| SECTOR | IMPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK | EXPORTS | 5Y/YR | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | $7.44B | -2.0% | 21 | $278.4M | -20.3% | 51 |
| Automation and Robotics | $1.63B | -7.3% | 35 | $423.0M | -11.7% | 45 |
| Pumps and Valves | $4.02B | -4.1% | 19 | $501.6M | -8.2% | 42 |
| Material Handling | $2.75B | +1.5% | 11 | $118.8M | -12.8% | 44 |
| Food Processing Equipment | $1.69B | -1.4% | 7 | $55.3M | -14.3% | 48 |
| Steel and Metal Products | $12.1B | -6.8% | 32 | $31.9B | -7.2% | 12 |
| Specialty Chemicals | $5.10B | -7.3% | 25 | $1.06B | -11.5% | 46 |
| Plastics and Polymers | $8.16B | -3.8% | 26 | $4.15B | -3.5% | 30 |
| Packaging | $993.3M | -7.3% | 34 | $486.6M | -11.6% | 43 |
| Industrial Textiles | $930.7M | -2.4% | 20 | $118.7M | -16.9% | 49 |
| Electrical Equipment | $4.72B | -6.9% | 37 | $774.3M | -14.6% | 58 |
| Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics | $933.0M | -16.1% | 45 | $98.5M | -18.9% | 59 |
| Automotive Components | $7.06B | -11.5% | 27 | $554.0M | -25.0% | 48 |
| Aerospace Components | $456.3M | -21.8% | 50 | $518.6M | -29.5% | 38 |
| Medical Devices | $4.24B | -1.6% | 19 | $122.6M | -11.8% | 54 |
| Construction Materials | $874.2M | -10.1% | 39 | $1.94B | -9.3% | 20 |
| HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration | $2.88B | +0.2% | 16 | $507.7M | -8.1% | 35 |
| Power Generation Equipment | $937.7M | -8.1% | 25 | $1.56B | -0.2% | 13 |
| Water Treatment Equipment | $563.7M | -8.5% | 25 | $89.6M | -7.7% | 44 |
| Mining Equipment | $5.33B | +1.5% | 5 | $254.2M | -16.7% | 41 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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Russian beverage producer Bochkari completed the purchase of 100% of two Russian aluminium can companies from Tapon France and Canpack S.A., which operate can plants in Volokolamsk and Novocherkassk. The assets now sit under a new entity called Dom Pak.
KZTA has started producing steel wedge valves for the oil and gas, energy and chemical industries at a new enterprise in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory. Investment was 100 million rubles and 50 jobs were created; the plant plans 500 units in 2026 and 1.5 thousand in 2027.
Tokk Metalpak is investing RUB 1.1 billion (about USD 13 million) to modernise its Krasnodar Krai plant, installing a new varnishing line and building a 14,000 sqm warehouse in the Kurganinsky District, creating 100 jobs. The announcement was dated 9 July 2026.
LIGA-PAK will invest 385 million roubles to modernize its production in the Dinskoy district of Krasnodar Krai, raising production capacity by 30% and creating 25 jobs.
SFT Group will invest 500 million roubles to modernize its corrugated packaging production in the Timashevsk industrial park, aiming to raise output to 110 million square metres per year by 2031.
Kazankompressormash opened a new assembly and testing complex in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, on June 18, 2026, with total investment of 10.7 billion rubles, to make compressors for LNG plants.
Kirovsky Kompressor, a subsidiary of PAO Kirovsky Zavod Mayak, is starting construction in April 2026 of a new workshop for welding and galvanic coating. The site will bring component production in-house and is targeted to reach serial compressor output by mid-2027.
A new plant making technological oil pumps will be built on the premises of Kazankompressormash in Kazan, with about 4 billion rubles of investment, capacity of up to 300 pump systems a year, and first stage launch planned for June 2026, creating 200 jobs.
L-PAK launched the first phase of its corrugated cardboard and packaging plant in the Kashira special economic zone in Moscow Oblast on February 11, 2026, with a total investment of 7.7 billion rubles and capacity of 240 million sq m per year.
Oka Production Company modernized its plant in Pavlovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, raising shut-off valve capacity by 25% to 8,000 units a year. Total investment was about 150 million rubles, including a 90 million ruble federal development fund loan.
United Engine Corporation (ODK) opened a new gas turbine engine compressor production complex at its ODK-Kuznetsov plant in Samara, with an investment of 4.8 billion rubles. The complex doubles the plant's throughput and covers 16,500 square meters.
Arnest Packaging Solutions launched a third production line at its Ulyanovsk plant, a mega-line with capacity of 1 billion aluminum cans per year, lifting total output above 2.5 billion. The expansion investment was 8.4 billion rubles.
GMS group is launching production of API 610 centrifugal and sealed pumps at the Kazancompressormash site in Kazan, Russia, with an investment of 4.35 to 4.5 billion rubles funded from its own resources. The plant plans 300 pumps per year, with first output in June 2026 and full launch by 2028.
Russian manufacturer ADL plans to start building a new 10,000 sq m workshop in Kolomna in 2026, to make electric actuators for shut-off valves and reducers, expanding block heating unit and pumping unit assembly. The investment is 1.5 billion rubles and will create 80 jobs, with launch planned for 2028.
Chelyabinsk company Chelyabinskspetsgrazhdanstroy plans to raise gearbox production for pipeline valves from 3,000 to 8,000 units per month by 2027, with an investment of about 839 million rubles that has already created more than 60 jobs.
SFT Group's corrugated packaging plant in Taganrog, Russia, raised capacity by 10% to 200 million square meters per year after modernizing its main equipment with China's Fosber Group. The investment amount was not disclosed.
Russian President Putin authorised RusGazDobycha to buy assets of GMS Group, a Russian pump and compressor equipment maker, including GMS Neftemash and Gidromashservis. The approval was published on 20 August 2025.
Kazankompressormash, part of GMS Group, will build a complex in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan to produce large-tonnage compressors for liquefied natural gas, with over 6.1 billion rubles of investment, at least 50 jobs and 12 compressors per year capacity, supported by a 727 million ruble government subsidy.
Russian plastic packaging maker Ai-Plast signed an agreement with the Rostov region government to expand production of plastic containers for cottage cheese at its Azov plant. Total investment exceeds 400 million rubles and about 20 new jobs are planned.
Arnest Packaging Solutions is launching a third production line and building a 26,000 m² warehouse at its Ulyanovsk aluminum can plant, with investment exceeding 5 billion rubles and the new line due in Q4 2025.
Tver region and Dialkon Technologies signed a letter of intent at SPIEF-2025 to build a pipeline valve plant in the Borovlyovo-3 industrial park, with 400 million rubles invested in 2025-2028.
At SPIEF 2025, Tula Governor Dmitry Milyaev and Yasnopolyanskaya Packaging Factory signed an investment agreement for a plant producing industrial containers and packaging in Yasnogorsk district. The project involves about 2 billion rubles of investment and around 70 new jobs.
Anima Infinita Flex Novgorod, part of the NEOPOLIS holding, will build a new production and warehouse building at its Veliky Novgorod plant for over 1 billion rubles. The agreement was signed on 18 June, and production launch is planned for April 2026, with 60 jobs.
Compressor Engineering Centre signed a letter of intent with the Kaluga Region at SPIEF on 18 June 2025 to build a centrifugal compressor plant at the Borovsk site of the Kaluga Special Economic Zone, with investment above 605 million rubles and 110 jobs.