April 22, 2014. Transport Machine-Building Design Bureau (KBTM, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) bought 10 electric vehicles ET 2054 in Yekaterinburg. 'The vehicles are produced by M.I. Kalinin Machine-Building Plant and are meant for transporting cargo of up to 2,000 kg indoors and outdoors. This is an environmentally friendly means of transportation that can enter any department. These vehicles are 3.5 meters long and 1.3 meters wide and are maneuvered enough so as to easily move around the entire territory. The vehicles are fitted with lead-acid batteries that can be

April 22, 2014. The head of Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) Tool Department Lyubov Fortygina won in Her Majesty Woman Contest, in the Social Movement Leader category. The contest was coordinated by Chelyabinsk Council. According to the corporation's press service, the winner has been the permanent head of the plant employees' Weather at Home Family Club. 80 women took part in the contest, including managers and lower-level employees, representatives of amateur art and dance clubs, housewives, and leaders of local social movements.

April 22, 2014. A large group of Canadian delegates might visit the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom 2014 in Yekaterinburg on July 9-12. This visit is still being negotiated at the moment, Formica Group, the event coordinator, told UrBC. 'We are currently negotiating a visit of a large group of delegates from Canada to Innoprom and the joint events that could be implemented during the Russian forum involving the Russian-German Chamber of Foreign Trade (AHK) and the US Trade Chamber in Russia (AmCham),' the company says. According to Innoprom coordinator, 232 companies

April 22, 2014. President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met ChTPZ Group BOD Chairman Alexander Fedorov in Kazan, the company's official statement says. 'Rustam Minnikhanov stressed the important part ChTPZ Group's machine-building asset, Alnas, plays in the economic potential of Tatarstan, and said he was sure all of the plant's goals will be achieved,' the press release says. During the meeting, the two heads talked about the developmental prospects of Alnas, a plant that is one of Rimera Corporation's assets and part of ChTPZ Group. Alexander

April 19, 2014. Ural Locomotives Plant keeps working on a power-assisted section for its GRANIT 2ES10 electric locomotive. The introduction of a new section will increase the efficiency of cargo vehicles in the mountainous sections of Russian Railways, the company’s press service reports. The plant started making the first power-assisted section in December 2013. Since then, the Design & Research Department and the Preproduction Engineering Department of Ural Locomotives started preparing the design and technological documentation. As soon as February 2014, the body frame for the section

April 19, 2014. Omsk-based Transport Machine-Building Design Bureau (KBTM, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) is now working on upgrading its civilian-purpose PTS 4 amphibious assault troop carrier. The carrier is expected to be used by the Ministry of Emergencies, the Transport Ministry, and the Nature Ministry, Uralvagonzavod reports. The ministries have felt the need for such a vehicle for a long time now. Last year, military vehicles had to be used for rescuing people during the terrible flood in the Far East. These were specifically the amphibious assault troop carriers

April 19, 2014. On April 17, the Director-General of Rostech Corporation Sergey Chemezov and Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeniy Kuivashev signed a cooperation agreement that will promote the development and multi-faceted implementation of the scientific, technological, and production potential of all of Rostech member enterprises located in Sverdlovsk Region, the state corporation’s press service reports. For one, the two parties are planning to work together on the creation of up-to-date science parks and technological parks, on the design, development, and sales of hi tech industrial

April 19, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation came up with the results of its annual innovations and improvements contest for 2013. Over 300 employees from 55 divisions of the corporation’s head plant took part in the improvement activity, the corporation’s press service says. According to the press service, the contest results in greater activity on the employees’ part and draws as many of them as possible into the development of the enterprise’s technical and intellectual potential. Besides, the contest enhances labor productivity and improves production, technical,

April 19, 2014. Sinara Pipe Plant (a member enterprise of Pipe Metallurgical Company) conducted a series of professional skills contest for the young mill rollers and pipe-cutters; this contest is part of the company’s multi-faceted personnel program and its Youth Project, Pipe Metallurgical Company’s press service reports. 11 people took part in the mill roller contest on the premises of Department T3, and 8 people took part in the pipe-cutter contest on the premises of Department T2. All the contestants were under 30 years old. During the theory part of the contest, all the participants had

April 18, 2014. The Russian Federation Economic Development Ministry and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) signed a cooperation agreement in the field of foreign economic activity, the company reports. The agreement was signed by Minister Alexei Ulyukayev and MMK Director-General Pavel Shilyayev. The paper provides for sharing information, mutual expert and consultant advice, organization and conduction of events, including those that involve Russian trade representations and those held within intergovernmental commissions for Russia's trade and economic and scientific and

