UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 31, 2017. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) is now making Russia’s first casing pipes made from TMK C, the corrosion-resistant chrome and nickel alloy, the company press service reports. The fist set of TMK C casing pipes (strength grade: 110) with airtight, gas-tight TMK UP PF premium threaded joints was made the company’s TAGMET and supplied to Lukoil. The alloy was designed at TMK to make pipes for oil deposits with extremely high H2S and CO2 content and partial pressure. Up to now, pipes made from chrome and nickel alloys were only available abroad. ‘TMK keeps

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 31, 2017. Federal Grid Company United Energy Systems’ West Siberian Electric Mains issued a warrant to warn against trespassing in the high-voltage areas, the company press service reports. ‘The high-voltage protective areas are the ground and the air next to and around both sides of the electric mains. The limit it set at 20 meters for 110-kilowatt mains, at 25 meters for 220-kilowatt ones, and at 30 meters for 500-kilowatt ones. Anything that happens within the area must get the power engineers’ authorization, be it construction, repairs, demolition, mining,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 31, 2017. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) came up with a new deposit offer with an increased interest rate; this is an opportunity for customers of financially troubled banks to secure their savings, the bank’s press service reports. ‘Our Reliable Deposit is a good way to join the bank as a new customer. The interest rate comes to 8% a year, with the first interest payments available in as soon as thirty days; you can choose either to get the interest added to the principal amount and capitalized or to get the interest transferred into a

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 31, 2017. Sinara Transport Machines’ Lyudinovsky Locomotive Plant (LTZ) supplied three modern, electric-driven locomotive shunters TEM 9 to Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), Sinara Group’s press service reports. The contract for the production and delivery of locos was signed by STM and MMK in March 2017. This means MMK now has 13 TEM 9 and 50 TGM 6 pieces (all made at LTZ) in its fleet of locos. TEM 9 was designed at Sinara Transport Machines’ Innovative Development Center in 2008; this engineering division has been home to the most advanced technical

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 31, 2017. Sverdlovsk Region’s district judges and Justices of the Peace ruled that 1,170 foreign subjects and individuals without a citizenship should get deported from Russia, Sverdlovsk Region Court’s press service reports. Over 16,000 people faced administrative arrest. Judges report the number of administrative arrest warrants acted upon has been going up, whereas that of actual deportations following a deportation order has been on the decrease. ‘So far, deporting 776 foreign subjects has tuned out to be problematic. There are currently 95 foreigners in a