On September 17-18, 2024, Sochi hosted the report and re-election meeting of the Compressor Plants Association of Russia (CPA), which unites both manufacturers of compressor equipment, and specialized companies that produce components for compressor units. The meeting was attended by more than 30 delegates from different regions of the Russian Federation, China, Slovenia and Germany.
During the meeting a new Chairman of the Board of the CPA was elected. Mikhail Kryukov, a representative of a dynasty of Krasnodar compressor builders, PhD in Economics, became the new Chairman. B.A. Spektor resigned as Chairman of the Board after 15 years of fruitful work. Also a representative of HMS Group - E.R. Ibragimov, Director for Import Substitution and Localization of HMS Compressors Business Unit, was admitted to the Management Board.
Within the framework of the business program, reports of the heads of the enterprises on the results achieved at the end of the current year were heard, the most pressing and important topics of the industry were discussed, including, withoutlimitation : opportunities and prospects of Russian manufacturers of compressor equipment, issues of development of cooperation between foreign suppliers and domestic compressor builders.