UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 15, 2020. EVRAZ Kachkanarsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise (EVRAZ KGOK) installed forty new conveyor-belt-type gravimetric feeders for the raw stuffs used in sinter preparation; the company also upgraded its automatic system for controlling the batching out of furnace charge, EVRAZ Holding Ural’s Corporate Communications Center reports. ‘The furnace charge (concentrate, lime, and coke) now gets loaded into the system automatically, with high-precision control for the amount of every component used. We also had the automatic sampler upgraded to ensure

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 15, 2020. Following the leading global air carriers’ lead, Ural Airlines started using part of its fleet for operating cargo flights. According to the air carrier’s press service, the airline currently has enough orders to keep busy till the end of May 2020. ‘The number of passenger flights has gone drastically down for the time being. At the same time, the demand for cargo flights is soaring, with priority given to essential commodities, COVID-19 medications, medical appliances, protective gear, and so on. This is why the airline decided to use part of its

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 15, 2020. The telecom company MegaFon launched over a hundred new 4G base stations in fifty towns in Sverdlovsk Region, making the users’ mobile Internet connection even faster and even more reliable. According to MegaFon Ural’s press service, the company’s tech team used big data and custom-designed AI solutions to predict the increase in voice traffic in Yekaterinburg’s District Akademicheskiy, VIZ, Pionersky, Yugo-Zapadny, Uralmash, Elmash, and the centrally located parts of the town. ‘New telecom appliances got installed in thirty-one streets in advance; the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, April 15, 2020. NEYVA Bank now offers its customers one month of settlement account administration commission-free. According to the bank’s representatives, NEYVA Bank aspires to be more business-friendly, so there will be no fees for the administration of a cash/settlement account for one month. ‘Many businesses are finding it hard to manage: they need to transform their business models, hold emergency meetings, and analyze their sources of income and expected spending. Some people will start looking into ways of cutting costs. We are ready to support you now and help

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, April 15, 2020. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has been contributing to the social welfare program My Vmeste, with the goal of supporting the elderly of Magnitogorsk living on their own in times of self-isolation. As of April 13, 2020, RUB 6,997,157 got transferred to the program’s donations account from both legal entities and private individuals. According to MMK Group’s press service, Metallurg Charity Foundation’s employees put together and delivered to Magnitogorsk’s social welfare centers care packages with eight different kinds of food items. Over 4,000