Integrated Metallurgical Complex of Nizhny Tagil (NTMK JSC), member of Evraz Group, renews the equipment of its man-caused formations processing shop. According to NTMK PR-department, two new forklift trucks and a Komatsu bulldozer have already been delivered to the processing shop, and the company is going to receive one more Komatsu calfdozer before the end of 2006. NTMK is also going to replace the specialized magnetic grab crane. The renewal of the specialized motor-vehicle pool is intended to reduce the repairs and preventive maintenance stoppages of the company’s man-caused formations

The total heat energy debt of Pervouralsk public utilities and private consumers to Sverdlovsk Public Supply Systems (SKS JSC) has reached 40.9m RUR, reports PR-department of SKS JSC. This debt comprises the debt of manufacturing enterprises (2.778m RUR) and of the local housing and communal services (.421m RUR). The organizations financed by the municipal budget owe 2.76m RUR to SKS JSC, whereas the debt of the local haulers comes to .964m RUR. There remain considerable arrears of compensations of price reduces for private consumers (4.593m RUR as of May 1, 2006). The amount of private

A meeting of Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Eduard Rossel with President of Austrian Airlines Josef Burger and a group of Austrian journalists was held on May 16, 2006. During the meeting, Mr Burger indicated that the flights of Austrian Airlines launched in April 2006 are in great demand and that Sverdlovsk Region does have a lot of opportunities for doing business.

The executives of Integrated Metallurgical Complex of Nizhny Tagil are taking part in the workshop devoted to rail service durability that started in Yekaterinburg on May 16, 2006. Ural Institute of Metals, a state Russian scientific center, runs the workshop and provides for reports by Deputy Head of Integrated Metallurgical Complex of Nizhny Tagil’s Central Laboratory Vladimir Matveev, reports the company’s spokesperson. The Complex produces 250,000 to 300,000 tons of rails annually, mainly for the Russian Rail and partly for the countries of the NIS and the EU. The produce can boast a few

Following instructions from RosTelecom JSC, Yekaterinburg subsidiary of UralSvyazInform JSC will be disconnecting users owing them money for long-distance and international calls between May 16 and May 23. The procedure provides for several stages: firstly, about 4,000 users will be disconnected on May 16, and then 300 businesses with greatest debts will be disconnected on May 17. After that, all the other debtors (legal entities with debts over 300 RUR and natural persons with debts over 50 RUR) will be gradually being disconnected during the remaining several days. Some 20,000 natural

Annual shareholder meeting of Chelyabinsk Mains JSC will be held on June 13, 2006. The points on the agenda include agreeing on the company’s financial achievements in 2005, P & L distribution, electing the Board and the inspection committee as well as the company’s Auditor. The shareholders will also have to agree to the amendments to the company’s Charter.

The Board of Directors of Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Industrial Complex JSC scheduled the annual shareholder meeting for June 29, 2006. The shareholders will have to decide on merging with Marganets Komi JSC and Vladprom and Co CJSC, approve of the annual report and the accounting report, including the P & L statement. The Board suggested that the shareholders pass the ordinary share dividend for 2005. The other points on the agenda include electing the GD, the Board, the inspection committee, and the company’s Auditor.

The Board of Directors of AKSI JSC scheduled the annual shareholder meeting for June 9, 2006. The points on the agenda include approval of the annual reports, profit distribution (including the declaration of dividends), electing the Board Members, the inspection committee, and the company’s Auditor.