In order to further implement the "the Belt and Road" initiative and accelerate the pace of international development of conch, from October 28 to November 1, 2017. Gao Dengbang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Conch Group, led Ding Feng, Chief Economist of Conch Group, Fang yuan, Assistant General Manager of Conch Group, and Li Qunfeng, Vice General Manager of Conch Cement , to inspect and guide the Volga Conch Project in Ulyanovsk, Russia. During this period, Gao Dengbang and his delegation visited Governor Morozov of Urumqi, Chairman of the State Government, Mr. Smekalin, and Counsellor Li Jingyuan of the Chinese Embassy in Russia, exchanged in-depth views on coordinating and resolving the preliminary work of the Volga Conch Project and accelerating the construction of the project, and reached broad consensus; He also held an on-site office meeting, visited the on-site staff, listened to the report on the situation, and made clear the focus of the next step.
On the afternoon of the 29th, Chairman Gao Dengbang and his delegation visited Mr. Morozov, Governor of Urumqi, accompanied by Mr. Vasin, General Manager of Urumqi Development Group. Mr. Smekalin, chairman of the Urumqi State Government, was present at the meeting.
Chairman Gao Dengbang Talks with Governor Morozov
Chairman Gao Dengbang first thanked Governor Morozov for his warm reception. After that, Gao Dengbang briefed Governor Morozov on the operation and overseas investment development of Conch Group since this year. When talking about the Volga Conch Project, he pointed out that the Volga Conch Project is not only a key project in Ulyanovsk, but also a key project in the "two river basins", and the leaders of China and Russia attach great importance to it. Since the launch of the project, the governor and his government have given great support and done a lot of work. However, due to various reasons, the project has encountered some difficulties. We hope that the governor and the government of Urumqi will help to coordinate and solve them so as to create conditions for the early start of the project.
Governor Morozov extended a warm welcome to Chairman Gao Dengbang and his delegation. He said that he has always been highly concerned about the construction and development of Conch in Ulyanovsk. The government of Ulyanovsk welcomes Conch to invest and build factories in Ulyanovsk, and will spare no effort to support the Volga Conch Project and strive to build a demonstration project of cooperation between China and Russia. At the same time, Mr. Governor also happily recalled the deep impression left by his visit to Conch Group in June, and introduced the social and economic development of Wuzhou. He hoped that the cement projects invested by Conch Group in Wuzhou would be further expanded and strengthened, and the investment field would be gradually expanded to profile and equipment manufacturing industries.
During the talks, the two sides also exchanged in-depth views on the site selection of the main plant area of the project in the early stage, the financing of the project construction in the later stage and the laying of the special railway line of the project.
On the morning of the 30th, Chairman Gao Dengbang presided over an on-site office meeting in the Volga Conch Conference Room. Li Chunfeng, general manager of Volga Conch, reported on the preliminary work of the project, the next work arrangement and the matters to be coordinated and solved, and other members of the team made supplementary reports.
An on-site office meeting was held in Volga Conch.
After listening to the report, the leaders at the meeting put forward opinions and requirements on the site selection of the main plant area in the early stage of the project, the processing of approval documents, the delisting of mineral resources, the registered capital of the joint venture company, the layout of the general plan and the construction of "three supplies and one leveling" on the site.
Chairman Gao Dengbang made a concluding speech. First of all, he fully affirmed the work done by Volga Conch in the early stage, and thanked everyone for their contributions to the company's overseas expansion. He pointed out that the Volga Conch Project is a major investment project signed at the "Mesopotamia" meeting between China and Russia, and the two governments have paid great attention to it, which is of great significance to the Conch Group's national layout along the "the Belt and Road", the realization of the "13th Five-Year Plan" objectives and the construction of an international industrial group. We must face up to the difficulties and challenges from the strategic height of promoting the sustainable development of the company, and promote the project construction in accordance with the law and regulations by strengthening the contact and communication with the Wuzhou government and the partner development group. The relevant departments and offices shall proceed from the overall situation of the company's development, make concerted efforts to promote the preliminary work of the project according to the on-site deployment made by the company's leaders in October, implement the relevant approval warrants, and strive to meet the conditions for starting construction as soon as possible; While focusing on the existing projects, Volga Conch should also focus on the overall development situation of the 13th Five-Year Plan, base itself on Russia, look at Europe, and actively seek strategic partners to help the Group achieve the goals of the 13th Five-Year Plan.
At the scene of Volga Conch, Chairman Gao Dengbang met with Mr. Smekalin, Chairman of the Urumqi State Government. The two sides had in-depth exchanges and reached consensus on the image publicity of the Volga Conch Project and the pace of project promotion.
Talk to Chairman Smekalin
During the on-site investigation, Chairman Gao and his delegation visited the on-site staff and had a cordial exchange with the on-site Chinese and Russian staff, encouraging them to study hard, work hard, adapt to the working environment as soon as possible, and make contributions to the investment and development of Conch Group in Russia. Chairman Gao also had a detailed understanding of the working and living conditions of employees on the spot, and asked Volga Conch to attach great importance to logistics management, care about employees'lives, strive to improve conditions and do a good job in daily safety management.
On the morning of November 1, Chairman Gao Dengbang and his delegation visited Li Jingyuan, Economic Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Russia. Counsellor Li extended his welcome to Chairman Gao and his delegation. He pointed out that in recent years, the strategic cooperative partnership between China and Russia has continued to deepen, and economic cooperation has been carried out in an all-round way, especially China's increasing investment in Russia, which has effectively promoted the economic and social development of both sides. As a well-known enterprise in China, Conch Group actively responds to the "the Belt and Road" initiative, seizes opportunities and takes the initiative, and its overseas development shows a good momentum. As a conch investor, Russia has broad prospects for the selected project. Although it has encountered some difficulties and resistance, it is only a technical and operational problem. It is believed that it can be completely solved through active communication between the two sides. As the Chinese Embassy in Russia, we will actively coordinate and provide as much help and support as possible to help the project meet the start-up conditions as soon as possible and form benefits as soon as possible. At present, Russia's economy is recovering rapidly, and there will be a large demand for cement building materials in the future. It is hoped that Conch will seize the opportunity and expand its development space in Russia on the basis of careful investigation.
Chairman Gao expressed his heartfelt thanks to Counsellor Li for his warm reception and support in the early stage. He pointed out that the Volga Conch Cement Project is the first project for Conch to enter Europe and Russia, and it is also a project highly valued by both sides at the national level. As an investor, we will spare no effort to promote the project to land as soon as possible. In the early stage of the promotion process, we have received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Russia and the counsellor himself, for which we are deeply grateful! I hope Mr. Counsellor will continue to give strong support to the project and start construction as soon as possible. Conch is confident to seize the historic opportunity of national the Belt and Road initiative and Russian economic recovery, vigorously expand overseas markets, including the Russian market, and build Conch into a more competitive international enterprise group. Chairman Gao warmly invited Mr. Counsellor to give guidance to the headquarters of the Group at his convenience, and Counsellor Li accepted the invitation with great pleasure.
Chairman Gao Dengbang Meets with Public Counsellor Li Jingyuan
Chairman Gao Dengbang and his entourage took a group photo with Li Jingyuan.