July 4, 2014. Sinara Pipe Plant (a member enterprise of Pipe Metallurgical Company) summed up the results of the annual improvement proposals competition for 2013, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. 294 people took part in the plant’s traditional contest, including 139 young blue- and white-collar workers. 154 improvement proposals were introduced into production cycle during the year, with the total savings amounting to more than 64m RUR. Prize-winners were determined in the following categories: The Plant’s Best Improvement Proposal, The Best Improvement Proposal Author/Implementer, The Best

July 4, 2014. Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) won a tender for the right to receive state subsidies allocated for the development of hi tech production projects, the corporation’s press service reports. The tender was coordinated by the Russian Federation Government in accordance with Provision 218 dated April 9, 2010 On State Supporting the Development of Cooperation between Russian Higher Educational Establishments and Organizations Dealing in High Technology Production Projects. 149 organizations and enterprises took part in the fifth stage of the tender,

July 4, 2014. Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) came third in the 10th industrial Best CSR Enterprise Contest. The competition is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the All-Russian Trade Union of Defense Industry Workeres OBORONPROF, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. The event was coordinated by the Russian Industry & Trade Ministry’s Weaponry, Munitions, and Special Chemicals Department, the All-Russian NGO Union of Russian Machine-Builders, and the All-Russian Trade Union of Defense Industry Workers’

July 4, 2014. Russian Copper Company, one of the key exponents at the international exhibition Innoprom 2014, is going to present a unique social project DoChePuGoLeTTO in addition to its innovative stand featuring the company’s large-scale projects. The DoChePuGoLeTTO Project is already quite familiar to residents of those constituencies where Russian Copper Company operates is enterprises; now it will become known to all the visitors to the event (whose theme for this year is Smart Industry, which makes the project fit nicely), the company’s press service reports. A literature, philosophy,

July 4, 2014. The innovative tramways made at a joint venture run by Uralvagonzavod Corporation and the Polish company PESA are now undergoing the final testing stage: the trams are currently used in Moscow and travel along Route 6, from Bratsevo to Sokol Underground Station, says Moscow Transport Infrastructure Department. Not a single problem was observed during the testing stage: the new tram’s performance is flawless. In the meanwhile, passengers on Route 6 are already commenting on the increased comfort the new tram offers: MosGorTrans has been receiving thank-you notes from passengers.