The ceremony was also attended by the Governor of the Voronezh Region Alexander Gusev, Director General of LLC Kuhn Vostok Andrey Manziuk and others.

This event was preceded by the signing the agreement on cooperation between OOO "Kuhn Vostok" (a subsidiary of the French group Kuhn) and the Government of the Voronezh Region. The investments in Kuhn's first plant in Russia with a capacity of 500 agricultural machines per year are estimated at 3 billion rubles.

"Laying the foundation stone for the future plant of Kuhn, one of the leaders of European mechanical engineering, the AEB member, is an important event in the field of Russian agricultural engineering, especially under the current crisis. This is a sign that European investors believe in the Russian economy and its development, as well as in the potential of the Voronezh region and its reliable partnership," said Tadzio Schilling. 

At the end of his speech, the AEB CEO wished the Kuhn plant in Voronezh a successful development and reaching its planned capacity.