Chinese company “CGGC International” is interested in getting orders in Tatarstan
10 November 2008, Monday
Rustam Minnikhanov met with Mr. Azif Ayaz, the Head of Arabic Trade Center (Kuwait) and representatives of “CGGC International” company (China). Also Ildus Faskhutdinov, RT Minister of Transport and Road Service, Rauzil Khaziev, RT Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing, Valery Sorokin, General Director of “Svyazinvestneftehim” JSC and others were at the meeting.
Vice President of “CGGC International” (China Gezhouba (Group) Corporation) presented the possibilities of this large Chinese construction company.
The specialization of the company is construction of hydropower stations, power lines, bridges and multilevel road interchanges, residential settlements. The company is among 150 large enterprises in China which are supported by the government, also in the sphere of projects realization in international markets.
In 2007 “CGGC International” signed international contracts for the sum of $ 3.5 billion, in 2008 – for $ 2 billion. The company has experience in construction of large projects in 30 countries all over the world.
Rustam Minnikhanov told about realization of such projects as the Complex of petrochemical and oil-refining plants (Nizhnekamsk, “TANEKO” JSC project), construction of the complex for production of ammonia, methanol and granulated carbamide (Mendeleevsk, “AMMONY” JSC, total cost of the project is $ 1 billion).
Moreover, the great construction has been started in connection with Universiade-2013 in Kazan, road interchanges are being modernized.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.