Tatarstan President meets with Board Chairman of Maire Technimont group
27 March 2014, Thursday
On March 27 at his meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan, Board Chairman of Maire Technimont group Fabrizio Di Amato told Rustam Minnikhanov about company’s opportunities and expressed hope that its produce will be in demand in Tatarstan.
The Italian group Maire Technimont includes 50 companies dealing with design of oil production, chemical, energy and infrastructure facilities. 5, 000 people work in the company’s offices in 30 countries.
Rustam Minnikhanov, in his turn, told about projects being implemented in petrochemical and oil processing industries in the republic. He offered company’s officials to discuss cooperation opportunities with executives of Tatarstan major oil, gas and chemical enterprises.
Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov, OAO Tatneft Director General Nail Maganov, OAO Tatneftekhiminvest-holding Director General Rafinat Yarullin, and OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim Board Chairman Vladimir Busygin took part in the meeting.
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.