February 3, 2015. The Titanium Valley Special Economic Zone received the necessary approval from Sverdlovsk Region government expert board to put up an aircraft parts production facility within the zone, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region’s Information Policy Department reports. The plant is expected to be launched by the end of the year; the costs of the project are estimated at 1.1bn RUR. The goal is to increase the production output and introduce deeper-level processing of titanium products in order to come up with virtually ready-made aircraft parts. The Valley received a 650-million-ruble

February 3, 2015. The construction of Nevyansk Poultry Factory came to a standstill in September 2014 due to economic difficulties, states a letter that was written in response to Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly Deputy Andrei Alshevskikh and signed by Sverdlovsk Region Prime Minister Denis Pasler. According to this letter, the project has required 128m RUR worth of investments altogether, with no funding provided from the constituency’s budget resources. ‘Nevyansk Council let Nevyansk Poultry Factory seven construction sites for 2014-2017; two sites are owned by the enterprise itself,’

February 3, 2015. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development won the grand-prix as the Best Bank 2014; the contest was coordinated by BankInformService, the bank’s press service reports. The bank also won in the Popular Deposits 2014 category, as its deposit offers enjoyed great demand last year. The UBRD was also among the top three nominees in two more categories; the bank came second in the Popular Loans 2014 category and third in the PR Index category (a bank’s PR index is based on its spokespeople’s activity throughout the year). Winners were selected on the basis of

February 3, 2015. A ferroconcrete chimney stack collapsed at Bogoslovsky heat and power station (a member enterprise of United Company RUSAL) the other night. Sverdlovsk Region division of the Emergency Ministry’s press service reports the rescue team was informed of the accident at 8:40 PM on February 1; no casualties were involved. The residents of Krasnoturinsk receive their heating and electric power as usual; Bogoslovsky smelter is operating in the normal mode,’ the press service says. The Emergency Ministry’s rescue team, the city council representatives, and the station’s management

February 3, 2015. Two bulldozers made at ChTZ Uraltrac (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation), namely, DET400M and B14, are going to join the emergency train vehicles parade. The corporation’s press service says the two bulldozers’ capacities will be demonstrated to railway workers at a practice ground near Tula, where Russian Railways Emergency Monitoring & Coordination Center will conduct an experience-sharing workshop on February 17-19. ChTZ is getting its vehicles ready for the demonstrations, so as to send them to the destination point (the base of Moscow Railways