The leadership of the Federal Treasury Enterprise "Kazan State Treasury Powder Factory" (FTE KZTPF) and representatives of the Uzbekistan Committee for Defense Industry signed a cooperation agreement, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

The parties reportedly agreed on the terms and conditions, nomenclature and cost of delivery of pyroxylin porpellants in 2021, determined the volume of technical documentation to be provided by both parties for drafting a project for licensed production of pyroxylin in Uzbekistan, conducting training for employees of the State Committee for Defense Industry with the seconding of trainers of FTE KZTPF to Uzbekistan or training in the center of additional vocational education of FTE KZTPF, the schematic diagram of the manufacture of pyroxylinic powders, as well as the possibility of direct supply of raw materials (cotton cellulose) from Uzbekistan, the statement says.

Following the meeting, the MOM was signed, where the parties confirmed their mutual interest in further advancing military-technical cooperation, working out new initiatives and areas of multifaceted bilateral partnership.

Pyroxylin propellants is a type of gun powder. Pyroxylin propellants usually contain 91-96% pyroxylin, 1.2-5% volatiles (alcohol, ether and water), 1-1.5% stabilizer (diphenylamine) to increase storage stability, 2-6% phlegmatizer for retarding the combustion of the outer layers of powder grains, 0.2-0.3% graphite and flame retardant additives.

Such propellants are made in the form of plates, bands, rings, tubes and grains with one or more channels; used in small arms and artillery.