A delegation of Komi Investment Development Agency is on a working visit in Tatarstan on August 27-28. The goal is to study the experience of Tatarstan on working with investor in a "single window" regime, visiting of investment infrastructure and an exchange of experience. The program is prepared by TIDA.

"In the XXI century you build entire cities-objects of investment infrastructure, and that says a lot", - said Komi Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Dmitriy Popov at a meeting in Tatarstan Investment Development Agency. In particular, they talked about Innopolis. During the meeting, TIDA officials told about the experience of interaction with investors, projects maintenance, creating of a new investment portal of the Republic of Tatarstan, public-private partnership.

Dmitriy Popov also noted that investment and economic experience of Tatarstan is of great interest to the northwest region of Russia, he reported on the activities of Komi Investment Development Agency, which is the executive body and was established in November 2014.

At the meeting it was agreed to prepare an agreement on cooperation between the departments.

In addition, Komi IDA employees on 27 and 28 August visited the facilities of investment infrastructure in Tatarstan.

In particular, the delegation got acquainted with the work of the industrial park M-7 in Zelenodolsk region of Tatarstan, which in July officially became the new accredited object of investment infrastructure of Tatarstan and on August it was officially approved. The main profile is the processing of polymers, mechanical engineering, metal processing, building materials. To date, the industrial park is filled with more than 60%, annual revenue of the residents is more than 15 thousand rubles per 1 hectare and tax revenue from the area activity for 2014-2015 amounted to 29 million rubles.

Representatives of Komi IDA acquainted with the production of the main residents of the industrial park - the plant "Volzhanin", which is engaged in manufacturing of welding equipment for plastic pipes and the plant "MultiPlast" whose profile is the production of terrace boards and front panels made of wood-polymer composite under the famous brand “MultiDeck”.

Park is also presents a big interest to a large number of companies from foreign countries. The object is working closely with TIDA.

TIDA Press Service

Photo TIDA Press Service, The Press Service of the industrial park M-7

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Today in the Innopolis city of Tatarstan to the Chairman of the Board of PJSC "Gazprom" Alexei Miller were presented products made by foreign investors on the territory of Tatarstan. The event was held with the direct support of Rustam Minnikhanov.

The presentation has been prepared at the initiative of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

"This is done to implement complex support of investors-Tatarstan manufacturers, including product sales support", - emphasized Taliya Minullina.

Alexei Miller got acquainted with investment-cases that have a high potential of production localization and innovation component, and whose products are of interest to the Eurasian oil and gas giant. It is about plants of the 3M and Dizayn Grup (part of the Mir Holding) companies.

World famous brands factories operate in the SEZ "Alabuga", projects have been successfully implemented through the "single window" - Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

3M: a unique covering for Gazprom

About 3M technologies told Top manager of the Russian 3M Petr Korotkov. In particular, it is about restoring the corrosion protection of pipelines in field conditions (two-component protective covering Scotchkote® 352HT, lifetime - 30 years) and internal smooth coating 3M Scotchkote 2306SF, among the advantages of which - when applying high environmental friendliness, the complete absence of solvent vapors, the minimum material consumption, reducing cost of storage and transportation of material, saving on equipment (no need for equipment to burn a solvent, no need polymerization ovens).

The sides noted the importance of the company's efforts, aimed at localizing the production of previously imported goods into the territory of Tatarstan.

It should be noted that in June of this year, the first production line of 3M has been certified in accordance with the criteria of PJSC "Gazprom" and is fully prepared to supply products for the needs of enterprises of petrochemical complex. 3M Anti-corrosion coverings are already used in the construction of pipelines "Power of Siberia", "Turkish Stream", "Central Asia-China", and cooperation will be strengthened.

In June this year during a visit to Tatarstan "3M Russia" CEO Robert Nichols said: "The main factors that determined the choice of the site for the project was the support provided by the government of Tatarstan, in particular Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, leadership of SEZ "Alabuga", as well as customs and tax benefits, infrastructure".

Turkish holding: universal and protected pipe

About "Mir Holding" and "Dizayn Grup" said the Head of Turkish holding to localize the production of plastic pipes in Tatarstan Ibrahim Mirmahmutoğulları. Alexei Miller has expressed interest in high-tech products of the Turkish company and instructed to study the mechanism of cooperation with Tatarstan manufacturer.

