As Mr. Nikolay Klochko said at the beginning of the meeting of CNEIC and Sumy Frunze Plant representatives, FRUNZE was the largest local company which employed a large number of Sumy inhabitants. And it is very important for him as the head of region that the company to be in development, enter new markets and stay in the lead as local economic mainstay. Especially that Sumy Frunze engineers can meet the demand of Chinese colleagues who are looking for manufacturers of products for Chinese NPP.
Welcoming the guests, Aleksey Tsymbal, the General Director, mentioned that Sumy Frunze Plant had solid and multi-faceted experience (including production of the equipment for Nuclear Industry) and would take up new challenges with pleasure. “Besides, we are ready not only to supply the products. Our company develops integrated solutions that have been successfully implemented for more than one year. We have all necessary facilities: engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and testing”, - the head of Sumy Frunze Plant said.
Mr. Hao Jianjun, Assistant General Director of CNEIC corporation, said that he had heard about Sumy Frunze Plant before, and was happy to meet the company for himself. “Our company specializes in recent nuclear-powered development and we are interested in Ukrainian partners”, Mr. Jianjun added.
Briefly discussed the possible points of contact, the meeting participants agreed on the need to study in detail the issue as to production of pumping equipment and spare parts. The guests acquired with interest the information on Sumy Frunze engineers’ participation in construction of waste fuel storage facility at Chernobyl NPP. In addition China Nuclear Energy Industry Corporation means to create new generation reactor and the representatives of the company invited specialists of Sumy Frunze Plant to join the putting into practice of this progressive project.
The guests from China visited company’s production facilities as well. They visited the exhibition center where reviewed the history of the company and samples of FRUNZE branded products, workshop No22 focused in production of the equipment for Nuclear Power Plants. Aleksey Tsymbal, General Director of Sumy Frunze Plant, mentioned at the end of the visit: “It is impossible to build business not looking into each other’s eyes. Today meeting is a great opportunity to “build bridges” and lay the basis for mutually beneficial cooperation. We have tried to do this and now we see that this acquainting is interesting both for us and our guests. Therefore, I think that this meeting is not the last one.”
Nikolay Klochko, the Chairman of Sumy Region State Administration, also sees the prospects of cooperation between China and Sumy, so he will promote the development of these relations as best he can. In particular, he plans to organize large-scale presentation of Sumy region in the Embassy of Ukraine in the People’s Republic of China, during of which to unleash the potential of PJSC “Sumy Frunze NPO” as well as other regional enterprises and organizations working in the activities that may be of Chinese colleagues’ interests.