Igor Shuvalov visits plants at SEZ “Alabuga”

On April 25 First Deputy of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited enterprises of resident companies of SEZ “Alabuga”.

Rockwool enterprise producing rock wool thermal insulation materials was the first enterprise. Launched in 2012, the plant has the most powerful rock wool production line in the world with output capacity of 110, 000 tonnes per year. The amount of investments in the project made 150 million dollars.

Igor Shuvalov saw the production line and was told about technologies. Company representatives told that rock wool is a very ecofriendly material and is fire-resistant.

Tatarstan President said that Rockwool thermal insulation materials have shown itself to good advantage in regional construction industry.

Igor Shuvalov also visited Sisecam plant producing sheet glass that is currently at the final construction stage. Samples of glass that will be produced at the enterprise were shown to Russian Vice-Premier.

During the visit to Kastamony Entegre plant, its Director General Onur Guven told Igor Shuvalov that the first construction stage will be finished in May 2014. The production capacities are expected to make 475, 000 cubic metres of MDF panels and 20 million square metres of laminated plastic per year.

The last enterprise to visit was Ford Sollers plant. New models that will be produced at Tatarstan plants were shown to Igor Shuvalov. He highly estimated consumer performance of Ford cars, especially Ecosport model that will be produced in Tatarstan from August 2014.

According to Ford Sollers Director Ted Cannis, the American concern is willing to work in Russia, and company has already invested 1.6 billion dollars in Russia.

Later on the same day, Igor Shuvalov held a field session of Executive committee of the Advisory Council on foreign investments at SEZ “Alabuga”.