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Tatarstan is the leader in the NGV fuel market development in the Volga Federal District and one of the most successful Russian regions. The region is actively working on developing the gas motor fuel market. Tatarstan was the first region of the Russian Federation to develop and apply a mechanism for subsidising the conversion of vehicles to NGVs. During the period of this measure, around 4,200 vehicles were retrofitted in the region between 2016 and 2019.
Improving the environmental friendliness of transport and reducing transport costs in the economy through the use of alternative fuels in transport is an issue of national security and public health. According to a new expert study, “expanding the use of NGV fuel in public and municipal transport will reduce the mortality of the Russian population by 2,800 people and economic expenses by RUB 152.3 billion annually”.
The rating was created in order to objectively assess the current state of use of natural gas (methane) as a motor fuel in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
The market development level in 2020 was assessed according to seven main indicators: the volume of natural gas consumption as motor fuel, the development of gas filling infrastructure, the methane vehicle fleet, the existing regional market support measures, the changes in NGV fuel consumption, the efficiency of using gas filling infrastructure, and the performance of indicators of the sub-programme “Development of NGV Fuel Market” of the Energy Development programme.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed the Concept and Roadmap for the Development of Production and Use of Electric Road Vehicles in the Russian Federation for the period until 2030. The documents were developed jointly by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Economic Development.
The purpose of the Concept is to define the key areas of the policies in the development of production and use of electric and hydrogen vehicles in Russia.
Adoption of these documents will have an impact on achieving the goals of the Decree of the Russian President “On National Development Goals of the Russian Federation until 2030” not only in terms of stimulating investment activities and industrial production, but also for environment in terms of reducing emissions of hazardous pollutants, as well as the goals and results of the Russian State Programme “Industrial Development and Competitiveness Improvement”.
The key targets for the implementation of the Concept are: launch of production of cells for traction batteries; launch of production of cathode and anode materials; commissioning of at least 72,000 charging stations, of which at least 28,000 will be fast-charging stations; commissioning of at least 1,000 hydrogen filling stations; creation of at least 39,000 additional high-performance jobs along the entire electrochemical, electro-mechanical, electronics, and electric vehicle manufacturing process chains.
The united regional competition committee of the All-Russian Exporter of the Year Award selected 10 winners in the Volga Federal District. According to the decision of the committee, which consisted of representatives of federal ministries, export support centres, the Russian Export Centre, and business associations, both small and mid-size businesses, as well as large industrial enterprises became the winners.
The prize is awarded to organisations and individual entrepreneurs who have achieved the greatest success in exports of non-energy commodities, works and services, as well as results of intellectual activity.
The Exporter of the Year award does not just fix the obvious leaders, but also identifies promising enterprises and entire economic segments, which might have been less visible without it. It is noteworthy that there is a wide representation of companies from different levels and scales among the winners, but which are equally ready for breakthrough projects. The system of government support for non-resource non-energy exports thus becomes more targeted and finely tuned.
The winners of the regional competitions will take part in the second, federal stage. The award ceremony for the winners of the federal stage will take place at the Made in Russia International Export Forum. The winners of the Exporter of the Year Award will receive various bonuses from the REC. Among them are training under an accelerator programme at the Export School in Moscow, as well as a wide range of information support measures for exporters.
Today, a ceremony of launching two ships of BLV03 project was held at the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard, which is part of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation (Ak Bars Holding Company group). The ships were named after academicians of transport, directors of marine industry institutes LenMorNIIProekt and CNIIMF: Aleksandr Parfenov and Vsevolod Peresypkin.
On this day, the plant employees were congratulated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, representatives of the State customer, Rosatom Corporation, Zelenodolsk Municipal District Administration, Ak Bars Holding Company, Ak Bars Shipbuilding Company, as well as representatives of the design company and contractors, etc.
Vessels of the BLV03 project developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau are Ice3 class pilot boats and are intended for installation and maintenance of navigation equipment; delivery of navigational equipment and radio-equipment, specialists, supplies and property to the coast; and other actions and works within hydrographic support of the merchant shipping in the waters of the Northern Sea Route.
In addition, there was also an award ceremony for the plant’s employees who have made a significant contribution to the development of shipbuilding production. Honoured guests presented plant employees with awards and commemorative gifts.
Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov attended the opening ceremony of the renovated overpass crossing on Ozernaya Street and Novostroitelnaya Street, the reconstruction of which began in 2019.
The total cost of the project was about RUB 700 million. These funds were allocated from the republic’s budget.
The overpass reconstruction was not without innovations. In particular, a new type of bridge deck waterproofing consisting of 3 layers made by Sika was used. This material application system not only protects the metalwork from moisture penetration, but also provides durable anti-corrosion protection.
In addition, all safety requirements for railway crossing have been met on the overpass: galvanised guard and barrier railings with high restraint capacity have been installed, external artificial electric lighting on galvanised metal supports has been made, the under-bridge approach gauge required by railway regulations has been ensured.
Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov attended the opening ceremony of the renovated overpass crossing on Ozernaya Street and Novostroitelnaya Street, the reconstruction of which began in 2019.
The total cost of the project was about RUB 700 million. These funds were allocated from the republic’s budget.
The overpass reconstruction was not without innovations. In particular, a new type of bridge deck waterproofing consisting of 3 layers made by Sika was used. This material application system not only protects the metalwork from moisture penetration, but also provides durable anti-corrosion protection.
In addition, all safety requirements for railway crossing have been met on the overpass: galvanised guard and barrier railings with high restraint capacity have been installed, external artificial electric lighting on galvanised metal supports has been made, the under-bridge approach gauge required by railway regulations has been ensured.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan is on a working visit to the Bugulma Municipality, where he had a meeting with employees of IPC Bugulma, NPO NTES, and Master Klein.
