Apro will protect the interests of domestic manufacturers of HVAC equipment. Association of radiator manufacturers (apro) Association of Russian manufacturers of heating radiators companies

The Association of Clusters and Technoparks of Russia has summed up the results of the V National Rating of Innovation Areas in 2019. The industrial technopark of engineering, climatic systems and electronics (IKSEL), located on the territory of the Vladimir region, entered the top-leaders of the list, which includes 41 technoparks and nanotechnological centers from 22 regions.

The rating is conducted annually in order to identify and replicate the best management practices and assess the contribution of technoparks to the development of the high-tech sector of the country's economy. Technopark "IKSEL" located on the territory of the Vladimir region has been participating in the rating for the fourth year in a row. Like last year, the technopark ranks first in terms of labor productivity. According to the indicator " Economic activity of residents of the Technopark "IKSEL ranked 7th in the S2 sub-index. And in the category "Adequate level of efficiency of the Technopark functioning" was recognized as the best in terms of indicator.

Technoparks were assessed according to 22 indicators, divided into 5 groups (sub-indices): S1 - “Innovative activity of technopark residents”, S2 - “Economic activity of technopark residents”, S3 - “Activity efficiency management company technopark ”, S4 -“ Investment attractiveness of the technopark ”and S5 -“ Information openness of the technopark and contribution to sustainable development ”.

“The Association has been conducting the National Rating of Technoparks with the support of leading experts for five years. During this time, it has become a powerful analytical tool, recognized by both the authorities and the business community. The rating not only makes it possible to identify and replicate the best practices for managing technoparks, but is also an indicator of the development of the best technoparks in the country.

The rating results show that technoparks are turning from unprofitable infrastructure facilities operating only with the participation of the state into sites attractive to private investors with effective business models. The high growth dynamics of the residents of technoparks - the rating participants shows that technoparks are one of the most effective tools for the development of the high-tech sector of the Russian economy ", - noted Director of the Association of Clusters and Technoparks of Russia Andrey Shpilenko.

On the initiative of the Rusklimat trade and production holding in the city of Kirzhach, Vladimir Region, on October 4, 2014, the first Russian industrial technopark of engineering climatic systems and electronics IKSEL was opened, bringing together the largest manufacturers of climate, heating and ventilation equipment.

Technopark residents are high-tech enterprises full cycle with deep automation, high level production localization and a multi-stage quality control system:

plant for the production of aluminum, bimetallic and steel panel radiators heating of the industrial group Royal Thermo;
the production branch of the Izhevsk Thermal Engineering Plant (IZTT);
production association VentEngMach;
federal distribution center TPH "Rusklimat";
management company IPG Clima.

The production base of the resident plants served as the basis for the creation of the Center for Import Substitution of Climate and thermal equipment... The total production volume exceeded 11 million units of finished products per year. More than 1,500 jobs have been created.

In 2020, the number of technopark employees will exceed 3 thousand people, and the production volume will reach the target: 30 million units of finished products.

“It is important for us to develop the economy so that the living environment in the Vladimir region is at the level of capital cities and megalopolises. And we have everything to achieve our goals. In partnership with Rusklimat, we have created a high-tech, investment-attractive, and, importantly, a domestic innovative structure that is not inferior to any foreign one. And pThe results of the national rating have once again confirmed that the vector of development we have set is correct and effective. Every year we increase the quality of the services provided by the technopark, we are working to improve the infrastructure and quality of life. However, we still have room to move and grow. If5 years ago, one of the main tasks before us was to increase the level of localization of production, thento date, the share of Russian components is more than 99% "- notes general manager LLC Industrial Platforms Clima Group (IKSEL) Pyotr Smirnov.

Note that the performance indicators presented in the National Ranking of Technoparks were used to develop criteria for the competitive selection of technoparks to receive subsidies from national project“Small and Medium Business and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives”, implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

The Trade and Production Holding "Rusklimat" received a request from the acting. Head of the Kirzhach District with a request for assistance in resolving the issue of replacing heating systems in the Central District Hospital.

Kirzhachskaya CRH serves not only local residents, but also residents of neighboring settlements: Gorkinskoye, Kiprevskoye, Pershinskoye and Filippovskoye. In total, more than 47 thousand adults and children.

