The cooperation agreement was signed between the Republic of Tatarstan and the JSC "RUSNANO"

26 June 2017, Monday

The issues of cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and JSC "RUSNANO" were discussed at the meeting held in Kazan today.

The meeting between the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the Management Board of JSC "RUSNANO" - Anatoly Chubais, was held in the administrative building of the technopark "Khimgrad". The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan - Artem Zdunov took part in the meeting.

"JSC "RUSNANO" is a long-time partner of Tatarstan, and in the meantime a number of critical and ambitious projects have been implemented", - said Rustam Minnikhanov, during the opening of the meeting, thus in 2012 the Centre of Nanotechnology was opened in the Republic and the plant for production of carbon ("Yelabuga-Fiber") was launched, and the enterprise "Danaflex-Nano" commenced working. I am sure that the production of nano coatings ("TAT-Advenira"), which was launched  today, will be another successful project. In addition, a targeted program for the development of nano - technologies for the period of 2013-2016  has been implemented in the Republic, and we need to adopt another program. Tatarstan is the leading region for the production in nano industry. But the main thing for us is not just numbers but real production. "We are interested in further increasing the scope of nano production and open to cooperation and the creating new industries.

The gained experience can also be used to realize a mutually beneficial partnership with companies implementing new technologies."

Rustam Minnikhanov also noted that the cooperation agreement with JSC "Rusnano", which would be signed today, was also aimed at further interaction in the development of nano-technology and nano-production and would facilitate the effective dialogue. "Every such meetings give new reasons to move forward, I am sure that this meeting will be another step towards the development of nano-materials and scientific researches," - said Rustam Minnikhanov.

Anatoly Chubais, in his turn, noted that Tatarstan was an unconditional key region in the development of nano -industry. "Here we find absolute understanding and support for our projects. Here in Kazan, a number of successful industrial projects was successfully launched"-, he said.

During the meeting, the head of JSC "Rusnano" announced a number of topics and projects, being relevant and requiring attention. In particular, he presented a project for development of wind energy, which is gaining momentum in the country.

"Please pay attention to wind energy", - said Anatoli Chubais, addressing to Rustam Minnikhanov, - "the country built a coherent and workable system of wind energy, which makes it repaid. This is an area with truly ambitious investments, and we want Tatarstan to become one of the regions with actively developing wind energy.

The meeting concluded with the signing of the cooperation agreement between the Republic of Tatarstan and the JSC "Rusnano". The signatures of the document were put by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the Management Board of JSC Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais. The Protocol on Agreement's Implementation was signed today as well.

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