Five new projects presented at session of SEZ Alabuga Supervision Board

On August 12 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of SEZ Alabuga Supervision Board where five new projects and foreign investors were presented.

Thus, residents of SEZ Alabuga, Interskol and Alabuga-Motors, are expanding their activity. Interskol will deal with technical and innovation activity and establish an engineering testing centre “Engineering centre Interskol”.

Alabuga-Motors will launch production on adapting Ford base chassis for special transport, such as minibus taxi, emergency cars, etc.

The Finnish company Huhtamaki is going to build a plant for producing disposable tableware, paper and plastic wrapper - Huhtamaki Alabuga. New plant will be McDonald`s main supplier in Volga, West Siberia, Kazakhstan and Ural regions.

KamGeoTex company will launch production of high-strength grids using polyester industrial threads that can be used in hydroengineering, automotive, and railway construction.

The Russian company Magistralnye tehnologii will produce polymeric pipes for highway engineering networks.

The last two projects will be implemented in industrial park “Sinergia” that is currently under construction. Construction works started in February 2013 and will be completed in the first quarter of 2014.

During the session arrangements on establishing HR centre at SEZ Alabuga were reached.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov noted that SEZ Alabuga is rapidly developing, and there are 37 registered residents. Total amount of investments made 95 bln rubles. Commenting on projects that were presented at the session, Rustam Minnikhanov said that new enterprises will provide a part of their produce for domestic market.

Finally, Director General of SEZ Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev said that “Engineering centre Interskol” became new resident of the special economic zone. He continued that additional premises are provided at Eurasia industrial park as well. Both Eurasia ad Sinergia parks are located at SEZ Alabuga, and along with tax remissions, customs privileges and energy resources resident companies can use ready-made production premises.