OREANDA-NEWS. June 05, 2014. An annual meeting of the shareholders of JSC "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod", which is part of the JSC TATNEFT’s Petrochemical Complex, was held. It was attended by Anvar Vakhitov, Director of "Tatneft-Neftekhim” Management Company, Yulia Voronina, Administration Chief Adviser of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Idar Gareev, Executive Committee Head of Nizhnekamsk City, Rinat Shayakhmetov, Executive Director of "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod", shareholders and their representatives.

The participants of the meeting approved the annual report and annual financial statements for 2013. The meeting elected a new Board of Directors composed of Rinat Nurutdinov - Deputy Head of Finance Department of JSC TATNEFT, Rinat Biktimerov, Rafat Kiyamov - Operational Planning Office Head of “Tatneft-Neftekhim" Management Company, Rustam Khisamov - Head of Securities Office of JSC TATNEFT’s Property Department, Rinat Shayakhmetov - Executive Director of "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod", Zagit Sharafeev, Khamza Bagmanov - Deputy General Director for Strategic Development of "Generation Company".

JSC "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod" is one of the largest Russian companies producing carbon black, which is a component used in rubber manufacturing improving its durability and resistance to abrasion.

There are 421 persons employed by the Company today with 40% of young people. The average age of the employees is 40 years.

JSC "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod" produced 108.9 thousand tons of carbon black in 2013, of which 59% were shipped to the tire manufacturing factories of JSC TATNEFT, 29% were exported, 12% were sold in the Russian Federation. The geography of the carbon black supplies included 16 countries in 2013; the main ones were Turkey and Poland. The product range output in 2013 included 14 grades of carbon black.

The products of the Joint Stock Company have been certified according to the international ISO 9001:2008 quality system.

The work is continued at the enterprise to modernize production, reconstruction and technical re-equipment and power utilities revamping. 92 million rubles have been allocated for investment projects.

The main aspects of the social program are reflected in the Collective Agreement of JSC "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod". The obligations stipulated in the Collective Agreement were fully implemented.

The issues of the production safety, labor and environment protection are under the intense control of the Company’s management. The amount of more than 14 million rubles was spent in 2013 for implementation of environmental protection measures.

Anvar Vakhitov, Director of “Tatneft-Neftekhim" Management Company, thanked in his speech the staff of the Company for the stable operation, congratulated the Employees on the occasion of their professional  Chemists Day and the 30th anniversary of the enterprise, as well as outlined the challenges facing the company in 2014.

The shareholders’ meeting approved the related party transactions.
JSC "BF-Audit" was approved as the Auditor of the Company.

Rinat Nurutdinov, Deputy Head of the Finance Department of JSC TATNEFT was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Nizhnekamsktekhuglerod" at the meeting of the Board of Directors held after the general shareholders meeting.