Alexey Frolov: Tatarstan has a developed base of the building materials industry
Within the framework of the Tatarstan Oil and Gas Chemical Forum, a round table was held on the topic: "Expanding the use of republican petrochemical products in the construction industry." The event was held at the site of the Kazan Expo exhibition complex under the leadership of Alexey Frolov, First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan. The round table was attended by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Alexey Pesoshin, the head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan Taliya Minullina. According to Aleksey Frolov, the available mineral resource base of the republic allows producing a wide range of building materials, among which materials produced on the basis of products of the enterprises of the chemical and petrochemical complex of the Republic of Tatarstan occupy a worthy place. “High rates of construction should be ensured by the corresponding growth of the building materials industry,” - he said. Since 2010, about 50 chemical and petrochemical industries have been commissioned in the republic, focused on the production of construction products or products that are raw materials for the production of building materials and products. The development of the production of high-tech building materials takes place in the context of the modernization and reconstruction of existing enterprises, as well as the construction of new ones. From 2010 to August 2020, 151 enterprises of the building materials industry were commissioned and modernized on the territory of the republic. Alexey Frolov expressed confidence that joint work with manufacturers, designers and builders will help to improve the quality, durability and reliability of buildings, structures and other infrastructure facilities under construction.