Agriculture & Food

The governor of Tyumen told the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that the Chinese government wants to import flour, edible rapeseed oil, potato chips and beverages from Tyumen, and is currently working on certification and logistics issues.

Over the past five years, China has been one of Tyumen's main foreign trade partners, importing large quantities of chemical and forestry products including petroleum products and plywood. In May this year, the Tyumen state government held negotiations with representatives of Chinese companies to discuss the prospects for trade and economic activity in the petrochemical and natural gas sectors. Chinese companies are interested in the technologies of resident companies of the Tyumen Science Park, including those engaged in the processing of polymer waste into composite materials. A new composite material company for materials and Tyumen Petroleum Technology, a company developing chemical reagents for the oil and gas industry.

In 2021, Tyumen's trade volume with China will be US$389.9 million, of which exports are US$274.1 million and imports are US$115.8 million.