BASF launches production of concrete admixtures in Kazan
5 September 2013, Thursday
On September 5 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in official launching of first production line for making construction chemicals by BASF company at Himgrad technopolis.
Opening the event, Rustam Minnikhanov said that the republic faces tasks on improving the quality of concrete and road coverage. Some materials are brought from other regions. Tatarstan President believes that to deal with the set problems it is important to combine production with the development centre.
Today BASF also presented innovative solutions in the sphere of construction, agriculture, automotive industry, municipal economy sector, food production, and water treatment.
Director General of OOO “BASF Construction Systems” Sergei Vetlov reminded about an important date - 10 years of BASF company in Russia.
He added that Tatarstan is a rapidly developing region and location of production in the republic will enable offering products of the European standards, optimize logistics and reduce the terms of deliveries.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.