Kaluga Region and Berlin-Pharma: at New Stage of Development
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№01–02 / 2016 Go to page key projects: New Silk Road CONTENTS VESTNIK # 01-02 THE REGION’S ECONOMY. 2016 RESULTS. 2016 FORECASTS INTERVIEW EcONOMY HIGH POTENTial PROJECTS 6. ALEXEY LaPTEV 10. INVESTMENTS 50. PANasONic AND KRAFTWAY First Deputy Governor of Kaluga Region: 12. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE ‘Transform risks into opportunities’ 51. TANDETRON ChaRGED PARTiclES 13. INDUSTRial PRODUCTION BREakdOWN AccELERATOR 14. RaTINgs 35. SALAVAT KUTUSHEV Director General of Kaluga International Airport: 56. NEW CLUSTER IN KalUga REgiON EVENTS ‘We are happy offering world-class service’ 16. EVENTS 2015 24. AGREEMENTS 2015 37. RUSLAN SMOLENSKY Deputy Governor of Kaluga Region: KEY PROJECTS ‘Construction of the Southern Bypass Road and reconstruction of M3 are two key road construction 34. KalUga INTERNATIONal AIRPORT: projects’ DEVELOpmENT STagES AND TRENds 36. RECONSTRUCTION OF M3 UkRaiNE HIGHWAY 41. VLADIMIR NESTERENKO 37. SOUTHERN BYpass ROad Director General of Niarmedik Group: ‘Niarmedik, 100% Russian-made’ 38. NEW Silk ROad 40. KEY GOal: GET EffECTIVE RUssiaN-MadE MEdiciNES TO THE MARKET 43. GEOrgY ROTOV 42. AUTOMOTIVE DIGEST Director General of Continental Kaluga LLC: ‘New opportunities under the new conditions’ 46. BUsiNEss SUppORT AfiEld PUBLISHED BY KALUGA NEWS AGENCY SINCE 2010 Director – Larisa CHUVIKOVA +7 (910) 860-35-43, [email protected] Editor – Tatiana ANTIPOVA +7 (910) 609-74-21, [email protected] Advertising – Elena BOCHENKOVA +7 (910) 915-00-58, [email protected] PUBLICATION OF THE MINISTRY All rights to information and photo materials and the logo of Kaluga Region FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT belong to the Agency for Regional Development of Kaluga Region: 41 bldg.2 Dzerzhinskogo St., Kaluga, 248001 Russia OF KALUGA REGION Tel.: +7 (4842) 27-87-85, 27-87-86, arrko.ru 3 EDITOR’S WORD Numerous troubles the Russian economy faced in 2015 came as an efficient ‘stress test’ for businessmen and government management teams. Complicated as it was with the plummeting Russian ruble and economic sanctions, new growth opportunities opened up. Today the key focus is placed on the development and support of competitive Russian manufacturers. Only products that are in highest demand, high-quality services and promising developments will remain in the market. The annual results of Kaluga region have demonstrated that the selected development strategy enables the region both to keep up its development pace and to implement new high- potential projects. In this Vestnik the leaders of the region’s largest companies and the regional administration will share their views on the results of the past year and their expectations of this year. 5 INTERVIEW TRANSFORM RISKS INTO OPPORTUNITIES ? Alexey LAPTEV, First Deputy Governor of Kaluga region manufacturers entered new sales and supply markets. As for foreign companies, Mr. Laptev Mr. Laptev, according to experts over 100 large foreign manufacturers talked to us the year 2015 was rather a challenge operate in various branches of the about new to the Russian economy. On region’s economy. Some of them have the one hand, several foreign seen their domestic sales plunge, e.g. developments markets were shut off as a result the companies of the region’s automotive and new of international developments cluster. Obviously, a demand drop has had forcing the Russian economy to a large impact on the region’s car plants. openings that However, due to their high localization lean on its own resources. On are expected level the car manufacturers managed not the other hand, dropping fuel in the regional to cross the line where shutting the plant prices and foreign shares in would be more reasonable than carrying economy this Russian regional manufactures on working. With resilience they have year. pose a threat to further economic built up, the cluster’s 27 automotive development. In your opinion, did component manufacturers have the time the region’s economy face more needed to adapt to the new circumstances. risks or opportunities in 2015? The plants are now researching export opportunities for their products. I would say that last year we managed Volkswagen and Peugeot-Citroen- to transform risks into opportunities and Mitsubishi are negotiating a special intend to carry on doing so. Shutting off investment contract with the region’s of the markets is a good example. Instead Ministry for Economic Development. of losing their markets, Kaluga region’s With the contract, the companies will 6 INTERVIEW launch SKD assembly of new car models and export them without losing their Uniquely, the pharmaceutical cluster in import benefits for components. The automotive component manufacturers Kaluga region develops both its produc- have already started to export their products to foreign markets, e.g. Fuyao tion facilities and research centers. As and Continental are exporting car glass and car tires, respectively. It has become you may know, Kaluga State University evident