Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Pays Working Visit to North Rhine-Westphalia, Meets with CLAAS and Rhenus Logistics Executives

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany Pays Working Visit to North Rhine-Westphalia, Meets with CLAAS and Rhenus Logistics Executives

HARSEWINKEL, DUISBURG, 18-19 June 2020 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany, Dauren Karipov, has paid a working visit to North Rhine-Westphalia.

While in the industrialized federal state, he met with executives of CLAAS and Rhenus Logistics – two companies interested in investing into Kazakhstan’s economy and carrying out joint projects. The discussions focused on the implementation of agreements reached during meetings between President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and the heads of the aforementioned companies, which took place in December 2019 and February 2020.

Talks in Harsewinkel with the newly-appointed member of the Board of CLAAS and Director General of CLAAS Global Sales GmbG, Mr. Christian Radons, centered on the implementation of joint investment projects and the creation of production facilities for high-tech products in Kazakhstan.

At the conclusion of the meeting the Ambassador received a tour of the company’s exhibition venue, which presents the latest model range, from combines and tractors, to agricultural presses and feed-production equipment. During the tour the company’s representatives gave a briefing on the technological solutions that guarantee the operational reliability of CLAAS equipment.

CLAAS was founded in 1913 as a family business. At present the firm is one of the world’s leading producers of agricultural equipment, employing about 11,4 thousand workers worldwide. The company also produces modern IT solutions for the agricultural sector. The annual income for 2019 was 3,9 billion euro. CLAAS is represented in Kazakhstan by the CT Agro distribution network, which sells agricultural technology and provides servicing.

While in Duisburg, Ambassador Karipov met with member of the Board of Rhenus Logistics Michael Wifers and visited the Duisburg intermodal terminal. During the meeting the parties discussed issues related to the development of investment potential and increase of cargo transit volume passing through Kazakhstan’s territory.

Rhenus Logistics was established in 1912 and together with Remondis (waste management and water resource management), Saria (renewable energy resources), and Transdev (public transport management) makes up the Rethmann Group. The company handles logistics for a wide range of sectors, including multimodal air and road cargo, sea transportation, storage and transshipment. Rhenus Logistics has offices in 50 countries and employs 33 thousand people. Annual turnover in 2019 was 5,5 billion euro.

The Kazakh Ambassador also held a meeting with the head of Fuchs Technology Consulting  GmbG Andre Fuchs. The sides discussed issues related to the implementation of joint projects in Kazakhstan, including in mineral extraction and processing. The company’s focus is on improving production efficiency with the help of the latest technological processes and automatization.