Global renovation is planned in one of the hospital buildings - two-story building tuberculosis and palliative departments. Patients with infectious diseases and those in need of symptomatic care, including the prevention and treatment of pain, are treated here. The hospital's chief physician, Ivan Zhadayev, says that the issue of replacing heating systems has been around for a long time, but insufficient funding has affected. Therefore, in solving this problem, he turned to the Council people's deputies and the administration of the municipality of the district, and those, in turn, with a request to the public.

TPH "Rusklimat" provided gratuitous support to the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of Higher Education "Kirzhachskaya District Hospital" in ensuring the replacement of heating systems. Bimetallic heating radiators were supplied to the Central District Hospital.

Now repairs are underway at the Kirzhach regional hospital. The work must be completed within 10 days before the start heating season... By this time, the institution will open updated departments. They will begin to admit patients at the end of this month.

The news is provided by the press service of TPH "Rusklimat"

Over a year ago ( from June 27, 2018) on the territory Russian Federation Mandatory certification of heating radiators and heating convectors was introduced and during this period it is already possible to summarize the first results of the application of this regulatory measure.

First, the introduction of mandatory certification allowed solve the key problem of the Russian market heating appliances - stop the practice of misleading consumers by overstating functional characteristics heating radiator or convector.

By expert assessments, in a year share of products with unreliable consumer characteristics on Russian market heating appliances decreased 5-7 times - from 35% to 5-7%.

The main characteristics of heating devices are the nominal heat flux (heat transfer) and operating pressure.

Heat transfer is the thermal power of a heating device, that is, its ability to heat up to a certain comfortable temperature the required volume and area of the room.

The maximum permissible operating pressure characterizes the ability of the heater to withstand, without depressurization and deformation, sudden pressure drops characteristic of a worn-out infrastructure of housing and communal services.

As a result of the introduction of mandatory certification, the average detected overestimation of heat transfer decreased from 20-30% to 8-10%, that is, two to three times.

Cases of overestimation of the working pressure of heating devices are almost completely excluded, which increased the level of safety of their operation, since the depressurization of the heating device, unfortunately, more than once led to damage to health and even life of people from burn injuries.

Secondly, the introduction of compulsory certification in a significant way contributed to the development of import substitution on the Russian market of heating devices by ensuring equal and fair "rules of the game" and creating conditions for fair competition.

An illustrative example here is the comparison of the volumes of imports of heating radiators to Russia in the first half of 2018 (before the mandatory certification) and in the first half of 2019 (after its introduction).

In the first half of 2019, due to a decrease in the volume of imports of heating radiators from foreign countries for domestic producers heating devices have opened up the possibility of replacing
on the domestic Russian market, that is, additional production and sales:

- in the segment of aluminum and bimetallic radiators heating - products weighing about 5 thousand tons worth at least 17.8 million US dollars;

- in the segment of steel panel heating radiators - products weighing more than 8 thousand tons for at least 18.2 million US dollars.

The volume of the market niche vacated for six months for domestic manufacturers of heating radiators amounted to 36 million US dollars and 13 thousand tons of products.

At the same time, domestic manufacturers of heating devices are ready for such a scenario - the growth rate of volumes industrial production in the industry for three years in a row have exceeded 10%, which is significantly higher than the average growth rate of industrial production.

So, at the end of 2018:

- the segment of production of aluminum and bimetallic radiators recorded an increase in 11,46% , that is, by 2.5 million sections, manufacturers are very close to a record figure
25 million sections per year;

- growth in the segment of steel panel radiators amounted to 26,5%
with a physical increase of more than 250 thousand pieces, as a result of which the volume of production of steel panel heating radiators in Russia also became a record and for the first time exceeded 1 million pieces per year.

Thirdly, an important result of the introduction of compulsory certification was an increase in the level of civilization in the industry, when market participants began to pay more attention to the reputation component and the market positioning of their brands. Moreover, first of all, this concerns importers and foreign-made products.

This fact is confirmed by the following figures.

Import volume aluminum radiators heating without a brand name (no name) in the first half of 2019 fell by 60%, and the share of "unnamed" aluminum heating radiators has almost halved -
from 14.9% to 7.9%... V segment of steel heating radiators in the first half of 2019, the share of "noname" decreased to a minimum - more than 16 times and made up.

