FOOD INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE

FOOD INDUSTRY

I1 "Tatarstan Sote"
CONSTRUCTION OF BABY FOOD WORKSHOP

The goal of the project is to construct a baby food workshop with the capacity of 25t per shift and a workshop for sterilised milk and yoghurt production at the milk plant of Naberezhnye Chelny. Construction of the workshop will make it possible to cover the needs of the population of the Republic of Tatarstan in liquid and paste baby food products (milk mixes, kefire, children' curds), including medicinal (sterilised vitaminised milk). The workshop will be constructed at the facilities of the milk plant; available are necessary communications. It is planned that the flexible production will be set up enabling the change of the baby and other milk products ratio depending on the demand.

The investments are required for purchasing the up-to-date equipment and application of new for the Republic technologies for production of children' products, sterilised milk and yoghurt.

The scope of investments required makes up USD 25 mln.; recoupment time: 5 years; form of investments: credit.

I2 PROCESSED CHEESE PRODUCTION

The goal of the project is to upgrade the plant on production of processed cheese at the Kazan Butter/Cheese Base which will make it possible to produce processed cheeses in modern packing and longer sales period and to increase the capacity of the plant up to 20 t/shift.

Available are the necessary production space and communications.

To implement the project the enterprise needs up-to-date technologies and equipment for production of paste-like and conserved cheeses (in powder and sterilised). Scope of investments: USD 3.5 mln. Form of investments: credit.

I3 CONSTRUCTION OF CHEESE PLANT

It is planned to construct a cheese plant with the capacity of 1t/shift and 2.4t/shift of dry products. Designing of the plant has been started in 1990, and construction has been started in 1993. At present, earthwork and fencing of the territory have been completed.

Scope of investments required: USD 21 mln. Form of investments: credit, joint production.

Recoupment time: 6 years.

I4 DRY SKIMMED MILK PRODUCTION

The goal of the project is to construct a workshop on production of dry skimmed milk with the capacity of 2.5 t/year at a milk plants of the Republic.

Production technology is ecologically sound, more inexpensive as compared with the technology of casein production and envisages full utilisation of milk. Available is the land lot.

Scope of investments: USD 3 mln. Form of investments: credit.

Recoupment time: 6 years.

I5 "Tatplodo'ovoschprom" Concern, "Vesenniy" Soviet Farm
PRODUCTION OF MARINATED MUSHROOMS AND VEGETABLES

The goal of the project is to start the production of marinated mushrooms (agaric) and vegetables in the volume of 5000 jars per shift, since such production is absent in the Republic, and to start the production of jars and lids of "Twist" type. Raw material (vegetables and agaric) is grown at the facilities of the Soviet Farm "Vesenniy".

Required are: unit for production of marinated mushrooms and vegetables, equipment for production of jars and lids.

Scope of investments: USD 4.5 mln. Form of co-operation: credit, leasing, joint venture.

Recoupment time: 4 years.

I6 "Tatplodo'ovoschprom" Concern, "Maslovsky" Soviet Farm
PRODUCTION OF JUICES AND JAMS

The goal of the project is to start the production and bottling of juice (2.6 tubes per year), stewed fruit and jams (222 tubes) on the basis of the existing production of fruits and berries.

Required is the highly efficient equipment for production of juices and jams.

Scope of investments: USD 5.5 mln.

Recoupment time: 1 year. Form of investments: credit, leasing.

I7 "Yubileynaya" Poultry Factory
PRODUCTION OF POULTRY AND EGG PRODUCTS

The project envisages to upgrade the processing of poultry meat, sorting and washing of eggs.

The enterprise avails prepared production capacities, communications. Main sales market: population of Kazan and Zelenodolsk. The market is stable.

To implement the project the enterprise needs to purchase equipment (special production lines) for industrial processing of eggs and poultry.

Scope of investments required: USD 9.3 mln.

Recoupment time: 4 years. Form of investments: credit.

I8 Pestrichinskaya Broiler Poultry Factory
PROCESSING OF BROILERS

The goal of the project is to upgrade and expand the capacities of the poultry factory, to introduce the waste-free technology of slaughtering and processing of broilers and start production of meat, liver, chicken sausage and minced meat. It is planned to arrange deeper processing of broiler carcasses and their packing under the technology of "STOK" Company, the Netherlands.

Available are: production space, communications.

The project is included in the programme of priority trends of development of the Republic, and the allocations from the budget are envisaged for the project in the amount of 65% of the total need for investments.

Scope of foreign investments required for purchase of equipment: USD 800,000.

Recoupment time: 4 years. Form of investments: credit.

I9 "Inko Ltd."
PRODUCTION OF MIXED FODDERS, MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS

The goal of the project is to start the production of mixed fodders, meat and meat products on the basis of foreign high-protein natural premix with the use of up-to-date technologies of cattle feeding and to reach American and European standards.

Implementation of the project will make it possible to increase the production of meat and meat products by 1.5-2 times, as well as to improve the quality of the products and to decrease the time of feeding. It is planned to start export of mixed fodders abroad.

Scope of investments: USD 17.5 mln. Recoupment time: 5 years. Form of investments: credit, compensation agreement.

