On June 17, at the Kazan Kremlin Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, permanent members of the Security Council, heads of ministries and departments, territorial bodies of federal agencies and Tatarstan enterprises took part in the meeting of the Security Council of Tatarstan.

The meeting considered and approved programme of Tatarstan petrochemical complex development for 2015-2019.

Opening the meeting, Minnikhanov reminded that it is the fourth programme for the development of petrochemical complex in the republic until 2019 established under the Strategy of socio-economic development of Tatarstan until 2030.

"Tatarstan State Council has approved the strategy, and it is the main working document for the next 15 years. The petrochemical complex and machinery have been identified the main points of economic growth," Interim Tatarstan President said.

He reminded that the strategy for the fuel and energy complex of Tatarstan until 2030 has also been adopted. “These are very important links without which the petrochemical complex development program can not be implemented," the leader of the republic pointed out.

Director of Tatneftekhiminvest Holding Rafinat Yarullin introduced the main provisions of the programme for 2015-2019. According to the programme, tasks of production modernization, creation of innovation infrastructure, reduction of harm on the environment, security, improvement of energy and resource efficiency, productivity increase are put for all sectors of the petrochemical complex.

Tasks related to maintaining the level of oil production using efficient technologies, involvement in development of extra-viscous and shale oil resources, and others are also set.

In general, Minnikhanov approved the presented program. He paid particular attention to the need to search for new directions of the chemical industry development and greater integration of production and research.