UrBC, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, December 15, 2016. The metal goods manufacturer MMK METIZ now makes copper-plated welding wire from S2Mo steel (diameter: 4.0 mm) as part of its import substitution program. ‘MMK METIZ is doing this by order of its key partner, Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant’s Vysota 239 Pipe Welding Department. The wire is used for automatic arc-smelting of large-diameter pipes made from alloyed and low-alloyed steels. The LDPs are customized to withstand increased working pressure and harsh climatic conditions. The wire was developed by MMK METIZ R&D department;

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 15, 2016. Ural Vagon Zavod Corporation opened its UVZSHOP.ru in Moscow recently; the 50-m2 outlet is located on the 5th floor of Univergmag Moskva in Lewinsky Avenue, the company press service reports. The shop was opened within the framework of UVZ Media Service and Invest Capital’s partnership program, with support from the Eurasian Business Cooperation Council Non-Profit Partnership. ‘Fans of UVZ souvenir products have long wanted an outlet in Moscow, but our development strategy only covers franchises for shops outside the Urals. This is the first attempt to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 15, 2016. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) supplied a set of H2S resistant pipes for Gazprom’s Astrakhan oil/gas condensate field as part of the two parties’ import substitution program, TMK press service reports. The 89 mm and 114 mm pumping and compression pipes made of H2S resistant С90SS steel were designed specially for Astrakhan deposit, where H2S and CO2 content is particularly high. The long-term agreement TMK and Gazprom signed in October 2015 provides for design, development, and production of custom-made pipes that meet Gazprom’s technical

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 15, 2016. Russian Copper Company’s Novgorod Metallurgical Plant made 6,000,000 kg of copper cathodes last month. ‘This is the largest monthly output figure the company has reached since its expansion and launch in 2003,’ their press service says. The plant’s Director-General Oleg Chernoshtan said the entire team worked towards this production record and also stressed the importance of stable and sufficient raw stuff supply in the process. ‘Russian Copper Company’s goal is to get 6,200,000 kg of cathodes in December, so November results should be seen as the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 15, 2016. Snezhnost, ChTPZ Group’s 14th children’s festival supported by Russia’s Culture Ministry, Chelyabinsk Region Government, and Sverdlovsk Region Government, came to a close, the Group’s PR Department reports. The charity festival got rounded up with Good Horton, a play by Ozersk Drama Theater, and Our House, a comedy play, staged at Kusinsk Children and Teenagers’ Rehabilitation Center. Additionally, Moscow Puppet Theater’s play called The Scribbles Game, adjusted for special-needs children, was performed for children from Chelyabinsk foster homes and

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 15, 2016. Ural Airlines are now offering reduced-price tickets for flights to Sochi, the Crimea, and Myneralnye Vody to all Urals’ residents who enjoy an active lifestyle and extreme sports, the air carrier’s press service reports. ‘The Olympic Games 2014 host, Sochi can now boast excellent sports facilities such as Alpika Service, Gornaya Karusel, Gazprom/Laura, and Rosa Hutor. Dombay near Myneralnye Vody is famous for its mountain skiing pistes and a comfortable recreation areas in Teberlinsky National Park. Crimea’s Ai-Petri Plateau is also popular with skiers