November 6, 2013. 808 cars were towed away from Yekaterinburg streets onto the auto impounds, as they had been parked in the wrong places, the city’s official website states. ‘On October 21-31, 808 improperly parked vehicles were towed away from the streets of the Urals’ capital. More than 700 drivers were fined for violating the parking regulations. It should be noted that 72 towing tractors and 94 officers were involved in the parking control,’ the message states. The city council says that the automobiles that are parked in the wrong places are a hindrance for all those in the traffic

November 6, 2013. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK), one of the world’s major OCTG producers, united two families of premium threaded joints – TMK Premium and ULTRA – under a single brand TMK Ultra Premium (TMK UP), the company’s press service reports. Pipes with premium threaded joints are meant for use in the oil and gas wells that are difficult to operate, such as the ones in the offshore and deep-water marine areas or in the Polar North, and for development of horizontal and sloping wells. This product is highly durable and airtight, has good flexibility, and is resistant to many

November 6, 2013. An Agreement on Strategic Cooperation was signed by Uralvagonzavod Corporation and the French company SAGEM Defense Securite (a member of SAFRAN Group). The ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and the French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Under the deal, the two parties agreed to use SAGEM’s electro-optical machinery and other hi tech produce for Uralvagonzavod’s armored vehicles and artillery systems. The agreement was signed by Uralvagonzavod Director-General Oleg Sienko and SAFRAN Group Executive Vice President-International Bruno Cotté as

November 6, 2013. Ural Airlines are launching a sale on the tickets for Ufa-Moscow-Ufa flights. On November 5-11, tickets will be available for the minimum of 4,000 RUR. The flights will be operated starting from December 10, 2013, every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday, the company’s press service reports. The direct flight to Moscow will mean no time will be lost, which means the residents of Ufa will be able to plan their business trips more efficiently. Once in Moscow, passengers can use the connecting flights to destinations in Europe and Russia. ‘The airline values its passengers’ time and

November 6, 2013. Yugoria State Insurance Company is now down to the 16th position in the rating of the third party only insurance for car drivers in the nine months of 2013; the rating was carried by Prime Insurance, a web portal. In the ranking that was compiled on the basis of data collected in the three quarters of 2012, however, the company was given the 14th position. Yugoria has signed 335,000 contracts since the beginning of 2013 compared with 386,000 contracts last month. On average, the price of a policy dropped from 3,400 RUR to 3,300 RUR. In 2013 so far, the insurer paid 846m RUR