TECNIMONT (MAIRE) hosts Local Value Shared Growth Forum in Kazakhstan
- Around 700 participants and more than 500 Kazakh companies attended the forum.
- The event focused on engaging local suppliers for the Silleno Petrochemical Complex.
- A four-year Development Plan was launched to train 60 students and recent graduates, with top performers offered roles at TECNIMONT’s local branch and other MAIRE offices.
- MAIRE presented its global procurement platform and ran workshops on vendor registration and qualification processes.
Event
TECNIMONT and Sinopec Shanghai Engineering Corporation (SSEC) held the Local Value Shared Growth Forum in Atyrau, sponsored by SILLENO, drawing roughly 700 participants and more than 500 local companies plus representatives from local authorities and the organising firms.
Project focus
The forum concentrated on engaging Kazakh businesses for major regional projects, notably the Silleno Petrochemical Complex, with the stated aim of enhancing Kazakhstan’s industrial capabilities and supporting sustainable development.
Procurement and skills measures
Programme elements included targeted workshops, seminars and networking sessions, introduction of MAIRE’s global procurement platform, and guidance on vendor registration and qualification to facilitate supplier participation in current Kazakh projects.
Workforce development
Organisers launched a four-year Development Plan for 60 future engineers drawn from students and recent graduates at Kazakh universities; the programme combines technical training and soft-skills development and offers top performers employment opportunities at TECNIMONT’s local branch and other MAIRE offices.
Leadership comment
Alessandro Bernini, CEO of MAIRE, said: “With operations in 50 countries, MAIRE's supply chain serves as a key driver of the group's international expansion and advancement. The ICV programs are designed not only to engage the local supply chain through procurement of materials and services but also to enhance human resources, promoting economic development and generating employment opportunities for the local workforce”.
Source: Tecnimont