New oil-extracting factory “Nefis-Bioproduct” launched in Laishevo region
18 August 2015, Tuesday
On August 18, Interim President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov and First Deputy of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov took part in solemn ceremony of launching new oil-extracting factory “Nefis-Bioproduct”.
New factory is a final stage of construction of complex of advanced oilseeds processing “Nefis-Bioproduct” to include oil refining factory and factory manufacturing bottled oil, mayonnaise and sauce. Owing to commissioning new facilities, Nefis group of company can manufacture up to 1 million tons of oilseeds per year. Production and package lines were shown to the gusts.
“Today’s event is a milestone. Nefis group is developing. Only a short time ago, there was a fat plant running below full capacity instead of this new factory. Commissioning of new factories is an implementation of import substitution programme. I would like to thank the leadership and personnel of the company for well coordinated work. You are an example for our businessmen because, despite difficulties in the market, you find opportunities and use innovations,” Rustam Minnikhanov told.
Igor Shuvalov added that everything to have been shown in this factory is a real implementation of import substitution programme to be realized without governmental support.
Later Rustam Minnikhanov and Igor Shuvalov launched the new oil-extracting factory. Before launching, former factory capacity amounted to 330 thousand tons of oilseeds processing.
To the point, Nefis group of companies to include public company “Nefis Cosmetics”, OAO “Kazan oil-extracting factory”, OAO “Kazan Fat factory” and OAO “Nefis-Bioproduct” is one of major producers of household chemical goods and fat-and-oil products. In 2014 gross receipt reached more than 41 billion roubles, including VAT. Total receipts from realization of output production amounted to 25.3 billion roubles. 5200 employees work there. Average salary is 30.9 thousand roubles.
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