Schaeffler has inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in Russia. The Schaeffler Group will deliver high-quality products to domestic and overseas automobile manufacturers and the railway industry from its new production plant in Ulyanovsk.

Production at the new plant is based on the Schaeffler Group's high worldwide occupational safety and environmental protection standards. The plant is currently producing clutches and manual transmission components on two production lines, and the production of tapered roller bearings for use in the ‘Sapsan' and ‘Lastotschka' electric trains is set to begin at the end of 2014.

Sergey Morozov, Governor of the Ulyanovsk region, had this to say: "A new manufacturing facility is not only a new industrial complex, it also creates new jobs, which is especially important for our region."

The manufacturing facility currently has over 100 employees with a total of around 300 jobs planned. Schaeffler also places immense value on the training and specialist expertise of its employees: Many have already attended training courses at Schaeffler plants in Germany, France, Hungary, Slovakia, and Great Britain.

Dietmar Heinrich, CEO Europe at Schaeffler, said: "The opening of the new plant in Ulyanovsk will strengthen our company's position on the Russian market. Local production allows us to get closer to our customers and to consumers in Russia, and thus to respond as fast as possible to the demands of the market."
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