by now that the Kaluga region’s automotive cluster has managed and the National Nuclear Research Uni- to survive and open new promising opportunities. versity of Moscow Institute of Engineer- However some growing markets do not have to get scared of any border ing and Physics have significantly ex- closures. In our region that holds true of the pharmaceutical branch. panded their pharmaceutical training. The pharmaceutical cluster in Kaluga region is growing intensively now. A technology park is being constructed Obviously, it has much lower sales than the automotive cluster, but in terms of in Obninsk. The investments we are now growth the pharmaceutical cluster is ahead of all other branches. This year making in this field will over 2 to 3 years three large production facilities have already been launched: Novo-Nordisk, yield us a competitive advantage com- Niarmedic Plus and AstraZeneca. Total investments into those projects pared with other competing regions. under the investment agreements are estimated at RUR 25.9 billion. efficiently and, secondly, the current standards of high-quality development. As regards investments, have economic instability has little effect on Uniquely, the pharmaceutical cluster investment activities in the investments, which are made under in Kaluga region develops both its region become less intensive over the existing agreements. production facilities and research the past year? Where are projects centers. As you may know, Kaluga standing, which have not reached State University and the National their production phase yet? Are Kaluga region is one of the few Nuclear Research University of Moscow there any projects, which will not regions with a rather diversified Institute of Engineering and Physics be implemented? economy. What branches are, have significantly expanded their in your opinion, drivers of the pharmaceutical training. A technology Obviously, the region is getting less region’s economy? park is being constructed in Obninsk. investment projects. Investors are The investments we are now making going through a transition period when Industry remains at the core of in this field will over 2 to 3 years yield they are working on new strategies our economy. Any linking of our us a competitive advantage compared of how to distribute their money. development to oil price fluctuations with other competing regions. For Investors choose to invest less in some is not fair. The little oil we have is example, with our support OFK-Kardio fields while in other fields a demand for brought to Kaluga region from other has gone the whole way from a small- investment projects is higher than their regions. Our industry is doing much scale laboratory to a developer of offer such as agriculture, lightweight better. The region has 2,747 industrial unique substances and pharmaceutical construction materials, logistics, etc. plants, which account for 33.8% of GRP. tests. We expect to launch 2 to 3 new In 2015 18 new investment agreements The industry paid RUR 34 billion to the pharmaceuticals in the market every were made for a total amount of RUR regional consolidated budget in taxes year. 17 billion. Over RUR 23.5 billion was and other non-tax revenues. The region’s agricultural invested in the region’s economy What branches are the drivers of the manufacturers have demonstrated under the existing agreements. These region’s economy depends on how you a significant output growth of 9%. investments provided for 1,800 new look at it. In terms of industrial output That is a good result compared with industrial jobs and 9 new plants. the leading place will be occupied by other branches. In the past year the With these figures included, since manufacture of vehicles with a share of agricultural companies manufactured 2006 a total amount of RUR 452.6 around 35% to be followed by the food products for RUR 35 billion. billion has been invested in the industry (15%), electric machinery and region’s economy under the existing metal works. agreements. 73% of the declared I would rather define the term ‘driver’ Have the import phaseout amounts is already driving the as an industry setting the development programs brought any results in economic growth in Kaluga region. That pace such as the pharmaceutical the agriculture yet? means, that, firstly, our investment industry and agriculture. The agreements are implemented quite pharmaceutical industry is setting the Recently I have seen products of 7 INTERVIEW Agro-Invest’s greenhouses on sale. That means that our people will be buying We intend to revise our system cucumbers, tomatoes and greenery grown in our region. I see no pending of financial and non-financial support, food shortages. That holds true of dairy and meat products, too. too. A high demand has been registered Kaluga region has been ranked first in Russia in terms of dairy output growth for support to receive loans. (+14% by agricultural companies). That growth was achieved after several new Our objective is to help each small dairy farms were launched. Beef production has a high growth business find the right credit rate, too.