Finally, restrictions on assortment and competition
in the Russian market of heating appliances, rise in prices for products due to the introduction of mandatory certification did not happen.

Obligatory certification successfully passed all domestic manufacturers and all major importers and suppliers of heating devices, moreover, according to the serial production certification scheme, which allows you to work comfortably and calmly for five years, subject to timely inspection.

At the same time, according to expert estimates, the total volume of certification costs of manufacturers and importers did not exceed 0.3% of the total volume of the market for domestic consumption of heating devices.

Thus, the introduction of compulsory certification made it possible to balance the interests of the Russian market participants and consumers of heating devices and contributes to the sustainable development of the industry.

This article provides information on the dynamics of the volume of imports of heating radiators to the territory of the Russian Federation in the first half of 2019 in comparison with the first half of 2018.

Based on the results of the 1st half of 2019 in comparison with the 1st half of 2018 fixed overall decline in imports to the territory of the Russian Federation heating radiators in general (of all types and from all types of materials) by 18.8%.

Decrease in physical volumes of imports aluminum heating radiators to Russia was 24,9%.

At the same time, a decrease in the physical volume of imports of aluminum heating radiators to Russia from the main exporting country (People's Republic of China) in the first half of 2019 was recorded at the level of 21.6%.

In turn, as a separate trend, it should be noted that there is a significant decrease in the volume of imports of aluminum radiators from Italy - by 43.5%.

V monetary terms decline rate total imports of aluminum radiators were slightly more than in physical volumes, and amounted to 26,5%.

Wherein in China import volumes aluminum radiators in monetary terms decreased by 20.9%.

Average customs the cost of Chinese "aluminum" remained practically unchanged, but a slight increase of 1% was recorded(from USD 3 to USD 3.03 per kilogram finished product).

This fact testifies to the successful continuation of work customs authorities Of the Russian Federation to counteract the understatement of the customs value of aluminum heating radiators imported from China.

At the same time, last year the import of aluminum heating radiators from other countries, except China and Italy, was practically not carried out (the volume of import from other countries decreased 5.5 times from 40 to "imperceptible" 7 tons from Ukraine and the Islamic Republic of Iran).

In the first half of 2019 total physical volumes of imports of bimetallic heating radiators (including "black bimetal") to the territory of the Russian Federation also decreased - by 7.6%.

At the same time, the following trends were recorded for individual exporting countries:

- in the PRC - a decrease by 6.7%;

– in Italy - a decrease of 32.5%;

- in other countries (Ukraine)–decrease by 40%(up to imperceptible 12 tons).

V monetary value decrease import volumes bimetallic heating radiators "overtook" the decrease in physical volumes and amounted to 13.13%.

At the same time vIhalf of 2019 compared to the same period of the previous year observed reduction of the average customs value of bimetallic heating radiators by 6%(from $ 2.42 to $ 2.28 per kilogram of finished product), including heating radiators from China by 4.7%(from $ 2.36 to $ 2.25 per kilogram of finished product).

Thus, with a total assessment of the dynamics of the physical volumes of the import of aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators in the first half of 2019, the decrease amounted to almost 5 thousand tons for a total amount of 17.8 million US dollars.

In the first half of 2019, among all types of heating radiators the most significant decline physical volumes of import into the territory of the Russian Federation were recorded in the segment of steel panel radiators heating - by 39%.

At the same time, the volume of import of "steel panel" to Russia in monetary terms decreased even more significantly last year - 46,6% , which was accompanied by a decrease average cost imported
to Russia of steel panel radiators by 12.5% (up to 1.58 USD
per kilogram of the finished product).

Leading exporting countries of steel panel radiators to Russia in the first half of 2019 are:

– Poland (42.25% of total imports in quantitative terms);

- Turkey (22.65%);

- Germany (14.73%);

- Slovakia (9.9%);

- Ukraine (8.88%).

The above data testify to the persisting already
over the past few years, there has been a stable general trend towards a decrease in the volume of imports of heating radiators to Russia for all the most common types of heating devices.

