November 20, 2013. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) took part in the 19th International Industrial Exhibition Metal Expo 2013 held at All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow on November 12-15. 714 companies from 37 different countries took part in this largest metallurgical exhibition in Russia and the CIS. Over 30,000 experts visited the participants’ stands today, more than 50 different conferences, presentations, round table discussions, and seminars were held. ‘On the first day of Metal Expo 2013, awards were given to the winners of the Russian Metallurgical Industry’s Event of the Year

November 20, 2013. Uralcryomash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation) is going to restore its hydrogen tanks production, the corporation’s press service reports. Now Uralcryomash experts were directly involved in the launch of a universal transportation space and missile system called Energiya-Buran on November 15, 1988. Uralcryomash supplied the machinery needed to deliver liquid hydrogen to Buran. The experts from Nizhniy Tagil were faced with a challenging task of setting up four hydrogen-supplying facilities. Three out of four such facilities were

November 20, 2013. The second session of the City Code Project was finished off with a photo shoot at the Iron Ozone 32, an electric steel-smelting facility. This means that the partnership project of Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ, a member of ChTPZ Group) on the creation of the world’s first cinemap in the web-doc format is now complete, ChTPZ Group’s press service reports. The City Code TV project is now being implemented by PNTZ and Pervouralsk New Culture Palace with some support from the Russian Ministry of Culture. The videos, filmed by ‘stalkers’, are based on the deeply personal

November 20, 2013. In 2014, Uralvagonzavod Corporation is planning to increase the production output of its 12-196-01 gondola cars with 12-194-01 bogies next year, the corporation’s Deputy DG for Railway Vehicles Andrei Shlenski said at the 4th annual Railway Vehicles Market Conference in Moscow. ‘The bogie makes it possible to prolong the between-repairs period up to 500,000 km and to increase freight capacity by 6,000 kg; it was designed specifically for the Russian railways. The gondola car and the bogie were developed by Ural Railway Building Design Office that is a member of

November 20, 2013. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked Uralvagonzavod Corporation for holding a tank biathlon tournament, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘In his letter, addressed to the corporation’s Director-General Oleg Sienko, the minister said: ‘I thank the team of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation for their participation in and coordination of the All-Army Tank Biathlon 2013 Tournament,’ the press release says. The final stage of the contest dedicated to field training of tank T 72B crews was held at the Taman division shooting range in Alabino,