Rustam Minnikhanov visits a number of industrial enterprises in Turkey
30 May 2014, Friday
On May 30, during his working trip to Mersin, the Republic of Turkey, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited “Aşut Fiberglass” pipe making plant.
The President was accompanied by Governor of Mersin Province Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu, Mayor of Mersin Burhanettin Kocamaz, Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Tatarstan – Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international and foreign economic Affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Plenipotentiary Representative of Tatarstan in Turkey Aidar Gashigullin.
Chairman of Mersin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, “Aşut Fiberglass” Chairman Mr. Şerafettin Aşut told about activity of the enterprise.
The company specializes in manufacture of fiber glass pipes for the needs of energy companies, and petrochemical industry. The diameter of pipes makes from 25 mm to 25 meters. The guests saw the production facilities.
Further on, Rustam Minnikhanov got familiar with “Şişecam” company, the first glass producing holding in Turkey.
Today the plant produces home glassware, glass pack, tape glass and chemical glass. Company’s Chairman and Director General of Ahmet Kırman told about development plan and recalled that the production is to be launched at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga” (Tatarstan) in 2014.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
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.