At the same time, the dynamics and structure of import volumes of heating radiators
to Russia by the example of comparing the first half of 2018 (before mandatory certification) and the first half of 2019 (after mandatory certification) confirms that the introduction of mandatory certification of heating radiators from June 27, 2018 "contributed" to a decrease in the volume of imports of heating devices by the territory of the Russian Federation and made it possible to ensure their reduction as a whole based on the results of the period under review.

Thus, vIhalf of 2019 due to a reduction in the volume of import of heating radiators from foreign countries, opportunities for replacement in the domestic Russian market have opened up for domestic manufacturers of heating devices, that is, additional production and sales:

- in the segment of aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators - products weighing about 5 thousand tons worth at least 17.8 million US dollars;

- in the segment of steel panel heating radiators - products weighing more than 8 thousand tons for at least 18.2 million US dollars.

It should be noted that the adoption and implementation in 2018 of the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) dated May 22, 2018 No. 86, initiated by APRO, made a significant contribution to increasing the level of reliability and efficiency of analysis and monitoring of the volume of imports of heating radiators to Russia. , providing for the allocation in the unified Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU TN VED) separate codes (subheadings) for aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators, as well as their parts (entered into force on August 20, 2018), which were previously absent.

The following graph clearly shows information on the dynamics of the physical volumes of imports to Russia of aluminum, bimetallic (including "black bimetal") and steel panel heating radiators in the first half of 2018 and the first half of 2019.

The main volumes of heating radiators are imported into the territory of the Russian Federation by importers, who subsequently distribute their products through the regional retail network of representatives, as well as by large DIY chain stores.

At the same time, the market for import supplies of aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators to Russia is characterized by a high level of competition, in which none of the leading suppliers has a share of more than 15% in the total import volume, which cannot be said about the oligopolistic state of the import market for steel panel heating radiators.

Thus, in the total volume of imports of steel panel heating radiators to Russia, about 39% in the first half of 2019 was occupied by one importer (Rettig Varme Rus JSC), which indicates a high level of economic concentration in this segment.

In the first half of 2019, the trend continues for a significant reduction in the import of "nameless" heating radiators in all mass segments by more than 22%.

This trend is especially noticeable in the segment of steel heating radiators, in which the volumes of "nameless" products were insignificant before (in the first half of 2019, the share of "noname" more than 16 times and made 0.28% of the total volume of imported products).

Import volume of "unnamed" aluminum radiators heating imported in the first half of 2019, fell by 60% compared to the same period of the previous year, and the share of unnamed heating radiators in total imports in the first half of 2019 decreased by almost half compared to the same period of the previous year -
from 14.9% to 7.9%.

In turn, the volume of imports bimetallic heating radiators "noname" for the period under review compared with the first half of 2018 decreased slightly - by only 3.8%, and the market share of unnamed bimetallic heating radiators, taking into account the overall decrease in their import volumes, even increased and amounted to 19,1% (share in the first half of 2018 - 18,38% ).

Nevertheless, the general decline in the share of unnamed heating radiators can be viewed as a positive trend, indicating an increase in the level of civilization and responsibility in the Russian heating appliance market, when market participants begin to pay more attention to the reputation component and market positioning of their brands.

At the same time, the general decrease in the share of unnamed heating radiators on the market is also associated with the introduction of mandatory certification, since, taking into account it, the import of heating radiators by small importers, for whom low-price no name products from the PRC were in great demand, significantly decreased.

The following diagrams clearly show information on the shares in the total import volumes of top brands of aluminum, bimetallic and steel panel heating radiators, which were imported into Russia in the first half of 2019 in the most significant amount.

It should be noted that the competition among brands in the segment of imported aluminum radiators is lower compared to “bimetal” - the leading four foreign brands account for 41% of the total imports of aluminum heating radiators.

At the same time, the total share of other brands not included in the “top-10”, having a share in imports of less than 2%, for aluminum heating radiators is 21%.

In turn, in the bimetal segment, the total share of non-top 10 brands with a market share of less than 2% is 24%.

At the same time, in the segment of imported bimetal, the leading trade marks(top-4) in terms of imports of each separately is more than two times lower than the total imports of no name products, while for aluminum, each of the top-4 brands slightly exceeds the total imports of no name in terms of imports.

