UrBC, Magnitogorsk, December 5, 2018. MMK Industrial Park in Magnitogorsk came up with a performance report for the year, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Information & PR Department reports. MMK Industrial Park’s current premises are a ready-to-use, 65 hectares large facility with all the engineering infrastructure on hand. ‘The park got certified by Russia’s Industry & Trade Ministry, which means investors can enjoy the tax benefits of a zero property tax and a 3.5% drop in the local income tax,’ MMK Industrial Park’s Director Vladimir Dremov said at a recent off-site

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 5, 2018. EVRAZ Holding purchased a set of self-propelled vehicles and pneumatic tractor trucks for the mines of its member enterprise Raspadskaya Coal Company. The goal is to make the mining equipment reinstallation process safer and shorter (the required reinstallation time is expected to drop by eight to ten days on average), the holding’s press service reports. The self-propelled equipment got tested at Uskovskaya Mine. The appliances got used to reinstall parts of the powered support system from Long-Face 50-06 onto Long-Face 50-20. The miners could thus

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, December 5, 2018. Manufacturing Turkmenistan 2018 International Industrial Exhibition opened in Ashkhabad on December 3, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) is taking part in the event. According to MMK’s Information & PR Department, the plant’s stand features a wide range of metal products made at MMK and MMK Group’s member enterprises. The Turkmen customers will probably be mostly interested in the construction goods such as rolled section steel, hot- and cold-rolled steel sheets, and coated rolled products. ‘MMK now makes many more goods for the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 5, 2018. Ural Customs identified more than 160,000 counterfeit items at their border control points in the eleven months of 2018, the customs’ press service reports. Unscrupulous importers typically try to take counterfeit clothing and footwear items, toys, and perfumes as well as adulterated wine, tea, and coffee into the country. There are even bits of equipment on the list: for one, the customs officers recently prevented the import of 1,500 counterfeit condenser units to Russia. ‘All these goods bear the famous brands’ logos and trademarks but in actuality

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, December 5, 2018. EVRAZ Holding’s Consolidated West-Siberian Metallurgical Plant (EVRAZ ZSMK) launched a second rail production line at its Rail Department. The new line will mean the plant can double its R65 100-meter rail output and focus on making the European standard 60Е1 and 54Е1 rails (length options: 30 m, 36 m, 60 m, 72 m, and 90 m), the holding’s press service reports. The second rail line cost RUB 168m to put up and launch. The 100-meter rail division underwent considerable production upgrades, with new ancillary equipment and rail delivery, straightening, and