"The opening of the plant is planned for the current year. Total capitalization is 28 million dollar. Foreign direct investment in the first phase will amount to 12 million dollar, will be created 88 jobs. Payback period - from 4 to 7 years, that is a very good indicator for an investment project", - said TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

It is expected that the list of produced products will include continuous fiber-reinforced composite pipes, - "Dizayn RTP”.

They have a number of advantages: it is a high compressive strength, high corrosion resistance, smooth inner surface (lower costs for injection) and flexibility. Due to these properties composite pipes are sufficiently versatile and suitable for the transportation of water, oil, natural gas, chemicals, and require virtually no maintenance: there is a 50 years guarantee of maintenance-free operation.

These high-tech products are likely to be in demand for the implementation of important international projects.

TIDA Press Service, Iskander Ahmedov

For reference

3M - international Industrial Corporation that combines over thirty business lines in electronics, energy, health, security industry. The volume of sales is 30 billion dollars per year, the staff includes 88 thousand people in more than 70 countries.

3M Company was founded by five entrepreneurs in 1902 in the town of Tu Harbors (State of Minnesota, United States).

Among the areas of the corporation - telecommunication systems and electrical products, pharmaceuticals and health care, materials for industry, materials and means to ensure safety.

Respirators and anti-corrosion coatings, along with dental products of the company are the three most sought-after products in the Russian market.

“Mir Holding”

It is one of the largest holdings of Turkey, founded in 2011.

It represents a high-tech range of the Turkish economy and the priority is energy, agriculture, pipe production, transport, engineering and medicine. At the same time 6% of the turnover of the commercial structure is directed to the research work, which, according to the company, higher than indexes of the world's largest corporations.

It is also engaged in projects aimed at combating water scarcity and hunger in the poorest countries of the world.

The company “Dizayn Grup” was established in 1987 to develop and implement projects in the field of heating and plumbing of industry. Later specialization was diversified. It is the largest company of the holding.

Dizayn Grup, which has many successful projects in the country and abroad, have been awarded the UNESCO "Water and Water Management" reward for the implementation of the project related to the supply water for the Sudan.

This was stated by Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov during the ceremony of "restart" of the construction of Drylock Technologies plant in the SEZ "Alabuga".

"Together we will not only build the plant, but also to promote this product in the market, which will be produced in our country. Therefore, we thank our partners for the resumption of the construction", - said Rustam Minnikhanov.

In turn, President of Drylock Technologies Bart Van Mulder said: "I am delighted to be back here, glad to resume the construction of our plant. Our goal – is to organize the world-class production here. We focus on working with Tatarstan, on the production of qualitative products".

On the economic performance of the project has told the TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina: "Investment in the project will amount to about 40 million euros, the payback period - from 7 to 10 years, will be created about 350 jobs. More than 140 million pieces of products per month will be produced on 14 production lines".

Taliya Minullina also emphasized that this is a project of import substitution, which is aimed at both the sale of products in the Russian Federation and an export to foreign countries.

The plant will produce hygiene products: absorbent underwear, diapers and special facilities for people with urological diseases.

As part of the event also held a meeting of company’s management with potential suppliers of raw materials for the new plant.

For reference.

The Belgian company "Draylok Technologies" – is one of the leading manufacturers of hygiene products in Europe. The company is been working since 1979.

The subsidiary was granted the status of a resident of the SEZ "Alabuga" in March 2013. From III quarter of 2013 till the III quarter of 2014 were carried out to preparations of the land, was completed foundation work, but later construction of the facility has been suspended - as stated, due to difficulties with financing.

Construction resumed on 27 August 2015.

TIDA Press Service, also materials of the SEZ "Alabuga" Press Service were used

Today in the House of Government of the Republic of Tatarstan held a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatneftekhiminvest-holding", chaired by Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The event was attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina, a member of the Board of directors of the company.

At the event were presented projects based on high technologies, including from a number of regions of the Russian Federation.

Thus, the company representatives made a presentation of the unique water-soluble polymer that can strengthen the capacity of petrochemical complex of Tatarstan. Also, to the members of the collegial executive body of the holding have been shown the developments of a new lighting equipment and mobile facilities for the production of sulfur concrete.

Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan instructed to study the issue of the production and use in Tatarstan of presented products on the basis of an analysis of perspective markets.

In addition, was discussed the preparation for the exhibition "Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals", "Eco-technologies and equipment of the XXI century", "Interplastica. Kazan" and "GEO-Kazan: Exploration. Surveying. Cartography" within the Tatarstan petrochemical forum, which will be held on September 2-3.