The share of the four leading brands in the total import volume of bimetallic heating radiators is only 30%, and therefore this segment is characterized by the highest level of competition.

In the segment of steel panel radiators, there is complete market dominance in the segment of imported steel panel radiators of the Rettig Varme concern (Purmo and Vogel & Noot trademarks), the total share of products of which in the total import volume in the first half of 2019 amounted to 42%.

Thus, the results of the analysis of import volumes indicate that financial volume of the vacated market niche for domestic manufacturers of heating radiators mass demand (aluminum, bimetallic and steel panel) according to the resultsIhalf of 2019 amounted to 36 million US dollars and 13 thousand tons of products.

Since June 27, 2018, in connection with the entry into force of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 17, 2017 No. 717, mandatory certification of heating radiators and heating convectors of all types and from all types of materials was introduced on the territory of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, in July-September 2018, all the largest domestic manufacturers (in the status of manufacturers) and importers of foreign heating devices (in the status of persons authorized by foreign manufacturers) successfully passed the mandatory certification under the 4c serial production certification scheme, which provides for the need for periodic inspection during validity period of the certificate of conformity, including analysis of the state of production and testing of samples.

In accordance with the second paragraph of clause 9.2 of the national standard of the Russian Federation GOST R 58065-2018 “Conformity assessment. Rules for the certification of heating radiators and heating convectors "(hereinafter - GOST R 58065-2018) the frequency of inspection control in the form of a scheduled inspection check established by the certification body.

According to APRO, many certification contracts have established inspection period after a year after the issuance of the certificate of conformity, that is currently this term has already come or will come soon.

Please note that in accordance with subparagraph 9.19.3
GOST 58065-2018 refusal holder of the certificate of conformity from holding or payment for work on the conduct of inspection control is the basis for the suspension and termination of the certificate of conformity.

Moreover, in accordance with clause 3.3 of the interstate standard GOST 31815-2012 “Conformity assessment. The procedure for conducting inspection control in certification procedures "inspection control is carried out by the body
for certification that issued a certificate of conformity for this product,
and in case of termination of the activities of the certification body, inspection control may be carried out by another authorized body
for certification.

According to clause 9.3 of the national standard of the Russian Federation
GOST R 58065-2018 “Conformity assessment. Rules for certification of heating radiators and heating convectors "the basis for inspection control is a certification agreement (additional agreement to it) concluded by the applicant with the certification body, or a special (separate) agreement between the specified parties on inspection control.

In this regard, we believe that in the event of suspension or termination of the accreditation status of the certification body that issued the certificate of conformity for the products, the holder of the certificate of conformity can ensure the scheduled inspection control by means of a conclusion with any accredited certification body that has heating radiators and (or ) heating convectors, a separate agreement
for inspection control.

As part of the implementation of the verification project, APRO will carry out public monitoring and control of the timely and proper passage of inspection control by the holders of certificates of conformity for heating radiators and heating convectors, as well as inform the authorized bodies of state control and supervision about the facts of evasion of its passage.

In turn, APRO is ready to provide the participants of the Russian market of heating devices with the necessary methodological and consulting assistance on the organization and passage of inspection control of its products and production sites.

The size of investments in the second stage is 1 billion rubles. including 50% of the investment amount is a loan provided by Sberbank of Russia for a period of 10 years. Thus, overall volume investments of two stages will amount to about 2.5 billion rubles. Upon completion of construction, the total production capacity will be 1,200,000 radiators per year.
Simultaneously with the launch of the second stage, the LEMAX plant will expand the range of produced standard sizes of radiators, and will also start producing decorative radiators with the possibility of implementing any design solutions on the color and texture of the radiator panels.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation
of June 17, 2017 No. 717 (hereinafter - Resolution No. 717) on the territory of the Russian Federation from June 27, 2018, mandatory certification of heating devices has been introduced.

Resolution No. 717 into a single list of products subject to mandatory certification (hereinafter - Single list), along with heating radiators, are included:

- heating steel convectors;

- heating convectors made of other metals.

