On March 25 during his working trip to Kazan, Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev visited new plant ZAO “KAPO-Composit” producing units for civil aviation.

Russian Prime Minister was accompanied by Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Vice-Premier of Russian Government Arkady Dvorkovich, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, President of United Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Pogosyan.

Mikhail Pogosyan presented facilities of the enterprise.

Dmitry Medvedev were told about main production stages.

ZAO “KAPO-Composit” opened by United Aircraft Corporation will produce units made of composite materials for Russian and foreign aircrafts.

The amount of investments in plant construction made 3.5 billion roubles. The programme of work for foreign customers is being realized in cooperation with an Austrian company FACC AG.

The first production stage was launched in July 2013.

“We use technologies that help us providing competitiveness of our produce at domestic and international markets. This is a high-tech production of units made of composite materials,” Mikhail Pogosyan said.

The guests also looked around the exhibition of enterprises producing aircraft equipment.