TIDA Press Service

 On August 27 will be a ceremony of "restart" - resumption of construction of the Drylock Technologies plant in the special economic zone "Alabuga". The event will be attended by Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Drylock Technologies President Bart Van Mulder.

The Belgian company "Draylok Technologies" – is one of the leading manufacturers of hygiene products in Europe. The company is been working since 1979.
The subsidiary was granted the status of a resident of the SEZ "Alabuga" in March 2013. From III quarter of 2013 till the III quarter of 2014 were carried out to preparations of the land, was completed foundation work, but later construction of the facility has been suspended - as stated, due to difficulties with financing.

"Investment in the project will amount to about 40 million euros, the payback period - from 7 to 10 years, will be created about 350 jobs. More than 140 million pieces of products per month will be produced on 14 production lines", - noted Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

The plant will produce hygiene products: absorbent underwear, diapers and special facilities for people with urological diseases.
As part of the event also will be hold a meeting of company’s management with potential suppliers of raw materials for the new plant.

TIDA Press Service

Today in "Korston" Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan within the "Business and power: an open conversation" project held a meeting with representatives of small and medium businesses. The event was attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

The discussion ("Q&A") was attended by about 150 representatives of the business community from the cities and regions of the republic.

As part of the "conversation" were considered issues such as support for private kindergartens, loans to farms, transfer of transport to natural gas, the creation of bicycle lanes in the cities of the republic, the development of private industrial parks, tourism.

"I have repeatedly said that if you became an official, no matter what level - the republican or municipal - you must accept any criticism. We have to listen. And we have to make decisions", - emphasized Rustam Minnikhanov.

Acting President gave detailed answers to all the questions and said that systematic work on the organization of interaction between government and business in the republic will continue. In the near future will be created the Council for Entrepreneurship under the President of Tatarstan.

At the meeting, which was held on June 3, Rustam Minnikhanov also noted TIDA’s role: is the entry point for the opening production in Tatarstan, including for small and medium businesses - foreign investors. In turn, TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina, addressing businessmen, emphasized that the Agency is fully open for cooperation.

TIDA Press Service

(also used the information of Tatarstan President Press Service and the News Agency "Tatar-Inform")

For reference

"Business and power: an open conversation" – is a series of regular meetings of the heads of ministries and departments with the entrepreneurs of the Republic of Tatarstan. The project was launched in 2014 at the initiative of the Commissioner of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan on protection of the rights of entrepreneurs Timur Nagumanov.

The purpose of the project – is to establish public dialogue and direct communication of government with business.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree "On conclusion of the Agreement to open in Abu Dhabi Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in the United Arab Emirates by exchanging of notes between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Arab Emirates". During the meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirates Commission on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation UAE representatives expressed interest in expanding Russia's economic presence in the country and agreed to the opening of Russian trade representative office in Abu Dhabi.
Signed decree concludes the bilateral agreement on the opening of Russian trade representative office in Abu Dhabi by exchange of notes. The draft agreement corresponds to Russia's international obligations and consistent with the provisions of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union of 29 May 2014, says the Russian Economic Development Ministry. Decisions directed to the development of economic relations and investment cooperation between the countries.
It should be noted that a cooperation with countries of the Muslim and Arab world is one of the priorities of foreign economic activities of Tatarstan.
Every year representatives of the republic participate in the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Forum, which focuses on the international strategic and investment cooperation, in 2015 at the Forum represented 500 companies from 140 countries. In the AIM also take part world's leading scientists, experts and practitioners.
The organizer of the exhibition of investment and economic potential of Tatarstan within AIM is Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.
Since 2013 works Trade and Economic Mission of the Republic of Tatarstan in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan in accordance with the decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan from 25.04.2013 N 197.
 
TIDA Press Service

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency (TIDA) provides all-round support of two major projects of Turkish investors. Projects are fully supported by the acting President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, says TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

Progress on these ambitious investment-cases - the creation of a specialized organized greenhouse area and production of composite pipes was discussed at the beginning of the week (18 August) by Rustam Minnikhanov and Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Mir Holding" and "Dizayn Grup" (Turkey) Ibrahim Mirmahmutoğulları.

Earlier Turkish corporation appealed to TIDA, which formed a work plan for further cooperation and carried out comprehensive work to assist potential investors.

