The technicians of Vysokogorskiy Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise JSC (part of Evraz Group) started renovating the section of wet magnetic separation with installing the separators; the new Cavex Warman washing cyclones, Sandvik breakers (made in Sweden) and Derriсk tumblers (made in the U.S.) will be added to the rest of the equipment as well. This renovation has been scheduled within the framework of the company’s development program up to 2015; the program gives top priority to modernizing the processing facilities, which will begin with upgrading the equipment of Vysokogorskaya and

Verkhnetagilskaya power plant located in Sverdlovsk Region is currently under reconstruction. The main challenge facing the workers lies in not being able to put the power generating units out of operation even for a while, as it will be keenly felt by the electricity consumers. The technicalities connected with putting up the new power-generating unit will be discussed at a special meeting, to be attended by the representatives of regional power generating companies and of the All-Russian Institute of Heating Technologies. The new unit might be intoruduced some time after the year 2010; the

Within the first half of 2006, the average pay of an employee of Ural Turbine Works CJSC (part of Renova) has gone up by over 5% (from 10,800 to 11,400 RUR). Following the collective agreement, the works spent 2 million RUR on occupational safety, including 430,000 RUR spent on special foods. The enterprise invested over 1.8 million in clothing, shoes and personal protective equipment. Approximately 300,000 RUR were allotted to workers in the form of subsidies and 200,000 RUR were spent on summer holidays for the employees’ children. All these expenditures occasioned by the collective

Vanadium Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise of Kachkanar JSC (part of Evraz Group) is going to hold the employee emergency training month. This is done following the order of Svedlovsk Region Government. According to the plan, the company will conduct a number of theme seminars devoted to civil defense in September. The corporate departments will have to install information boards providing tips of emergency prevention and handling. Besides, some workshops will be conducted on practical application of special equipment, first-aid skills, and rescue operations, reports the spokesperson for

Vysokogorskiy Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise (part of Evraz Group) summed up the results of its activity in August 2006. Almost all of the company’s departments did impressively well. Magnetitovaya and Yuzhnaya mines were the best among the production shops: they exceeded the plan by 6% and 2%, respectively. Estyuninskaya mine and the open pit operated stably. The enterprise managed to meet the increased demand of refractory goods producers for unusually fractioned dunite and hit the target figures for extraction and shipping of limestone. Vysokogorskiy also accomplished all of the

Since the beginning of the year, Uraltrac Ltd. has produced 3,665,480,000 RUR worth of commodity goods, which amounts to 102.6% of the target figures. The company has produced 1150 engineer vehicles (99.1% of the planned amount) worth 2,142,429,000 RUR including 171 tractors, 64 pipe-laying cranes, and 897 ripper-dozer units throughout January to August 2006. The total shipments came to 4,310,860,000 RUR in money terms (93.9% of the target figures). The company sold 1171 engineer vehicles worth 2,549,474,000 RUR, including 1074 tractors and T-10-based units and 61 ripper-dozer units. The

Asha Metallurgical Works JSC has produced 4,645,819,000 RUR worth of commodity goods throughout January to August 2006, which exceeds the figures for the eight months of 2005 by 5.1%. Its steel and rolled metal output came to 424,982 tons (3.9% better than in 2005) and 308,174 tons (an increase of 6.2%), respectively. The works produced 47,250.96 kilograms of amorphous tape, which is 45% more than a year earlier, and 1,103,445 magnetic conductors, which exceeds the figures for the year 2005 by 14.5%, the company’s spokesperson said to UrBC representative.

ChelyabEnergo JSC, the regional energy and electricity supplier, acquired the new 100-kilowatt portable diesel generator for its subsidiary Chelyabinsk Electrical Networks. According to the spokesperson for ChelyabEnergo, the generator is meant for self-contained electricity supply to the consumers based on special agreements or in case of power cuts, including the ones caused by very low temperatures outside. The capacity of the generator allows for a few hours of backup power supply to such places as hospitals, kindergartens and the like, and blocks of flats. The company has already set up