Rustam Minnikhanov: “We want Hayat group be pleased with Tatarstan”

Tatarstan leadership will do their best to facilitate successful realization of investment projects of the Turkish group “Hayat holding”, the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov assured Board chairman of “Hayat holding” Yahya Kigili.

The meeting was held at the Government House with participation of Aide to the RT President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov, Deputy Minister of industry and trade Khamza Bagmanov, Director General of SEZ Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev.

Hayat group is implementing two big projects at SEZ Alabuga. In particular, Kastamony Entegre is building a plant for producing MDF panels, Hayat Kimya intends to build an enterprise for producing general-purpose and sanitary-hygienic paper products.

Construction of Kastamony Entegre production premises with total area of 120 thousand m² is nearly finished at the special economic zone. Equipment will be supplied to the enterprise from Germany in November and December. Production is expected to be launched in September 2013.

The Tatarstan President thanked top management of Hayat holding for confiding in republic. He expressed special gratitude to Onur Güven, chief executive of the Tatarstan plant Kastamony Entegre.

“Your holding is a major investor at SEZ Alabuga. We are also responsible for successful realization of the projects,” the President addressed Yahya Kigili.

Participants of the meeting also discussed several issues in the context of realization of projects of Hayat group. Yahya Kigili thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for support.