Putin meets Tatarstan leader on regional development

The Kremlin has published a report on Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov about the republic’s socioeconomic development.

• Minnikhanov briefed Putin on economic performance, including 3.76 trillion rubles in gross regional product, 3.88 trillion rubles in industrial output, and 0.5% investment growth; he also said Ethylene 600 is now operational and that Tatarstan processes about 24 million tonnes of oil.
• The discussion covered corporate and industrial plans: SIBUR is continuing investment projects, Ammoni has doubled investment after a new contract and a Chinese credit line, Tatneft is preparing a project for paraxylene, TPA and PET, and the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant aims to raise output to 20 aircraft a year within three years; the gas program has connected 34,700 households.