In this regard, Resolution No. 717 does not provide for the division of convectors by type of installation (wall, floor, floor), types of convection (natural, forced), the presence or absence of a built-in fan, but states that all convectors are heating
are included in the Unified List and must undergo mandatory confirmation (assessment) of conformity in the form of certification.

According to the information posted on the official website of Rosstandart (https://www.gost.ru/portal/gost/home/activity/compliance/requiredcompliance), heating convectors must undergo mandatory certification
for compliance with the mandatory requirements established by paragraphs
5.1-5.7, 5.13, 5.17, 5.18, 6.1, 6.2 of the interstate standard GOST 31311-2005 "Heating devices. General technical conditions"(Hereinafter - GOST 31311-2005).

At the same time, GOST 31311-2005 also does not provide for the division of convectors according to the types of convection (natural or forced) and the presence or absence of a built-in fan in them for the purpose of establishing requirements for them that are mandatory in accordance with
with Resolution No. 717 and the specified information of Rosstandart.

The national standard of the Russian Federation GOST R 58065-2018 “Conformity assessment. Rules for the certification of heating radiators and heating convectors "(hereinafter -
GOST R 58065-2018).

Consequently, convectors with forced convection and a built-in fan are subject to mandatory certification for compliance with the specified requirements of GOST 31311-2005.

For the sale of uncertified products, that is, products that are not accompanied by information about the certificate of conformity, administrative liability is established on the basis of Article 14.45 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), namely, for the sale of products subject to mandatory confirmation of conformity, without an indication in the accompanying documentation
(that is, in the passport for the heater, instructions for the installation and operation of the heater or a single operational document of the heater) information about the certificate of conformity, which entails the imposition of an administrative fine on officials in the amount of twenty thousand to forty thousand rubles; on legal entities- from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand rubles.

In addition, in accordance with part 1 of article 9.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, violation of the mandatory requirements of documents in the field of standardization, including when applying building materials(products), entails a warning or
imposition of an administrative fine on officials - from twenty thousand to thirty thousand rubles; for legal entities - from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand rubles.

If the installation of uncertified heating devices entailed a deviation from the design values of the parameters of buildings and structures, affects the safety of engineering networks, this entails the imposition of an administrative fine on officials - from thirty thousand to thirty-five thousand rubles; on persons carrying out entrepreneurial activity without forming a legal entity - from thirty-five thousand to forty thousand rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 60 days; for legal entities - from three hundred thousand to six hundred thousand rubles or administrative suspension of activities for up to 60 days (part 2 of article 9.4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).

Thus, the activity on the sale in the territory of the Russian Federation of uncertified heating convectors with forced convection and a built-in fan not only contains possible signs of an administrative offense, but also creates a threat of bringing to administrative responsibility for purchasing organizations that install such convectors at construction sites.

In a number of retail outlets In the Republic of Kazakhstan, fakes of Royal Thermo radiators - a domestic manufacturer included in APRO - were revealed.

Counterfeit aluminum radiators of unknown origin and low quality are presented at points of sale under the name Royal Term.

V this moment all counterfeit products have been withdrawn from sale. An inspection is being carried out following the results of which it is necessary to establish where these fake radiators were made and how they got to the market. The management of the Russian company Royal Thermo has announced that it will sue the fraudsters.

The Association of Heating Radiator Manufacturers "APRO" calls on all bona fide manufacturers and suppliers of heating devices to fight counterfeit and falsification and is ready to provide comprehensive information, methodological and legal support in matters of consumer protection from unsafe and low-quality radiators and convectors.

In May current year a non-profit was registered corporate body Association of manufacturers of heating radiators "APRO". The executive director of APRO Alexander Kvashnin spoke about the prerequisites for the creation of the Association and the priority areas of its activities.

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has included aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators in the list of goods subject to import substitution. On paper at of this product excellent prospects and serious governmental support... What about import substitution in practice?

Russian enterprises for the production of heating radiators are capable of meeting the demand in the domestic market of the Eurasian Economic Union by more than 50%. However, due to unfair competition from manufacturers from Southeast Asia, domestic products occupy no more than 10% of the Russian market for aluminum and bimetallic radiators. The volume of export deliveries of Russian radiators is also extremely low.

To protect the interests of domestic radiator manufacturers, the APRO Association was created.

