RUSSIAN + CIS NEWS
Alexander Ostashov, Editor Fastener, Adhesives, Tools and… Magazine
www.fastinfo.ru
Protective measure comes into force
March 2011 the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “About the Special Protective Measure Regarding Fasteners” came into action.
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ccording to this document, a special duty equal to US$282.4 per tonne is applied for the period of 3 years to the following fasteners, imported to the Russian customs territory and falling under classification codes FEACC TEACHSUP 7318 15 810 0, 7318 15 890 0, 7318 15 900 9, 7318 16 910 9, 7318 16 990 0, 7318 21 000 9:
• Threaded bolts from ferrous metals with hexagon or square head and/or nib and/or square shoulder with exterior thread diameter 6mm through 30mm (except bolts with additional elements of construction, flange, clamp and/or pointed end of the core).
• Hexagon nuts from ferrous metals with inner diameter 5mm through 30mm (except nuts with additional elements of construction, flange, clamp and domed nuts).
• Single-turn spring washers from ferrous metals with diameter from 6mm through 42mm. The resolution requires the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation together with the Federal Antimonopoly
Service to analyse the fastener market and to provide its results to the government of the Russian Federation annually throughout the validity period of the special protective measure.
New stage in development of Russian automotive market
The next decade will see a new stage in the development of the Russian motor-car market, with plans not only for considerable growth in sales volume but also improvements in the quality of vehicles in the market. So runs the Strategy of Development of the Russian Automobile Industry.
he members of the 14th Annual Russian Automobile Forum in Moscow discussed the methods and possible problems
in realising such ambitious plans. The largest industrial event, organised by Adam Smith Conferences, gathered top- management of automotive companies, component producers, authorities and independent experts. According to the Strategy of Development of the Russian Automobile Industry for the period up to 2020, in ten years the annual volume of cars sold in
the country will grow 30% in comparison to 2008, up to 3.6 million units. The proportion of citizens with private vehicles will grow from 226 to 363 out of a thousand people. The current production capacity of Russian enterprises is not enough to fulfil the Strategy 2020, which is why the government plans
to increase the market by means of foreign assembling productions, located in Russia. At the end of 2010 the rules for automotive assembly in Russia were sharply hardened. The government raised minimum
production volume for foreign producers to 350,000 cars per year – otherwise they will face increased duties on imported components. Those changes have caused two problems. Firstly, 350,000 is a very high production volume. For reference, the capacity of the
Autoframos plant (Renault in Moscow) is 160,000 cars per year. The Ford plant in Vsevolozhsk produces 125,000 cars, the Volkswagen/ Skoda plant in Kaluga assembles 150,000 cars. In this context the companies are deciding to create joint ventures. According to the ministry of economic development and trade six agreements for work under the new regime have already been signed. The other problem is the rather low quality of home-produced components. For foreign cars produced in Russia not to differ significantly from their “real” counterparts in other markets a quantum leap has to occur in the component industry as well. If the plans find realisation, in 2020 up to 88% of cars on the Russian market will be Russian-made. In 2008 the figure was 52%. While the potential for growth in Russian consumer purchasing power remains rather vague, the car producers look at the Russian market with optimism.
Würth North-West revives logistic project
Würth North-West, subsidiary of the German Würth Group, has defrosted its project to construct a logistics and stocking complex in the Leningradskaya Region costing more than 13 million euros.
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he distributor of fasteners, construction consumables and tools also plans to double its retail trade network to more than 20 outlets in the North-West Region. Galina Vasilyeva, the general director of Würth North-West, announced that the company was reviving logistics and warehousing complex in Shushary village. “We have defrosted the project and started master-planning. We plan to see the
new complex in operation by the beginning of 2013”. The company had announced the project before the economic crisis, but decided to suspend it.
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 69 May 2011
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