republic of Tatarstan.

As part of his work programme, Mr. Borambaev had a meeting with Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin. The meeting was also attended by Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade German Lerner.

Prime Minister of Tatarstan spoke about the developments in the main republic’s industries: oil production, petrochemicals, and oil refining, as well as about the engineering cluster: helicopter and aircraft building, production of KAMAZ heavy trucks, shipbuilding, and others.

Nurlan Borambaev noted the need to strengthen ties between businesses of Kazakhstan and Tatarstan, and made suggestions for cooperation in agriculture.

The working visit of the Trade Representative of Kazakhstan in Russia continued with his visit to the IT Park and the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

On the second day of his visit, targeted meetings were held with representatives of Tatarstan companies.

Based on information by Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Kazan, photo courtesy of Tatarstan Presidential press service

On November 21, Sintez (Industrial Technologies Holding), an industrial partner of the Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant, held a strategic session with the company’s customers (shipyards), including those incorporated into the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

The meeting was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The session discussed issues related to plans to resume shipments of the necessary product range, including the same within the framework of the State defence order both for the current year and an outlook for 2020–2022.

Within the session, the participants also visited the Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant. As a result of the work, an action plan was drawn up and agreements were reached to ensure uninterrupted shipments to shipbuilders.

POZIS (part of the Techmash Concern of Rostec Corporation) received subsidies in the amount of more than RUB 1 million as part of the “Older Generation” federal programme of the Demography National Project.

The company signed an agreement with the Employment Centre of Zelenodolsk (Republic of Tatarstan) on the provision of subsidies from the budget for the training of personnel aged 50 years and older. By becoming a participant in the federal Older Generation programme, the company received an opportunity not to allocate its own funds for these purposes.

The opportunity to take short-term courses for jobs in demand was given to 58 employees of pre-retirement age. Some 36 employees of the enterprise received vocational training in the Construction Metal Worker job. Classes in this area are organised by using the qualification requirements of Professional Standards 2020. To improve the skills of assembly processes, each student attended lectures, completed practical training at the workplace, and received a reference book for construction metal workers issued by the POZIS Personnel Training Centre.

After completing the full course and successful final certification, participants will be issued certificates in the established format on the qualifications obtained.

Based on information by POZIS press service

The regional Young Professionals competition (WorldSkills Russia) of Tatarstan in Electronics skills (2019/2020 competition cycle) was deployed on the premises of the industrial site of the Kazan Radio-Mechanical College. The competition was attended by 9 strongest representatives from vocational education institutions, such as the Kazan Radio-Mechanical College, the Kazan Power Engineering College, the Engineering Lyceum of KNRTU-KAI. A participant from another region, the Chelyabinsk Radio Technical College, also came to try his hand.

The site was prepared in accordance with high requirements and standards. The competitors worked with the latest equipment; on the first day they completed the tasks of Module A1 “Designing a Hardware Prototype/Circuit Design” and Module A2 “Designing a Printed Circuit Board”.

The contestants will also proceed to implement Module A3 of the competition task, which includes the manufacture and assembly of a printed circuit board in accordance with the IPC standard, and troubleshooting, repairs, and measurement of electronic devices.

As part of the open regional Young Professionals competition, career guidance and business events are also held on the college premises, such as displays, educational and methodological meetings, and master classes.

Based on information by Kazan Radio-Mechanical College

Today, the radio of the State Television and Radio Company of Tatarstan (99.2 FM Kazan, 92.1 FM Naberezhnye Chelny, 103.9 FM Almetyevsk, and 101.1 FM Nizhnekamsk) broadcasted a programme on the implementation of the Labour Productivity and Employment Support national project and the government programme for supporting exporting enterprises from the non-primary sectors of the economy within the International Cooperation and Exports national project.

Deputy Minister Almaz Khusainov spoke about the main goals and objectives laid down in the structure of the national project, about the economic efficiency achieved by enterprises participating in the national project and measures of State support.

For all questions of participation in these national projects, please contact:

Increasing Labour Productivity and Supporting Employment national project

Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan:

Ms. Yekaterina Mikhailova: +7 (843) 210-02-87 Mihaylova.E.A@tatar.ru

Regional Centre of Competencies in the Field of Labour Productivity:

Mr. Shamil Bayramov: +7 (843) 272-19-41 Shamil.Bayramov@tatar.ru

International Cooperation and Exports national project

Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan:

Ms. Ramilya Mukhitdinova: +7 (843) 210-05-88 Ramilya.Muhitdinova@tatar.ru

Chairman of the Board of Hankintatukku Oy (Finland), Dr. of Medical Science, Prof. Aimo Juhani Niskanen arrived in the Republic of Tatarstan on a working visit.

At the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, the meeting was held by Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev. The parties discussed potential cooperation in the production of food additives of various categories.

Mr. Niskanen expressed hope for the development of common business interests: “We have an opportunity to develop general production in Tatarstan”.

The main purpose of his visit to Tatarstan was the participation in the All-Russian Congress “Topical Issues of Outpatient Management of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases”. In addition, Mr. Niskanen plans to meet with representatives of the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan and the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

Hankintatukku develops, manufactures and markets food supplements in various categories such as basic vitamins and minerals, as well as products targeted to joint care, heart health, weight control, skin care, etc.

Hankintatukku’s pharmaceutical factory is located in the town of Karkkila (Southern Finland), while its headquarters is located in Helsinki.