It is premature to talk about concrete successes in the field of import substitution, expressed in figures. But already now there is a clear understanding of how to maximize the load production capacity Russian enterprises and to reach the figure of 40-50 million sections of domestic aluminum and bimetallic radiators per year in the domestic market within 2-3 years.

- It is an ambitious goal to increase the share of a Russian product on the market by 5 times in 3 years. Who will help achieve it?

First of all, we have enlisted the support of the Parliament and the Government of Russia, a number of ministries and departments, the Public Chamber, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and regional authorities.

For effective coordination of actions between manufacturers and authorities, a Supervisory Board of the Association has been formed. It includes a member of the Federation Council Sergei Shatirov, a deputy of the State Duma Igor Igoshin, and representatives of the regions where the factories for the production of radiators are located. For example, the most active support of the Association is provided by the Governor of the Vladimir Region, Svetlana Orlova. On her initiative, domestic radiators have already been presented to Vice Prime Ministers Arkady Dvorkovich and Dmitry Rogozin, as well as to the management of Rostec, Gazprom, Russian Railways.

- From the side of the state, of course, APRO has support, and which of the manufacturers joined APRO?

First of all, these are the market leaders: the Rifar plant and industrial group"Faral Rus - Campo Di Calore". Moscow-based Santekhprom, Krasnoyarsk Alberg and Ural Zlatmash also joined APRO. In the near future we expect the entry of the plants Teplopribor (Vladimir region), Isotherm (St. Petersburg), Progress (Udmurtia), Almet (Ulyanovsk region). RUSAL's project “Russian Radiator” in Karelia is of great interest. Just a couple of weeks ago, the state issued a loan of 500 million rubles for the construction of a plant for the production of radiators in Ingushetia. We are open to cooperation with all companies that produce radiators in Russia.

- What exactly has the Association already undertaken to support domestic producers?

To date, APRO, together with the Expert Council on Import Substitution of the State Duma, have carried out large-scale work to assess the state of the HVAC equipment market in Russia and have developed specific proposals for the development of the radiator market for state authorities, supranational organizations, civil society institutions and the business community.

What I would like to highlight separately from this plan:

First. Establishment of special mandatory requirements for heating radiators and implementation effective system their certification. The introduction of mandatory certification will force unscrupulous market participants to reflect the real characteristics of the products they produce or import.

Second. Supplementing the Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union with a new subheading "Aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators". It is also necessary to increase the rates of import customs duties for aluminum and bimetallic heating radiators, while reducing the rates of import customs duties for equipment and components used in the production of heating radiators.

Third. According to expert estimates, domestic climatic products are practically not represented on the public procurement market. In our opinion, an effective measure of support for Russian manufacturers of heating radiators could be providing them with preferences in the implementation of state (municipal) purchases through restrictions on purchases imported goods this category.

Do not forget about the usual control: over the quality and safety of heating radiators; for the activities of certification bodies and testing laboratories (centers) that issue documents on the assessment of conformity assessment of heating radiators, and, finally, for the import of heating radiators from the PRC.

The intensification of control and supervision in all these areas will prevent the release into circulation of substandard products that pose a threat to the life and health of people, property and environment.

- What are the Association's plans for the near future?

On December 15, together with the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, we will hold hearings on the topic "Protecting consumers from low-quality and unsafe heating devices." During the hearings, it is planned to discuss issues of the possibility of introducing mandatory certification of heating radiators, activation of control and supervision over the safety of heating radiators in order to prevent cases of release into circulation of products that pose a threat to the life and health of people, property and the environment, to intensify control and supervision over the activities of bodies on certification and testing laboratories (centers) that issue documents on the assessment (confirmation) of the compliance of heating radiators with existing standards, as well as other issues aimed at ensuring the safety of heating systems and protecting the life and health of citizens.

We invite manufacturers of heating systems, suppliers of climatic equipment, representatives of the construction industry, certification centers, retail chains, public and non-profit organizations to participate in the hearings.

Russian enterprises for the production of heating radiators are capable of meeting the demand in the domestic market of the Eurasian Economic Union by more than 50%. However, due to unfair competition from importers from the Southeast Asian markets domestic products occupy no more than 10% on the Russian market of aluminum and bimetallic radiators. Experts note constant decline in product quality supplied to the territory of the Russian Federation, which leads to an increase in heating system accidents.

