UrBC, Magnitogorsk, February 3, 2020. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) was founded 88 years ago on February 1, the company’s Information & PR Department reports. ‘The plant’s first blast furnace produced its first batch of cast-iron on February 1, 1932. This was the day the enterprise was born. The following year (July 1933) the plant’s first open-hearth furnace got launched as well, and once Section Mill 500 started operating in August 1934, MMK turned into a full-metallurgical-cycle enterprise processing 25% of all of the iron ore made in the USSR, as well as 12% of pig iron

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 3, 2020. Three new crew vehicles meant for employee transfer arrived at EVRAZ Raspadskaya Coal Company’s Alardinskaya Mine last month. The buses were custom-made at Ural Automotive Plant in full compliance with Raspadskaya Coal Company’s new standards. The buses have a reinforced frame, high-visibility lamps instead of regular rotating warning lights, additional front fog lights, and seats with three-point seat belts. ‘Four dashboard cameras facing the road, the driver’s seat, the inside of the bus, and the rear help prevent/detect problems to do with the safety

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 3, 2020. SKB-Bank’s customers can now activate their online banking package without visiting the bank’s offline branches; all one needs is the banking app. ‘You don’t need an actual appointment: all you have to do is download SKB Online App onto your smartphone and press the Sign Up button. To get your log in and password, you’ll have to provide your contact details and your card/contract number. You can also register on the bank’s website the bank says. According to SKB-Bank’s press service, signing up for the bank’s online banking package will make your banking

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 3, 2020. NEYVA Bank introduced new interest rates on savings deposits on January 27, 2020. The annual interest rate for the ruble option now comes to 4.75%. According to the bank’s press service, the interest rate for the dollar and euro deposits has remained the same. Questions may be directed to NEYVA Bank’s 24/7 hotline service +7−800−7000−213 (toll-free for calls inside Russia).

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 3, 2020. 29 contestants and 31 experts will be representing ChelPipe Group at the upcoming 8th Worldskills Russia Sverdlovsk Region Championship; the company’s team will be competing in twelve skills categories and two age groups (Juniors and General), the Group’s press service reports. Students on the Group’s Future of White-Coated Metallurgy In-Company Training Program and high schoolers from Pervouralsk undergoing the Group’s early job counseling programs will make part of ChelPipe Group’s team. The contestants have trained for the championship at the Group’s