From June 14 to 15, 2017, the governor of Ulyanovsk, Morozov Sergei, led the first deputy governor of Ulyanovsk, Odernov, the assistant governor of Ulyanovsk, Smoloda Yekaterina, and the general manager of Ulyanovsk Development Group, Vasin Sergei, visited Conch Group. Gao Dengbang, Chairman of the Group, led Wu Bin, General Manager of Conch Cement , Ding Feng, Chief Economist of the Group, and Li Qunfeng, Vice General Manager of Conch Cement, warmly received Governor Morozov Sergei and his delegation.
On the afternoon of the 14th, the two sides held a discussion and exchange in the 2307 VIP room of the Conch International Hotel.
Chairman Gao Dengbang, on behalf of the Group, welcomed the visit of Governor Morozov Sergey and thanked Governor Morozov Sergey and leaders at all levels for their support for the Volga Conch Project. He briefly introduced the basic situation of Wuhu City and Conch Group, focusing on Conch's participation in the construction of "the Belt and Road" and the layout of overseas markets. He said that the friendship between China and Russia has a long history and political mutual trust has been deepening. In the process of internationalization, Conch is very optimistic about the Russian market, actively responding to the directive spirit of the state and the Anhui Provincial Government on promoting cooperation between Anhui Province and the Federal District along the Volga River in Russia, and jointly building the Volga Conch Project with Wuzhou Development Group. The project has prominent advantages in location, resources and market. It is believed that with the strong support of the state government and the joint efforts of both partners, the project will be built and developed well. Conch Group will adopt advanced energy-saving and environmental protection technology, excellent equipment, promote project construction with high standards, implement localization strategy, build the project into an overseas benchmark enterprise, strive to put into operation as soon as possible, and make positive contributions to promoting local economic and social development, government tax revenue and employment. Conch is very willing to strengthen economic and trade exchanges with Ulyanovsk, constantly broaden the areas of cooperation and upgrade the level of cooperation.
Governor Morozov Sergei thanked Conch Group for its warm reception and thoughtful arrangements, and introduced the investment environment and the development of major industries in Ulyanovsk. He said that during the visit, he had a deeper understanding of the conch situation, the production scale and technology of conch cement were world-class, the management team was excellent, the factory was clean and environmentally friendly, which was impressive, and he was full of confidence in the cooperation between the two sides. The Volga Conch Project is one of the important achievements in response to the call of the Chinese and Russian governments to expand the economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two river basins. The state government attaches great importance to it and will continue to support the construction of the project, create a good environment and conditions, accelerate the implementation of the project, strive to complete and put into operation before 2019, and present a great gift for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. Ulyanovsk has a good industrial foundation, convenient transportation, and relatively developed automobile manufacturing and metal processing industries. It is hoped that the two sides will further expand cooperation in various fields on the basis of cooperation in the Volga Conch Project, promote the development of cooperation to a higher level and achieve win-win progress.
After the symposium, Chairman Gao Dengbang was interviewed by Ulyanovsk State Television Station on project investment, engineering construction and localization strategy.
Earlier, accompanied by the company's leaders, Governor Morozov Sergei and his delegation visited the exhibition hall of Conch Group and inspected the Conch Energy-saving Equipment Manufacturing Base and the production line of Wuhu Conch Cement Company.
Balabanov Olek, Deputy General Manager of Urumqi Development Group, Tong Nansong, Deputy General Manager of Volga Conch Joint Venture, Gilshenk Antong, Press Secretary of Ulyanovsk State, and Li Chunfeng, General Manager of Volga Conch, also participated in the above activities.