Danfoss and Tatarstan to continue cooperation

At a meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and executives of Danfoss (Denmark) in Copenhagen, it was said that Danfoss and the republic intend to continue and strengthen their cooperation. Rustam Minnikhanov noted that Danfoss has a great experience of working in Russia and has had close and fruitful relations with Tatarstan in recent years.

“I am sure that such meetings as today will allow us to continue to work successfully and promote our joint projects. We see Denmark and its companies as our partners for long-term cooperation,” Minnikhanov said.

In his turn Niels Christiansen, President and CEO of Danfoss, noted that he is also satisfied with cooperation with Tatarstan and confirmed intentions of the company for further work. "We are interested in implementing projects in Tatarstan," he said.

Niels Christiansen also said that the company will continue to localize its production facilities in Russia. In particular, now we are working on the project of building a new plant in Nizhny Novgorod, he continued.

Then, new projects of Danfoss in Russia were demonstrated to Rustam Minnikhanov and members of the Tatarstan delegation. According to company representatives, Danfoss has invested 80 million Euros to Russia, where about 1,000 people are working at the company’s facilities.

They told in more details about their manufacturing and office complex in Nakhabino (Moscow region) and products already produced in Russia.

During the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov offered the company's executives to look into business conditions available in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone and invited representatives of the company to visit the zone for more detailed study.