Construction begins at the Green Valley site

Tatneft began building a methionine plant in Tatarstan on 21st August 2026, alongside Chinese partners. The project occupies a new site in the Green Valley special economic zone. Planned investment totals approximately 130 billion roubles, with most financing expected from concessional loans approved with support from the government of Russia. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev attended the construction launch ceremony. Construction launch and financing.

The plant is intended to produce DL-methionine, an amino acid used in animal feed. Patrushev expected the new capacity to satisfy domestic methionine demand and support exports of products with higher added value. These were objectives for future production. The project forms part of the national programme for technological support of food security; other amino-acid production is also planned at Green Valley.

Tatneft
Tatneft

An expanded industrial zone in Nizhnekamsk

Green Valley had expanded before the construction ceremony. On 20th July, the government announced an additional 374 hectares in Tatarstan’s Nizhnekamsk district under a decree signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak outlined eight proposed projects involving biotechnology, petrochemicals and further processing of raw materials. The planned industrial products included:

  • vitamins and animal-feed additives;
  • microbial protein;
  • raw materials for polyethylene terephthalate;
  • caustic soda, synthetic hydrochloric acid and aluminium chloride.

The eight projects were expected to attract approximately 300 billion roubles by 2035 and create more than 1,800 jobs. Those forecasts covered the expanded zone’s proposed developments together. Green Valley’s original 227-hectare site had been established in 2025 in the Zainsk district, with biotechnology as its focus. The July expansion.

Typical Tatarstan landscape
Typical Tatarstan landscape

Infrastructure commitments through 2029

An additional agreement for the new site subsequently set out commitments for engineering and transport infrastructure. By 5th August, Tatarstan’s economy ministry had confirmed that at least 50 billion roubles would be invested in Green Valley infrastructure through 2029. Financing was to come from the republic’s budget and sources outside the budget. The agreement implemented the government’s expansion decision and defined the new site’s boundaries.

The document also distributed responsibilities among project participants. Deputy Economic Development Minister Svyatoslav Sorokin identified infrastructure development, land arrangements and support for future residents as the practical work following approval of the expansion. Tatarstan Economy Minister Midkhat Shagiakhmetov said the participants’ common task was to fulfil their obligations so investors could proceed with their plans on the new territory. These commitments concerned the wider industrial site’s development. Infrastructure agreement.

Milestones
Milestones