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 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.