Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in solemn foundation stone laying ceremony at “3M Volga” production complex
13 November 2013, Wednesday
On November 13 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn foundation stone laying ceremony at “3M Volga” production complex at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga”.
Russian Deputy Minister of economic development Oleg Saveliev, Director General of ZAO “3M Russia” Timothy Allen Koenig took part in the event.
Anticorrosive materials, scotch tapes, abrasive materials, glass hollow microspheres that are used in oil and gas production that have been used by Russian oil and gas operators for 20 years will be manufactured at “3M Volga” plant. The plant’s produce will be sold in Russia and exported to CIS countries.
Director General of ZAO “3M Russia” Timothy Allen Koenig said that an American diversified company 3M has been invested 30 mln dollars in the plant at SEZ “Alabuga” for three years.
The plant at SEZ “Alabuga” will become the second 3M enterprise in Russia.
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.