UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 19, 2018. Ural Airlines are offering a new Moscow-Tyumen-Moscow flight starting February 18, 2018, the air carrier’s press service reports. The Moscow flights will be operated at 8AM every day (arrival in Moscow: 9 AM), which means business travelers can enjoy a full working day ahead of them. ‘Besides, you can always combine business and pleasure and take a tour of Moscow’s landmarks after your business meetings as well as see a theater performance, go to a restaurant or a cafe, or take a walk along Old Arbat. Even after some sightseeing, travelers will still

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 19, 2018. Sinara Group’s Sinara Development finished its 11th apartment building in Novy Svet District in Volgograd, the Group’s press service reports. The commissioning permit for the building was obtained on December 22, 2017. The new home owners will start collecting their keys on January 20. The 16-storey building has 171 apartments and three offices. There are only 25 apartments still left on offer. ‘Novy Svet is a fully developed residential area with extensive infrastructure. There are mini markets, pharmacies, beauty parlors, and much else besides on the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 19, 2018. ChTPZ Group (with some support from Roshelf) learned to make large-diameter casing pipes with weld-on connectors for offshore wells, the Group’s press service reports. This is the first time this type of piping has been manufactured in Russia; prior to this, all the units got imported from abroad. The Russian product is based on electric-welded pipes (diameter: 508-914 mm; layer thickness: 15.9-38.1 mm) made from Х52-Х60 steel produced by Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) Vysota 239 Department. Rosshelf, Oil States’ official representative in

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 19, 2018. Russian Copper Company’s Karabashmed produced 7% more crude copper in 2017 than one year previously, the company press service reports. The plant produced around 120,000,000 kg of metal in the course of last year, setting a production record. This was possible due to large-scale facilities upgrades and production developments. In 2004-2017, Russian Copper Company invested some RUR 18bn in Karabashmed’s upgrades and in reducing the plant’s environmental impact. ‘The launch of the new automated crude copper-pouring line was also a positive factor for the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 19, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s ATMs now both accept and give out new 200-ruble and 2,000-ruble bills, the bank’s press service reports. The new banknotes currently get accepted by a half of all cash machines located in Sverdlovsk, Saratov, Novosibirsk, Orenburg, and Kirov Oblasts and in Bashkiria, Udmurtia, and Perm Territory. The bank intends to tune in the other 50% of the ATMs before the end of January so that new bills get accepted by each and every one of its machines in the constituencies where the UBRD operates. You can get

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 18, 2018. President of Ural Chamber of Commerce & Industry Andrei Besedin said during a recent press conference that he believed Yekaterinburg had good chances of winning the privilege of hosting the EXPO 2025 Exhibition. ‘In my view, Yekaterinburg and Osaka will compete as the two most likely candidates. It’s a matter of common knowledge that the host city can get selected with certain help such as gifts, personal persuasion skills, and facilitation payments. This is what we’ve learned from the past experiences of competing for EXPO 2020. The Japanese are a

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 18, 2018. Ural Airlines are currently selling tickets for their Saint Petersburg-Tel Aviv flights at a reduced price, the air carrier’s press service reports. The offer holds through March 21, 2018 and applies to flights to be operated to Tel Aviv from Saint Petersburg on January 15-March 24, 2018. Prices start from $120 (one way) and $269 (round trip), all fees, a meal, cabin luggage, and one piece of luggage under 23 kg included. Prices may vary depending on the rate of exchange on the date of booking. ‘Israel is a compact but very diverse country. Its holy

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 18, 2018. A 2ES6 with an improved control system is currently undergoing successful pull and energy efficiency tests at Oktyabrskaya Railways. ‘Five Sinara 2ES6 Series locos first arrived at Oktyabrskaya Railways in December 2017. Under the terms of their lifetime maintenance agreement, Ural Locomotives will have to offer Russian Railways a full range of their after-sale services for the next 28 years. The plant’s new service center already opened at Babaevo Depot to do all the maintenance jobs for the new locos,’ Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. 2ES6 units have

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 18, 2018. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) is almost done with the preparatory stage of putting up a new sintering plant, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. Workers on the site are busy driving piles, laying foundations, and assembling the metal frameworks. The assembly of the basic technological equipment is expected to begin in March. The sintering plant, which will improve the sintered ore quality considerably and will reduce the plant’s environmental impact, will require some RUR 22bn in total investments. ‘The construction jobs

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 18, 2018. ChTPZ Group shareholder Andrei Komarov took part in a press conference in Moscow; the event was part of a professional competition in Russia’s best mentorship practices, the Group’s press service reports. First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergey Kirienko, Assistant to the President of Russia Andrei Belousov, and Director-General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva also spoke at the conference. The competition gets coordinated by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in order to select and share

