OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2011. Journalists of federal, regional, republican and local media made a familiarization media tour of the tire manufacturing facilities of TATNEFT, reported the press-centre of TATNEFT.

"Tatneft-Neftekhim" Management Company arranged a presentation of the tire manufacturing factories and "Kama" Scientific and Technical Center in the framework of activities timed to mark the International Year of Chemistry.

As of today the Nizhnekamsk tire manufacturing facilities of TATNEFT are a dynamically developing and socially-oriented complex focusing on yielding the products of highly competitiveness. TATNEFT Company has invested more than USD 1 billion in its development over the last decade. There have been successfully implemented projects of radial passenger car tires production under the new KAMA EURO brand; construction of a new rubber mixing line; reconstruction of the factory's mass tires assembling lines and machinery equipment of "TATNEFT-YARPOLIMERMASH"; as well as modernization of the production facilities of "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod". The largest investment project in the last few years, having no analogues either in Russia, or CIS countries, has been the construction of the "Nizhnekamsk solid steel cord design tire factory" and its commissioning in 2009.

Representatives of the media made a tour of the Company's tire manufacturing complex. As of today, "Tatneft-Neftekhim" Management Company being a part of TATNEFT's petrochemical complex unites the facilities that provide a complete cycle of manufacturing and selling the tire products. Currently, the tire manufacturing facilities of TATNEFT produce more than 150 tire types and models: passenger cars, agricultural, truck and light truck tires, as well as solid steel cord tires under a unique German technology of Continental Company.

The products of TATNEFT's tire complex are exported to 37 countries and the company delivers them to the largest automakers in Russia and CIS countries. International quality management system ISO 9001 has been introduced at all enterprises of the complex. A worthy products' quality has been confirmed by the international URS certification which allows supplying tires not only to export markets, but also to the assembly facilities of the largest motor vehicle makers.

Due to the high quality of its products "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod" has been also brought to the international level and now it produces 13 grades of carbon black in compliance with the requirements of ISO 9001 international quality system.

One of the priorities of the tire manufacturing complex of TATNEFT is environmental responsibility. Over the past decade the Company has implemented a large set of measures in the field of industrial safety and environmental protection. The environmental programs of "Nizhnekamskshina" have been among the best in Russia in recent years. The fully implemented environmental management system complies with the requirements of ISO 14001 international standard, while victories in the Republican "EcoLeader" contest and the All-Russian contest "Leader of the nature protection activities in Russia" confirm the high effectiveness of this work.

During the press conference the journalists discussed with the management of the tire manufacturing complex of TATNEFT the state of the domestic tire industry, development prospects of the Company's tire manufacturing facilities, as well as the issues of environmental safety and social policy.