I10 AO "Holding Company Tatsakharprom"
RECONSTRUCTION OF SUGAR PLANTS

The project envisages reconstruction of the operating sugar plants in the Republic of Tatarstan to increase the capacity from 5.140 t. up to 15.000 t of sugar beet per day. To implement the project it is planned to purchase the technology and equipment for production of refined sugar and citric acid. At present, the contract has been concluded with BMA Company, Germany, and works have been started for reconstruction of the sugar plant in the town of Buinsk.

Scope of investments required for implementation of the project in the whole: USD 156 mln. Form of investments: credit.

I11 AO "Konditerskaya Fabrika Zaria"
PRODUCTION OF CONFECTIONERY ARTICLES

The goal of the project is to perform technical upgrading of the production to start making of new confectionery articles (pomadka candies: 2280t/year, protracted biscuits, crackers, hard tacks: 2000 t/year, coloured chocolate dragee: 500 t/year, pralinen chocolate bars: 500t/year).

Required is highly efficient equipment for production of confectionery articles.

Scope of investments: USD 9.375 mln. Form of investments: credit.

I12 Kazan Macaroni Factory
PRODUCTION OF SHORT-CUT MACARONI ARTICLES

The goal of the project is to increase the range of the articles produced by Macaroni Factory, as well as to improve their quality (volume of short-cut macaroni production is planned to be 1500kg/hour).

Required is the credit for purchasing the line for production of macaroni articles.

Scope of investments: USD 4.4. mln. Form of investments: credit.

I13 TPO "Tatarkhlebprom"
PRODUCTION OF BREAD AND CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS

The goal of the project is to increase the production through expanding the range of products and introduction of popular kinds of bread articles (black, white bread, long loaves, rolls, biscuits: 627t/year) and confectionery articles (33t/year). Required is the hard currency credit for purchasing bakeries and equipment for production of confectionery articles.

Amount of the credit: USD 199,000. Form of investments: short-term loan.

I14 Baltasinsky Combinat of Potato Products
PRODUCTION OF POTATO CHIPS

The goal of the project is to start, for the first time in the Republic, the production of potato chips with packing into polyethylene packets (volume of production: 350 t/year). Available are production facilities and premises. Required is the line for production and packing of potato chips into polyethylene packets.

Scope of investments: USD 1.2 mln. Form of investments: credit.

I15 AO "Tatraps" - Management of the Fat-producing Combinat
CONSTRUCTION AND PRODUCTION OF OIL/FAT PRODUCTS

The project is to be fulfilled in two stages:

1. Construction of Fat-producing Combinat

2. Production of oil/fat products (high quality food stuffs on the basis of vegetable and animal fats, ecologically sound processing of oil/fat raw material).

The production is new to the Republic, which is why the demand for finished products (refined vegetable oil, non-packed margarine, cooking and confectionery fats, vegetable fat).

Required investments: USD 20.52 mln. Of this:

- USD 9.288 mln used for completing the construction and purchasing the equipment;

- USD 5.212 mln used for assembly and commissioning of the equipment;

- USD 6.02 mln. Used as net initial capital.

Form of co-operation: joint venture, compensation agreement.

Recoupment time: 5 years.

AGRICULTURE

J1 "Il" Agrocompany
PRODUCTION OF ECOLOGICALLY SOUND GRANULATED FERTILISERS

The project envisages the construction of 13 plants in the territory of the Republic (with capacity of one plant being 21-35.000 t/year) for processing of manure into dry, ecologically sound granulated fertilisers applied on all kinds of soil and for any kinds of agricultural produce.

At present, the enterprise needs to complete construction and commissioning of the following plants:

- 5 top priority plants; required: USD 4.5 mln. Recoupment time: 9 months from the date of line commissioning.

- construction of the second line consisting of 8 plants (one plant includes from 4 to 6 processing lines); required: USD 6.5-7 mln.

The project is among priority trends of activity of non-governmental enterprises of the Republic. "Il" Company is ready for any kinds of co-operation and can ensure privileged supplies of the products in case long-term and large-scale projects.

J2 PO "Tatselkhoztekhnika"
PRODUCTION OF BEET HARVESTING MACHINERY

The goal of the project is to start manufacture of beetroot harvesting machinery of "Franz Kleine" Company (beet harvester, beetroot loader) which will make it possible to apply the four-wheel energy-supplying unit “ť‘-2-280M "Polesye" when harvesting sugar beet under the up-to-date technology of vibrative digging out of beet.

Planned volume of production: 100 units/year.

To implement the project the credit in the amount of USD 10.7 mln is needed for purchasing the completing parts.

J3 PRODUCTION OF HIGH QUALITY FODDERS

The project envisages production of high quality fodders within limited agrobiological terms.

The purchase of fodder-cultures-harvesting E303, E281 machines of "Fortschritt" Company, Germany meeting ecological requirements is needed to implement the project.

Scope of investments required: USD 7.1 mln.

Form of investments: credit NPO "Niva Tatarstana".

J3 SELECTION RESEARCH

The project envisages conducting selection research for selecting and seed-growing of field cultures:

-estimation of flower- and bread-making qualities of the grains;

-estimation of technological qualities of the grains, leguminous and cereals;

-estimation of biochemical qualities of the grains, leguminous and cereals.

Scope of investments required: USD 1.47 mln.

Form of investments: credit.