‘The aircraft of S7/Siberia JSC is going to be examined by the Federal Transport Surveillance Administration; this is expected to take seven to ten days,’ the spokesperson for Department of Transportation Konstantin Rubakhin said to UrBC representative. Igor Levitin, Minister for Transportation, announced that such check-ups would take place at the Government sitting yesterday.

SUAL Group has recently looked at the results of its activity in the first six months of 2006. Its output of primary aluminum reached the point of 525,900 tons, which exceeds the figures for the first six months of 2005 by 1.6%, reports the company’s spokesperson. This increase is due to completing all the upgrading projects in the electrolysis production at all of the aluminum plants of the Group

Zinc Plant of Chelyabinsk JSC finalized all the procedures connected with the integrated management certification audit. The audit was carried out by BVQI, a reputable international body that confirmed that the plant meets all the requirements needed to get ISO 9001-2000 certificate in quality management and ISO 14001-2004 in environmental management, the company’s spokesperson said to UrBC representative. The company’s General Director Vsevolod Geihmann observed, ‘The plant possesses a multi-layered environmental monitoring system, and within the last seven years, we have managed to decrease

In June 2006, the company took 236,200 tons of clean coal, which makes up 74.6% of all the coal produced in June 2005. The overburden operations at Korkinksiy mine resulted in 541,000 cubic meters of ground. The company advanced 11 meters farther in terms of development working than had previously been planned. Their technicians worked through 461 meters altogether. Coal Company of Chelyabinsk JSC shipped 193,700 tons of solid fuel in June 2006, most of which went to South Ural State District Power Plant, the spokesperson for the company’s economic department said to UrBC representative.

Governor Eduard Rossel met a group of executives from Itera Oil and Gas Company Ltd. headed by Igor Makarov, the company’s President. Mr Makarov introduced their new General Director and Chairman Vladimir Makeev to Mr Rossel. Mr Makeev assured the Governor that Itera would definitely keep cooperating with Sverdlovsk Region businesses and go on participating in other projects. Mr Rossel noted that the company was also known to take part in construction programs of socially important buildings as well as for doing charity, so he expressed his gratitude to the company’s representatives for their

Since the beginning of the year, damage caused to Yekaterinburg Electrical Networks Ltd. by businesses or private individuals has come to 500,000 RUR, yet only 77,000 RUR have so far been compensated, the company’s spokesperson said to UrBC representative.

SUAL Group has looked at its success in the first six months of 2006. Its pgrading of production facilities and efficient marketing policy have resulted in a steady increase in production, the company’s spokesperson said to UrBC representative. Thus, the Group has produced 26.5% more rolled metal and intermediate products in the first six months of 2006 than in the corresponding period of 2005. The output of foils and aluminum tape went up by 5.9%. In addition, the company produced 4.2% more of consumer goods compared to a year earlier.

According to the Central Bank of Russia, the volume of loans given by Ural Treasures Bank CJSC to natural persons for a term of 91 to 180 days has gone down by 53% (from 25.046 million RUR to 11.820 million) throughout January to June 2006. As for the period of January to May 2006, the volume of loans given by the Bank to natural persons for a term of 91 to 180 days dropped by 45% (from 25.046 million to 13.767 million).

Throughout January to June 2006, the company has taken 1401.1 tons of clean coal. The overburden operations at Korkinksiy mine resulted in 2,261,000 cubic meters of ground, which makes up 98.5% of the planned amount. The company’s technicians worked through 4234 meters in terms of development working. Coal Company of Chelyabinsk JSC has shipped 1,260,600 tons of solid fuel in January to June 2006, most of which (733,600 tons) went to South Ural State District Power Plant, the spokesperson for the company’s economic department said to UrBC representative.