March 14, 2014. The Director of the Russian Economics Ministry's Department for Special Economic Zones, Regional Development Projects, and One-Employer Towns Andrei Sokolov, Chelyabinsk Region Minister for Economic Develoment Elena Murzina, and Deputy Director-General of ChTPZ Group Maxim Ignatiev visited Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant's Vysota 239 department. 'I believe the main thing is that the employees acquire a great production culture here, this is the key factor. This is something that the Russian industry really lacks at the moment. What we saw at Vysota 239 today is

March 14, 2014. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) reports Alexander Borshchevsky, former Deputy Director-General for Economics & Finance of TMK INOKS, was appointed DG on March 12. 'Former DG TNK INOKS Leonid Marchenko resigned under both parties' cordial agreement. The decision to appoint Alexander Borshchevsky was taken at the meeting of TMK INOKS Board of Directors,' TMK press service reports. Alexander Borshchevsky was born in 1975. He mainly worked at Sinara Pipe Plant (SinTZ) and its subdivisions. Starting from 1998, he worked at the plant's Central Lab, at SinTZ

March 14, 2014. Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod) shipped two B10M bulldozers with hydromechanical transmission to Russian frontier guards. According to Uralvagonzavod Corporation's press service, both bulldozers are fitted with shovels and mulchers. 'The bulldozers headed off for their destination point via railways: one of them is bound for Chita, the other one for Balashikha, Moscow Region. The shipment of ChTZ vehicles results from our winning a tender for the delivery of engineering vehicles to the frontier troops of Russia's Federal

March 14, 2014. Following the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin's Decree 128 as of January 24, 2013, Russia's Defense Ministry, Russia's Industry & Trade Ministry, and Russia's Economics Ministry decided to make Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation the sole executive body of eight repair companies: Spetsremont, 22BTRZ, 61 BTRZ, 81 BTRZ, 103 BTRZ, 144 BTRZ, 163 BTRZ, 560 BTRZ, and 192 TsZZhT. The companies are located in different parts of Russia and employ several thousand people altogether, the corporation's press service says. The

March 14, 2014. Between January 1 and February 28, Ural Airlines flew 605,130 passengers, which was 30% more than a year earlier, the air carrier's press service reports. Ural Airlines have operated 5,107 flights since the beginning of the year, including 1,524 international flights, 2,301 domestic flights, and 1,282 flights around the CIS. 'The airline's passenger turnover rose by 30% in January-February 2014 compared with January-February 2013 and amounted to 1,630,373 passenger-kilometers. In February, Ural Airlines operated 2,368 flights, including 629 international