December 3, 2012. Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM) was visited by the Russian State Duma Energy Committee Deputy Chairman and United Russia’s General Council Presidium Coordination Council for Energy-Saving and Enhancing Energy Efficiency Chairman Yuri Lipatov. He held a work meeting with Omsk Region officials to discuss the energy security of Russian Federation constituencies and industrial enterprises, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. The meeting was attended by Omsk Region Economics Minister Alexander Trippel, Omsk Region Minister for

December 3, 2012. Russian Vice Premier Dmitri Rogozin had a chance to discuss issues related to military and technological cooperation, including Serbian military vehicles upgrades by the Russian parties, during his recent trip to Serbia. He held talks with the Serbian President Stanislav Nikolic, Prime Minister and Internal Affairs Minister Ivica Dačić, and Vice Premier and Defense Minister Alexander Vucic, Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s press service reports. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s Director-General Oleg Sienko was one of the

December 3, 2012. The participants of Sverdlovsk Region Economic Committee’s Board meeting looked at the prices for water supply, water discharge, and sewage water treatment services that the regional communal housing department will provide to the end users in 2013, Sverdlovsk Region Press Service & Information Department reports. The rate that was introduced on September 1, 2012, will be used through July 1, 2013, that is, for ten months. Starting July 1, 2013, prices will go up within the range of the average rate growth set for Sverdlovsk Region by the Federal Tariffs Service, namely,

December 3, 2012. In the nine months of 2012, 41.7bn RUR worth of taxes was directed to the federal budget by Sverdlovsk Region tax authorities; this is 1.4 times or 12.8bn RUR more than a year earlier, Sverdlovsk Region division of the Federal Tax Service reports. Sverdlovsk Region division of the Federal Tax Service held a collegial meeting dedicated to their performance in the nine months of 2012 and to the tasks that have to be completed by the end of the year. It was announced that the local tax authorities’ efforts were aimed at ensuring control over compliance with the tax legislation

December 3, 2012. Sinara Pipe Plant (SinTZ), a member of Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), started mastering the technological know-how and the manufacturing of a pilot batch of insulated lift pipes (Type 13 Cr, super-chrome). This type of steel is particularly resistant to aggressive environmental condensations and is highly corrosion-resistant. Insulated lift pipes can be used as the upper section of the oil-well tubing in the Polar North regions. These pipes’ primary competitive advantage is its special design that prevents the thawing of the permafrost around the oil well. SinTZ is