Sinarskiy Pipe Works (aka SinTZ, part of Pipe Metallurgical Company), came up with the preliminary assessment of its success in nine months of 2006. The company shipped 438,600 tons of steel tubes in January-September, reports the spokesperson for Pipe Metallurgical Company.

UralmashSpetsstal Ltd., part of Spetsstall Ltd. belonging to United Machine Building Works, has been negotiating with Arcelor Mittal for strategic cooperation. The two companies are hoping to sign a three-year agreement for the supply of 3,000 tons of hot and cold rolled rolls annually. UralmashSpetsstal Ltd. currently has almost 1bn RUR worth of supply contracts, half of which is made up by export ones. The company is planning to increase its export share to 60% next year. It started producing new types of shrouded rolls with enhanced chromium content in 2005; some experts managed to design

Evrazruda JSC (ore maker and part of Evraz Group) have recently acquired three new vehicles: a bulldozer and two automated KamAZ dumpers with the capacity of 13 tons. This was done as part of the technical modernization program. The bulldozer is going to be used in Kazskiy subsidiary, replacing the worn-out T-170 tractor. It is meant for transferring the rock from the grinding and processing plant to the dump pit, for storing crushed rock, and for cleaning up the roads in winter. The dumpers will be employed at Tashtagoslkiy and Gurievskiy subsidiaries; they will deal in freight

TyumenEnergo, the power and electricity supplier of Tyumen Region, has recently undergone winter preparation procedures. The checkup mainly concerned Ishim Electrical Networks and Tobolsk Electrical Networks. Both subsidiaries received special certificates allowing them to operate in the winter of 2006/2007, and similar examinations are to follow in all the regional subsidiaries. The networks are currently being examined by the ad hoc committees consisting of representatives of Ural and Volga Interregional Network Company, TuymenEnergo, Rostechnadzor, and the Department of Emergencies. They

The meeting of interdepartmental committee devoted to relocating the residents of the village of Muslyumovo (Kunashakskiy District, Chelyabinsk Region) located near contaminated River Techa took place on October 11, 2006. The meeting was chaired by First Deputy Governor Vladimir Dyatlov and attended by Igor Konyshev, Counselor to Head of Federal Atomic Power Agency. Mr Konyshev says the governmental provision on financing relocating (600m RUR will be received by Mayak Production Association for them to compensate the villagers for the loss of dwellings situated in the contaminated area) will

The company sold 708,800 tons of tubes, including 367,600 tons of large-diameter ones, in January-September 2006. It shipped 97,200 tons of tubular goods in September 2006, including 50,700 tons of large-diameter tubes.

ChelIndBank of Chelyabinsk and Visa Association conducted Visa sales enhancement training on October 12, 2006. the workshop was attended by the employees from the headquarters and the subsidiaries who deal in servicing natural persons and selling Visa cards. As the company’s spokesperson said to UrBC representative, the seminar was conducted by Anton Emelyanov of Visa Moscow office, who briefed the participants on effective sales techniques. The attendees looked at the sales model structure, learned the tips for effective trust building, and practiced dealing with difficult situations.