During the working visit to the concrete plant "Beraz" the Governor was informed on how the production of reinforced concrete products is expanding in Kostroma nowadays.
During the meeting Vadim Kozyrev, the plant manager, emphasized that today the volume of construction works is growing both in the Kostroma region and all over the country. In this regard, there is a great demand to increase the supply of main construction materials, cement in particular. Launching a cement plant would improve the construction capacities of the Kostroma region, and would also be in demand for constructors from other regions.
"Nowadays, of course, we do not have enough cement. We get cement from Lipetsk, Belgorod, Stary Oskol, Mordovia. It is easier in winter. But in summer it is very difficult to supply cement. We pay for all supplies two months in advance, and it is about 60 million rubles, which we always set aside for this purpose. And now in the Kostroma region there is a place where it is possible to build a cement plant, which has the necessary raw material supply - Soligalich", - said Vadim Kozyrev.
Governor Sergey Sitnikov emphasized that the construction of cement plant in the Kostroma region is one of the important aspects of development of the construction industry in this area. The administration of Soligalich district is working out the prospects of such production with a foreign investor. The project realization will become possible when the local municipality receives gas supplies.
"At the end of this year - early next year, the gas supplies will definitely arrive. Colleagues from Soligalich have been talking to representatives of one of the southeastern countries about becoming an investor. I have a proposal, if they don't agree, it would be a good idea for our constructors to cooperate and launch a cement plant together. The most ideal scenario for me would be for Kostroma residents to act as investors, first of all, those who are involved in building materials and construction. I ask you to work out and calculate the annual consumption of all our industry-specific enterprises. All information should be collected. If foreign investors do not join us, we should start cooperating ourselves, start with minimum volumes for our needs with further transition to industrial volumes," the governor emphasized.
The plant manager and the Governor also discussed the possibility of granting land for the construction of housing for the employees of the company on preferential terms.
