Production of products of anticorrosive protection for the oil and gas industry "3M Volga" is opened in OEZ "Alabuga"

In the territory of JSC OEZ PPT Alabuga the ceremony of opening of plant of the company 3M and start of its first production line on production of liquid anticorrosive coverings for oil and gas branch took place on October 21, 2015. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Minister of Economics of the Republic of Tatarstan Artyom Zdunov, the CEO of the company 3M in Russia Robert Nichols, the CEO of JSC OEZ PPT Alabuga Timur Shagivaleev, the director of production of the company 3M Russia Evgeny Marakhovsky, representatives of the ministries and departments of RT took part in the opening ceremony.

The project of JSC 3M Volga provides creation of production of products of anticorrosive protection for the oil and gas industry (liquid epoxy and polyurethane coverings). Production is aimed at oil and gas branch and finds broad application in construction and repair of gas pipelines. Opening of production in OEZ "Alabuga" can provide to 100% of import substitution of this product in the Russian market in 2016.