Prime Minister Askar Mamin tests first Kirovets tractor manufactured in Kazakhstan

photo: Nariman Murzabayev

With the support of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the first plant for the production of Kirovets energy-saturated tractors was opened on the territory of the Kostanay Industrial Zone in the Kostanay region. The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Askar Mamin

When the plant reaches its design capacity, it is planned to produce up to 700 tractors per year. About 500 jobs will be created in production and 700 – in related industries. The localization level will gradually be brought to 50% by 2025

The new enterprise mainly employs young people who have recently graduated from the technical faculties of Kazakhstani universities

Before starting work, the engineering staff of the plant will undergo training on the conveyors of the Petersburgsky Tractorny Zavod

This tractor is very popular and is the best-selling product of all energy-saturated tractors. It is a market leader. The sales level exceeds 50%

According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, about 1,600 tractors the annual demand for Kirovets tractors

Signing of an agreement on the entry of PTZ JSC into the authorized capital of the Kostanay Tractor Plant. The strategic document was signed by the President of the Association of Kazakhstan Auto Business Andrey Lavrentiev and the Director of PTZ Sergey Serebryakov

Within the framework of the working trip, the prime minister visited the Kostanay-MBI LLP house-building factory, where he examined the products being manufactured – wall panels, foundation blocks, floor slabs, staircases, etc. The company produces materials that allow for the construction of 70 thousand square meters of living space per year

During a visit to the Bolshevichka production cooperative, Prime Minister Askar Mamin was shown the assortment of manufactured products

Bolshevichka production cooperarive is the only large enterprise in the light industry of the region that produces textile goods. The main activity is the production of garments of various assortments, including: school uniforms, uniforms for the power structures of the republic, special clothes for oilmen, gas workers, railway workers, medical workers, etc.

Today the company employs 250 people. The factory actively interacts with educational institutions of the region. Young specialists, as well as the unemployed from the Labor Exchange, after special training find jobs at the enterprise. The average salary is 90-100 thousand tenge

The prime minister of Kazakhstan visited the production site and got acquainted with the activities of the factory

Bolshevichka factory in Kostanay factory is one of the oldest enterprises in Kazakhstan, founded in 1941 on the basis of a factory evacuated from Kherson. There is a small museum where you can learn about the history of the enterprise

For the 9 months of 2019, Bolshevichka produced over 29 thousand pieces of clothing. The company's products are sold not only in the market of Kazakhstan, but also supplied to Russia