To resolve this situation, a non-profit corporate organization was created in May 2015 "Association of Manufacturers of Heating Radiators APRO". The founders of the Association were Russian manufacturers aluminum and bimetallic radiators - Rifar CJSC (Orenburg region) and Faral-Rus LLC (Vladimir region).

Priority tasks of the Association:

Protect domestic producers from unfair competition;

Protect the end user from low-quality and unsafe heating devices.

Members and partners of the Association produced in 2014 more than 70% of the total volume of domestic aluminum and bimetallic radiators on the Russian market.

The Association's activities were supported by the Federation Council Committee on economic policy, The Expert Council on Import Substitution of the State Duma, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, the administration of the Vladimir region.

To date, APRO, together with the Expert Council on Import Substitution of the State Duma, have carried out large-scale work to assess the state of the HVAC equipment market in Russia and have developed specific proposals for state authorities, supranational organizations, civil society institutions and the business community:

First. Establishing special mandatory requirements for heating radiators and introducing an effective system for their certification. The introduction of mandatory certification will force unscrupulous market participants to reflect the real characteristics of the products they produce or import.

Third. According to expert estimates, domestic climatic products are practically not represented on the public procurement market. An effective measure Russian manufacturers of heating radiators will be supported by providing them with preferences in the implementation of state (municipal) purchases by restricting the purchases of imported goods of this category.

Also, to ensure the protection of the end consumer, it is necessary to intensify control and supervision:

For the quality and safety of heating radiators;

For the activities of certification bodies and testing laboratories (centers) that issue documents on the assessment (confirmation) of the conformity of heating radiators;

For the import of heating radiators from the PRC.

The intensification of control and supervision in all these areas will allow:

Prevent the release into circulation of substandard products that pose a threat to the life and health of people, property and the environment;

Prevent the issuance of certification documents for heating radiators without testing and measurements;

Promptly suppress cases of import of heating radiators with an underestimation of their customs value.

The APRO Association is open to cooperation with all companies that produce radiators in Russia.

Russian enterprises for the production of radiators are capable of meeting the demand in the domestic market of the Eurasian Economic Union by more than 50%. However, due to unfair competition from importers and manufacturers of similar products from the Southeast Asian markets, domestic products account for only 10%. The volume of export deliveries of domestic radiators does not exceed 0.03% of the volume of the EAEU radiator market (data for 2014).

Experts note a constant decline in the quality of products supplied to the territory of the Russian Federation, which leads to an increase in accidents in heating systems.

The non-profit corporate organization Association of Heating Radiator Manufacturers "APRO" was registered on May 21, 2015.

The founders of the Association were the largest Russian manufacturers of aluminum and bimetallic radiators - Rifar CJSC (Orenburg Region) and Faral-Rus LLC (Vladimir Region).

The Association sees its primary task as protecting domestic producers and end consumers, the former from unfair competition, and the latter from low-quality and unsafe heating devices.

Members and partners of the Association produced in 2014 more than 70% of the total volume of domestic aluminum and bimetallic radiators on the Russian market.

The activities of the Association were supported by the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy, the Expert Council on Import Substitution of the State Duma, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, and the administration of the Vladimir region.

The Supervisory Board of the Association is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy S.V. Shatirov.

The main activities of the Association are technical and customs-tariff regulation, as well as the promotion of domestic products and the stimulation of industrial activity.

Membership in APRO provides enterprises with a number of advantages. First, the promotion of domestic products at all levels of public procurement from municipalities to national corporations. Secondly, assistance in obtaining federal and regional benefits and preferences for the development of production. Thirdly, participation in exhibitions, forums, conferences and other specialized events on preferential and special terms.

The Association protects the interests of domestic producers in federal and regional authorities, supranational organizations, civil society institutions: the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council, the State Duma, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Federal Customs Service, the Eurasian Economic Commission, Rosstandart, Rosakkreditatsiya, Rospotrebnadzor, Trade and Industrial Chamber of the Russian Federation, Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Administration of the Vladimir Region, Government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Government of the Chelyabinsk Region.

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