Mega greenhouse in Tatarstan: 10 thousand jobs and 20 thousand tomatoes from 1 seed

The investment project to build a large greenhouse complex on the cultivation of agricultural products on advanced technologies is planned to locate in Tatarstan and the meaning of "mega greenhouse" is the all-Russian.

Area of a greenhouse, which will include the ecological system of the greenhouse, laboratory and logistics center will be 1250 hectares. The capacity will be increased by stages within 7 years. The declared volume of investments - 2,3 billion dollar. Staff - 10 thousand people.

The uniqueness of the proposed technology in the following (tomatoes as an example):

- 20 thousand tomatoes are possible to grow from 1 seed in 180 days;

- Products are environmentally friendly (both in terms of the use of fertilizers and the environment);

- The technology allows to reduce costs (for example, only 6 liters of water needed for irrigation of 1 kg of tomatoes - 150 liters is required for the same in a usual greenhouse).

The technology is planned to apply in the specialized organized greenhouse area in the SEZ "Alabuga".

Project of import replacement, which will enable citizens to get more environmentally friendly and cheaper vegetables and fruits than imported, will create thousands of new jobs.

Protected composite pipes: versatility and cost reduction

Another project of "Mir Holding" and "Dizayn grup" is the localization of the production of plastic pipes made from polyethylene and polypropylene.

"The opening of the plant is planned for the current year. Total capitalization - 28 million dollar. Foreign direct investment in the first phase will amount to 12 million dollar, will be created 88 jobs. Payback period - from 4 to 7 years, that isa very good indicator for a investment project", - said TIDA Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.

It is expected that the list of produced products will include continuous fiber-reinforced composite pipes, - " Dizayn RTP”.

They have a number of advantages: it is a high compressive strength, high corrosion resistance, smooth inner surface (lower costs for injection), flexibility. Due to these properties composite pipes are sufficiently versatile and suitable for the transportation of water, oil, natural gas, chemicals, and require virtually no maintenance: there is a 50 years guarantee of maintenance-free operation.

This high-tech products is likely to be in demand for the implementation of important international projects.

TIDA Press Service, Iskander Ahmedov

For reference

“Mir Holding”

It is one of the largest holdings of Turkey, founded in 2011.

It represents a high-tech range of the Turkish economy and the priority is energy, agriculture agriculture, pipe production, transport, engineering and medicine. At the same time 6% of the turnover of the commercial structure is directed to the research work, which, according to the company, higher than indexes of the world's largest corporations.

It is also engaged in projects aimed at combating water scarcity and hunger in the poorest countries of the world.

The company “Dizayn grup” established in 1987 to develop and implement projects in the field of heating and plumbing of industry. Later specialization was diversified. It is the largest company of the holding.

Dizayn Grup, which has many successful projects in the country and abroad, have been awarded the UNESCO "Water and Water Management" reward for the implementation of the project related to the supply water for the Sudan.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "Tatarstan Export Corporation" is on a working visit in Kukmor municipal region of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Taliya Minullina together with the Head of the Executive Committee of the Region Sergei Dimitriev acquainted with the work of a number of companies, including JSC "Kukmor Plant of Metal Crockery" (Russia), JSC "Kukmor felting Plant" (Russia), JSC "Kukmor garment factory" (Russia). About 51% of the volume of industrial production of the region accounted for JSC " Kukmor Plant of Metal Crockery", 31% - by JSC “Kukmor felting Plant" (one of the two plants in Russia that produce boots in such volumes).

At a meeting with the Head of the Executive Committee of the municipality were discussed issues of attracting investment and supporting enterprises in the ​​searching for partners and sales in Russia and abroad.

Note that in September is expected to sign an agreement on twinning between the Turkish Denizli anf Kukmor Region.

"This is a high-quality and competitive products. I'm sure Kukmor boots will be in demand not only in Russia but also in foreign countries, which have an appropriate climate", - said Taliya Minullina, who purchased boots in a retail store of the felting combine.

Interaction with the region will continue.

TIDA Press Service

On August 19 in "Korston" to be held a plenary session of the III Republican Forum of socially oriented non-profit organizations with the participation of the Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The event to be attended by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Taliya Minullina.
Republican Forum of socially oriented non-profit organizations is one of the biggest events in the public life of Tatarstan, more than 1,000 people have discussed topical issues of society (they are representatives of non-profit organizations, members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan, the public councils of municipalities, the ministries and departments of the republic, representatives of state and local government, business, science, the media).