The Russian Federation President Dmitriy Medvedev met a number of the Russian Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers’ representatives on October 21, 2009. The BOD Chairman of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), member of the Union’s Board, and President of the Union’s Chelyabinsk Region division Viktor Rashnikov took part in this meeting. The agenda of this conference had to do with the country’s post-recession development. The Union representatives presented a number of proposals related to both the post-recession strategy and the current crisis-defying measures. They also spoke about

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) can now manufacture some hot-dip-galvanised, highly durable rolled products made of duplex ferritic/martensitic NST500X steel that meets EN 10336-2007 standards and is .8-1.5mm thick and 1,000-1,250mm wide. According to MMK PR Department, the steel’s mechanical properties fully meet the EN 10336-2007 requirements. In fact, this steel’s closest counterpart is the DP500 one that meets AVTOVAZ ТТМ 1.25.1255-2007 standards and is becoming increasingly popular as a car body material. So far, MMK’s coating department has selected and prepared for shipment

Chumikov PR & Consulting International Press Club recently came up with its thorough analysis of Chelyabinsk Region’s online news resources’ performance. This research was actually part of the agency’s contract with the Governor of Chelyabinsk Region Administration. The research provided for a few ratings of online media (several single-criterion ratings and one final one) and singled out the most distinctive features of Ural Federal District and Chelyabinsk Region’s Internet-based media. The media were evaluated on a ten-point scale, with ten awarded to news resources that met the

An accident occurred in the building of UC RUSAL Bogoslovskiy smelter’s wet grinding shop at 7:05 PM on October 24, 2009. As a result, the building’s four truss frames and sixty roof slabs with the total area of 720 sq m fell hopelessly down and all the production processes had to be stopped. An ad hoc committee was set up to investigate the causes of the accident. The committee is chaired by head of Rostechnadzor Ural division’s Krasnoturinsk department V. Plotnikov; it also comprises the plant representatives, the City of Krasnoturinsk officials, and officers from Sverdlovsk Region’s

Avtoland Holding’s dealing agreements with Land Rover and Jaguar were halted on October 15, 2009. ‘This had to do with the fact that the dealing center now has a new owner,’ says Avtoland employee working in the show room at 50 Blyukher St. in Yekaterinburg. Nevertheless, the employee says, the holding keeps on selling Land Rover and Jaguar cars as well as offering the after-sales services. ‘The only possible problem is the warranty issues,’ he adds. In the meantime, the two brands’ official websites no longer mention Avtoland Holding as their official dealer. In fact, their only official