Session of “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” held in Kazan
26 November 2014, Wednesday
On November 26, a number of projects important for Tatarstan economy were considered at a board session of “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” ( a coordination and expert centre, working in a wide range of business lines of Gas & Petrochemical Complex, Kazan) held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Head of the Department of gas chemistry of ZAO “Haldor Topsoe” Maksim Valkovsky, who took part in the session, made a presentation about company opportunities following the results of the visit of Rustam Minnikhanov to Denmark on October 9, 2014.
The company is engaged in engineering in the sphere of gas chemistry, oil refinery, environmental protection technologies, new and developing technologies.
Expansion of cooperation of Haldor Topsoe with Nizhnekamskheftekhim and TANECO petrochemical companies, education of students and post-graduates, internships for Tatarstan specialists at company laboratories in Denmark were discussed at the session.
Director General of OAO “Moscow Institute of Material Engineering and high performance technologies” Marsel Bikbau presented new concrete production technologies and road construction. In particular, he told about nano-cement that is very topical for Tatarstan as one of the biggest consumers of cement in Russia. An opportunity of opening production facilities in the republic was discussed at the session.
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.