Rustam Minnikhanov meets representatives of Haldor Topsoe in Copenhagen

On October 9, at their meeting in Copenhagen, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and executives of Haldor Topsoe discussed issues of further cooperation in the field of petrochemical industry and introduction of new technologies at oil refineries.

In Tatarstan, Haldor Topsoe cooperates with Nizhnekamskneftekhim and TANECO Oil Refining and Petrochemical Complex and is one of the licensors of Ammoniy mineral fertilizers plant project.

“Haldor Topsoe is an important partner of our republic. We have a lot of joint projects. Your technologies are successfully implemented, and we are interested in continuing our mutually beneficial cooperation,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

The parties also discussed the possibility to arrange the training of students of specialized universities of Tatarstan and specialists of petrochemical industry at the training centers of Haldor Topsoe. The Haldor Topsoe representatives supported the idea.

Rustam Minnikhanov offered to prepare and sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of training of specialists and students. According to him, Haldor Topsoe and Tupolev Kazan National Research Technological University can find areas for cooperation.

"We should develop our relations and move forward," Tatarstan President addressed the company representatives. On behalf of large petrochemical enterprises of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov also thanked the company for cooperation. "Everybody in Tatarstan considers you excellent professionals, introducing cutting-edge technologies," he added.

The company representatives, in their turn, expressed their interest in implementing other projects in Tatarstan. In particular, it can be a project to expand refining capacity at the TANECO complex, they said.