UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 23, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation’s head plant in Nizhniy Tagil completed all the jobs related to shutting down and sealing the hydraulic appliances at its power station’s ash dump, the corporation’s press service reports. The goal is to save money otherwise needed to get the facilities renovated and to renew operation permits, cut down on maintenance costs, and ensure maximum safety. Located on the north-western outskirts of Nizhniy Tagil, the power station ash dump was used for storing ash and cinder, the by-products of earth coal burning, since 1961. It was

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 23, 2016. Miners at Esaulskaya Mine (the asset of EVRAZ Holding’s Raspadskaya Coal Company) started working on new long face 26-25 bis with its estimated 460,000,000 kg of the valuable metallurgical coal Zh, EVRAZ Holding Siberia’s press service reports. ‘To prepare the long face, miners had to do 2.5 km worth of excavation work and do a number of assembly and capital mining jobs. They are now working at 450 meters below ground. To ensure their safety, all the excess gas gets drained out into the rock cavity, and additional relief wells and dust-catching appliances

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 23, 2016. ChTPZ Group delivered over 700,000 kg of seamless pipes to Kurganstalmost in the first half of this year; the pipes are needed for the construction of a new stadium in Rostov-on-Don in time for the World Cup 2018, the Group’s press service reports. ‘This batch of 159-426mm pipes is made of low-alloyed steel with improved technical properties (strength grade C390). The entire production process from steel-smelting to finishing treatment of the pipes was completed at the Group’s member enterprises: META was responsible for collection and recycling of scrap

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 23, 2016. SKB-Bank now allows its customers to choose their loan repayment day themselves; they can also postpone the day to a later day if they need to, the bank’s press service reports. ‘Quite a few borrowers sometimes need to put off their loan repayment day, mostly because their pay day got shifted to a later date in the month. It is naturally more convenient to make a payment right after the pay check is there rather than keep this money around for a few more weeks,’ the press service says. Customers can choose a new monthly repayment date either for the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, August 23, 2016. The telecommunications provider MegaFon came up with its School Start Package for only 990 RUR, the company press service reports. The package includes a smartphone, a protective screen film, and a special subscriber’s fee with Children’s Internet and Radar options. The offer holds for MegaFon’s both new and existing customers and is valid through the end of the year 2016. ‘The School Start Package is available in one of the following combinations: 1)a smartphone for 990 RUR and a 3,000-ruble bonus that will be valid for five months 2) a smartphone for