April 18, 2014. Lyudinovsky Locomotive Plant (LTZ, a member enterprise of Sinara Transport Machines) got a compliance certificate for its TEM14 two-diesel locomotives series; the certificate proves the locos comply with the federal railway transport requirements, the holding’s press service reports. LTZ actually had its first fifteen TEM14 two-diesel engines certified in June 2013. Having a locomotive certificate meant the plant is allowed to make 44 additional locomotives from its pilot batch. Russian Railways are currently the key customer and consumer for the TEM14 loco; this make proved

April 18, 2014. Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Sochi proved the most popular destinations for Yekaterinburg travelers in May, while Kyiv and Istanbul are no longer among the top ten most coveted places to visit, Aviasales.ru PR Manager Yanis Dzenis told UrBC. He explained Yekaterinburg residents are now flying in very different directions from the ones chosen last year. Those who decided to go away for the May recess preferred the countries in the dollar zone. According to a research conducted by Aviasales.ru analysts, the destinations popular with Yekaterinburg travelers this spring are:

April 18, 2014. According to Ural Chamber of Real Estate’s Analytical Department, the median price of a square meter of housing offered for sale on Yekaterinburg existing homes market came to 74,432 RUR on April 14, 2014, the Chamber’s press service reports. This figure is up 0.2% on last week and 2.3% higher than the one at the beginning of the year. This means the market prices keep rising proportionally to the inflation rate: according to Rosstat, consumer prices in Russia rose by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2014.

April 18, 2014. The finishing center of Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ, a member of ChTPZ Group) is now implementing a capacity-boosting program for its thermal treatment section, the company’s press service reports. The innovations will result in a 20% increase in the productivity of the section, which, in its turn, will raise the output of thermally processed pipes from 80,000,000 kg a year to 90-95,000,000 kg a year. ‘The program is two-fold. The first stage will last until the end of 2014 and will comprise a number of steps targeted at reducing down time, speeding up the thermal

April 18, 2014. A set of spare parts for B10M and DET250 tractors made at Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) is going to be shipped to Ukraine. The spare parts will be purchased by ChTZ-Uraltrac’s dealer, Assol, the corporation’s press service reports. The goods will be shipped to the consumer as they are ready throughout the month of April. In fact, as many as two vans rather than just one might head off for Zaporozhe this month. The plant is also about to sign a contract and specifications for the delivery of a set of spare parts to one more Ukrainian

April 17, 2014. 17,547 fake banknotes modeled on those issued by the Bank of Russia were detected in Russia in the first quarter of 2014. This can be compared with 17,923 fake banknotes detected in January-March 2013, which means the figure went down by 2.1% in one year, Banki.ru reports. 5,297 fake bills were detected in January 2014, 5,833 bills were detected in February, and 6,367 bills were detected in March. The five-thousand-ruble bill proved the most-often-forged one: 11,916 fake 5,000-ruble banknotes were found, followed by 4,520 fake 1,000- RUR banknotes, 948 fake 500-RUR banknotes,

April 17, 2014. Sverdlovsk Region Court supported the ruling of a court of lower instance that stated OOO SUAL-Kremniy-Ural should develop and implement a sanitary protection zone before 2015, the court’s press service says. In 2011, the court followed the public prosecutor for the environment’s demand and made SUAL-Kremniy-Ural develop and implement a sanitary protection zone before the end of 2012 and to install gas purification facilities before the end of 2013. The enterprise failed to comply with these requirements in due time. The enterprise appealed to court, asking to shift the design

April 17, 2014. Some modern machining centers with numeric program control – the UniSpeed-5 makes made in Germany - were installed at Shop 23 of Plant No. 9 (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation). According to the corporation’s press service, the centers, each of which weighs 36 tons, were delivered in parts on special platforms. Upon delivery, the parts were taken inside through the gates with the help of a crane and hoisted to the installation site. ‘Given its considerable weight, the equipment could not be lifted with the help of bridge cranes, as

April 17, 2014. The industrial production index for electronic and optical equipment in Yekaterinburg rose by 9.4% in January-February 2014. According to Yekaterinburg Council’s press service, the increase has to do with the viable infrastructure for the development of clusters such as the Instrument Making Industry (the production of instruments and automation systems) and the Medical Equipment Industry (the production of medical machines and appliances). ‘The development infrastructure is represented by the communities of producers and designers as well as industrial parks and technological

April 17, 2014. Designers from Transport Integration Group took into account the proposals put forth by Yekaterinburg Council in terms of restoring the city roads in preparation for the World Football Championship of 2018, the council’s press service says. The designers and the city council are currently looking into all the aspects relating to transport links connecting the near and the distant roads to Central Stadium and are getting ready to present their projects to the federal authorities. Now Yekaterinburg Council expects to have almost 15 vital elements of the city’s transport