New projects of Tatarstan petrochemistry

"We shall be glad to give you the best we have", - in such a way President of "Tecnimont" Rosario Allessandrello defined the readiness of Italian side for extending bilateral cooperation at the meeting with President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev at the Kazan Kremlin on 3 February.

The relations of Tatarstan and “Tecnimont” in petrochemistry have been developing in a very positive key. In November last year, within the course of the visit of the official delegation of the Russian Federation to Italy (President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev was a member of the delegation headed by Russian President Vladimir Putin), JSC "Nizhnekamskneftekhim" and "Tecnimont" signed a contract, according to which the latter had undertaken obligations on designing a plant for polypropylene production and delivery of the equipment for the new manufacture. Polypropylene production is scheduled to start in 2006.

Out today’s task is to justify the hopes and fulfill the wishes expressed by the heads of the two states at their last meeting. And, certainly, this meeting enables us to exchange opinions on how the project on implementing polypropylene production in “Nizhnekamskneftekhim” is moving ahead, and to consider the opportunities for further cooperation, the President said. He reminded the guests that the development of petrochemical complex is the republic’s priority because it is conductive real and effective growth of industrial output volume.