During his speech, Albert Karimov noted that Tatarstan is traditionally among the leading regions of Russia in terms of main macroeconomic indicators. Last year’s gross regional product was estimated at some RUB 2.6 trillion. Tatarstan shipped its own goods, performed jobs, and rendered services worth RUB 1.8 trillion in January-June 2021; its industrial production index was 104.8%.
The industrial potential of the Bugulma District is represented by such major oil, gas, and energy enterprises as TNG-Group, Bugulma Mechanical Plant of Tatneft, Bugulma Electric Pump Plant, NPO New Technologies of Well Operation, and GKS Research and Production Enterprise.
In January-June this year, locally produced goods shipped by the enterprises of the Bugulma Municipality amounted to RUB 16.7 billion. In terms of this indicator, the district is among Top 10 districts (9th place) in the Republic.
“All our successes are based on the creative work of the people in Tatarstan, including the teams of our enterprises. But economic achievements are not an end in themselves. It is, above all, a tool to solve our main task: improving the quality of life,” said Albert Karimov.
The launching ceremony of two vessels of the BLV03 project, the Aleksandr Parfenov and the Vsevolod Peresypkin, will took place on 23 August 2021 at the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard, which is part of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation (Ak Bars Holding company).
Vessels of the BLV03 project developed by the Marine Engineering Bureau are Ice3 class pilot boats and are assigned for installation and maintenance of navigation equipment; delivery of navigational equipment and radio-equipment, specialists, supplies and property to the coast; and other actions and works within hydrographic support of the merchant shipping in the waters of the Northern Sea Route.
These vessels are being built within the framework of the Northern Sea Route Federal Targeted Project under the programme of Rosatom Corporation to build and upgrade the hydrographic fleet for Hydrographic Enterprise FSUE. The vessels are to be used for works in the water areas of the Northern Sea Route ports to ensure navigational safety and development of port infrastructure.
The ceremonial event is planned to be attended by Tatarstan top officials, representatives of the State customer, Rosatom Corporation, Zelenodolsk Municipality administration, Ak Bars Holding Company, Ak Bars Shipbuilding Company, and representatives of the designer and contractors.
Remdiesel will participate in the International Military-Technical Forum “Army 2021”, which will take place in Patriot Park on August 22 to 28. The company’s products will be available for viewing at stand 2O4 opposite pavilion B.
This year, the company is offering to follow the evolution of the K-4386 Typhoon VDV family of protected vehicles, with some modifications to be demonstrated for the first time. The wheeled armoured vehicles will be accompanied by the upgraded version of the MT-LB tracked vehicle and the K-5350 Mustang dual-purpose truck.
Igor Zarakhovich, Chief Designer of the company, points out that in the course of the Army 2021 Forum, Remdizel puts an emphasis on modifications of the K-4386. “We will show the capabilities of this chassis for various tasks. Our vehicles make it possible to carry out combat missions in difficult conditions, saving the lives of the crew in the event of equipment damage. At the same time, we are not neglecting the segment of inexpensive light tracked vehicles, which will be represented by the deeply upgraded MT-LB transporter”.
Remdiesel was established in 1978 in Naberezhnye Chelny. To date, the company is one of the largest enterprises in the Russia’s defence industry. The company develops and produces Typhoon and Vystrel protected vehicles. The company’s products have experience of combat use and are also exported. Remdiesel has been a participant in the Army international forums since the very first one held in 2015.
Enterprises participating in the Labour Productivity national project will be able to compete in the Process Factory contest within the first Innovation and Productivity Cup. Teams will have to qualify at the process factories under their Regional Competence Centres in Labour Productivity (RCCs).
As instructed by First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, jointly with WorldSkills, will act as the organisers of the Innovation and Productivity Cup, which will be held as part of the national project. The event is co-organised by the Federal Competence Centre in Labour Productivity (FCC).
For the Innovators’ Cup, Process Factory will stand as a competitive platform where the participants will apply their accumulated knowledge of lean production tools in the real production process. Working as a team, professionals of the enterprises participating in the National Project will show their skills in optimising production processes, finding and eliminating bottlenecks.
The timetable for the regional qualifying stages will be drawn up after the applications for the Cup have been checked. The first Innovation and Productivity Cup will be held in Yekaterinburg on 25-29 October 2021 and will bring together over 200 participants and experts. The cases for the Cup have been developed based on challenges by experts from Rosatom, Roscosmos, and FCC.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner had a meeting today with a delegation from the Isparta Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). The meeting took place at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.
The meeting was attended by President of the Isparta CCI and Chairman of the Board of Aksu Enerji Mustafa Tutar, Chairman of the Board of the Isparta CCI and Chairman of the Board of Şanlanlar Gıda Osman Şanlan, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Isparta CCI and Chairman of the Board of Bara Kozmetik Ahmet Kabalak, as well as members of the Board of the Isparta CCI.
During the talks, the parties discussed opportunities for expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
Presenting the industrial potential of Tatarstan, Deputy Minister Lerner noted that industrial production forms the basis of Tatarstan’s economy. Tatarstan is among Russia’s top ten regions in terms of main social and economic development indices.
Tatarstan’s foreign trade turnover with Turkey amounted to nearly US$ 362 million in 2020, while in Q1 of 2021 it was already close to US$ 98 million, which shows considerable growth potential in the current year.
At the end of the meeting, the parties expressed mutual interest in continuing close contacts to promote topical issues of mutual interest.