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 17, 2018. Sinara Group’s TMK CHERMET successfully underwent a qualification audit procedure and is now a certified independent ferrous scrap metal supplier for Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) member enterprises, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. The audit was carried out by the Russian Research Institute of the Tube & Pipe Industries (RosNITI). Following the results of the procedure, TMK CHERMET was included in the register of TMK approved suppliers. ‘The qualification certificate is valid for the next three years. The raw metal stuffs our company supplies

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 17, 2018. Sinara Development recently finished working on Svoy Krug, a Comfort Class condominium next to Shartashsky Market in Yekaterinburg, Sinara Group’s press service reports. The construction was fully completed right on schedule, with the commissioning permit obtained on December 28, 2017. The new home owners started collecting their keys on January 15, 2018. ‘This colorful 25-storey high apartment building is located within well-developed infrastructure. Everything you need is nearby, including shops, pharmacies, entertainment facilities, and medical

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 17, 2018. Sixteen families of metallurgical industry workers from different parts of the country joined the Metallurgists’ Family 2017 event in Moscow in early January. Three families of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK Group) employees came to this conference as well. ‘This family-friendly event is coordinated by MMWU Central Council and Splav Foundation. People working at metallurgical enterprises in Belgorod, Chelyabinsk, Kaluga, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Moscow, Novgorod, Orenburg, Sverdlovsk, Volgograd, and Vologda Oblasts all came to Moscow for this

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 17, 2018. Sinara Group and Siemens AG’s joint venture Ural Locomotives made 95 freight locos and 35 Lastochka high-speed, five-car electric trains, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. ‘Thirty Lastochka trains were sent to Moscow Central Ring. Four more Standard Class trains were made additionally for North-Western Commuter Travel Company. These four Lastochka items are unique in that the interior of the railcars is specifically adjusted for long-distance travelers’ maximum comfort; plus, the entrances are fitted with elongated steps to allow passengers get on the

UrBC, Chelyabinsk, January 17, 2018. A group of Chelyabinsk Oblast-based businessmen and women are going to Kazakhstan on January 30-February 2, 2018. Their trip is coordinated by the South Urals Chamber of Commerce & Industry. According to the Chamber’s press service, the business mission’s primary goal is to visit Khorgos, the International Cross-Border Cooperation Center. Khorgos is located within 360 km of Almaty, in Almaty Oblast’s Panfilovskiy District, right on the Kazakh-Chinese border. Additionally, talks with the Chinese residents of the Center will be held during the delegates’

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. Eleven workers of ChTPZ Group’s Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ) got their Bachelor’s degrees at Ural Federal University’s Chair for Pipe Making Technologies & Equipment; the chair operates right on the plant’s premises, the company press service reports. This is the first class to get their degrees in Metallurgy and Power Engineering & Equipment. One of the students graduated with honors, and over 60% of graduates had a GPA of ‘Good’ or better. ‘I congratulate our first graduates on the completion of their studies. The company did its best to

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s Customer Support Center was one of Russia’s first call centers to get ISO 18295 certified; the certificate is issued by the International Contact Center Certification Institute (ICCCI). A certificate issued by an international body is an acknowledgement of the call center’s great quality service; the certificate is currently recognized in over 160 different countries. The UBRD applied for a certification procedure in 2015. Following a special audit, more than seventy different quality improvement steps

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 16, 2018. Metallurg Charity Foundation (mainly supported by Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works/MMK) coordinated a medical committee meeting to look into its Keep Healthy Program’s performance in 2017, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. ‘We allocated money for hi-tech surgeries that 91 old-age patients needed. 131 retirees got their crystalline lens replacement therapy funded by the company. One person was referred to the renowned Eye Microsurgery Clinic in Yekaterinburg. 335 seniors got reimbursed on their teeth replacement expenses. Also,

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, January 16, 2018. Quite a few employees of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) joined the blood donation event around New Year’s Eve, MMK Information, PR & Advertising Department reports. The representatives of the All-Russian People’s Front and Magnitogorsk Young Metallurgists’ Union spent their last working day of the year at a blood donation station and invited all other locals to do the same. ‘I’ve been donating blood on a regular basis now and see this as a good deed. Donating blood could be even more crucial than usual around a New Year break,’ says gas

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, January 16, 2018. Developers in Yekaterinburg’s Akademicheskiy District are offering their customers ready-to-move-in studio apartments and one-bedroom ones in Preobrazhensky Quarter (prices start from RUR 65,000 per m2), RSG-Akademicheskoye’s press service reports. Reduced prices hold from January 15 to January 31, 2018. ‘Preobrazhensky Quarter is definitely this season’s favorite. These Comfort apartments in the new part of the district are the best choice for demanding customers who care for extensive infrastructure, security, and a good neighborhood as well as for