Investments are planned to be invested in the agricultural sector and timber processing in the region.
On April 27, the head of the region met with a delegation of PJSC AFK Sistema, where a package of promising investment projects was presented, the launch of which is planned in the Omsk region in the near future.
One of the directions is the creation of a woodworking enterprise. According to Nikolai Ivanov, Managing Director for Forest Policy at Segezha Group, it is planned to increase the volume of production at the birch plywood plant to 200 thousand cubic meters of plywood per year. The volume of investments is 15 billion rubles, together with logging. According to experts, the quality of Omsk birch is one of the best in the world.
It should be noted that at the beginning of 2021, Segezha Group became Russia's first manufacturer of CLT panels, an innovative building material for the Russian market that allows the construction of high-rise buildings made of wood. The competitive advantage in terms of production costs allows us to supply CLT panels at competitive prices both to the European market and within Russia.
The agricultural sector is another area in the Omsk region where the management of PJSC AFK Sistema is ready to invest. The issue of the development of crop production and dairy farming in the region was discussed. According to Nikita Melnikov, Senior Investment Director of AFK Sistema, the Omsk Region has a huge potential in terms of the development of the agricultural sector.: "This is a new growth point for our company."
The meeting also agreed on the actions of the two sides to implement projects that have already started in Omsk – the construction of a new modern housing and business development complex and a 4* hotel complex under the COSMOS brand.
"Over the past three years, the Omsk Region has become an advanced region in terms of investment growth. The region ranks third in the country in terms of growth rates. We reached 210 billion rubles of investments over the past "covid" year. This is a high result. But we didn't have enough big investors, particularly in agriculture. Today, the Steppe company has shown interest. Two new modern production projects. They are important to us," the Governor of the Omsk Region summed up the meeting.
It is worth noting the systematic work with investors in the region. Alexander Burkov set the task to create favorable conditions for investors to work. Legislative initiatives and programs have been developed in the region, and investment projects are supported at each stage on a one-stop-shop basis.
The regional operator for investment project support is the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency. The Agency's specialists will help organize negotiations with departments and government agencies on the preparation of the necessary documentation and legal framework for the investment project, provide information on measures of state support for entrepreneurship and tax preferences in the Omsk region. Consultations on investment project support can be obtained by phone: +7(3812)40-80-49.