Rustem Khamitov examined Chinese tractors to be produced in Blagoveshchensk

UFA, 7 March 2018. /Bashinform News Agency/. During a working trip to Blagoveshchensk, the Head of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov inspected models of tractors by the Chinese Shifeng company, which are planned to be produced in the municipality.

The company's management displayed four types of tractors of different capacities on the square in front of the regional administration building, and told about their plans for a tractor plant construction in the Blagoveshchensk district. The head of the republic personally tested the equipment, and also inquired about the issues of components production localization.

Recall that the Government of Bashkortostan signed an agreement with the Chinese Shifeng company at the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi, which intends to invest about 6 billion rubles in the creation of the plant in Blagoveshchensk. According to the document, it is planned to produce up to 20 thousand tractors a year at this facility. Over 500 jobs will be created in the monocity.