New Plant of Siemens in Voronezh Region of Russia

In the Voronezh region of Russia the first stone in the construction of a transformer factory "Siemens" was laid.

The ceremony, which took place in the industrial park "Maslovsky", was attended by Governor of the Voronezh region Alexei Gordeev, Director of the energy transfer of the energy sector department of the concern Siemens AG Duo Nihage and President of Siemens in Russia and Central Asia, Vice President of Siemens AG Dietrich Muller. 

On the place of this symbolic stone in the coming years will be industrial zone including 20-productions.

The plant will be fully integrated into the global technology and manufacturing network, of Siemens and will provide as a minimum of 300 new jobs. The company's products will be implemented in Russia and will go for export.

Voronezh region and Siemens also signed an agreement on cooperation in implementing projects in the sphere of high technologies, including the establishment of electronic government, electronic city, as well as improving energy efficiency.

In addition, the President of Siemens in Russia Dietrich Möller gave Alexei Gordeev certificate of donation from Siemens in the fund assistance to victims of fires in 2010 in the amount of 125 thousand Euro.

The first contract valued at almost 60 million Euro for the products of the future plant  was signed. Siemens has ordered 884 throttle network filters for approximately 5 years, 221 twin engine series 2ES10, whose production for the needs of "Russian Railways will soon be launched in LLC "Ural locomotives" - a joint venture of Siemens and a group Cinara.

On materials of the official site of the Voronezh region http://www.govvrn.ru/wps/portal