November 22, 2013. The second line of Yekaterinburg subway will cost some 40bn RUR to build, Deputy Head of Yekaterinburg Administration Alexander Vysokinsky told reporters. 'About 80% of funding for the first line was supplied by the municipal authorities, and the remaining 20% were provided by Sverdlovsk Region and national authorities. At the moment, we cannot afford to start building the second line on our own, which is why we are currently negotiating on co-financing,' Vysokinsky said. He pointed out that the same team of contractors that worked on the first line would be

November 22, 2013. The representatives of three of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation's enterprises attended the first All-Russian Blue-Collar Youth Forum in Chelyabinsk. The event was held on November 18-20 and gathered together over 400 young people from 56 enterprises located in 18 parts of Russia. The forum was sponsored by the Federal Youth Policies Agency, the Federation of Russia's Independent Trade Unions, and Chelyabinsk Region Government, the spokesperson for Uralvagonzavod reports. Uralvagonzavod Corporation was represented by a group of young workers

November 22, 2013. Sverdlovsk Region Prime Minster Denis Pasler took part in the opening of Belgium's Lhoist Group's first office in Russia; the Belgian company set up a joint venture with Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) to put up and launch the first section of a limestone producing and processing facility in Sverdlovsk Region by 2016, Sverdlovsk Region Government's Press Service & Information Department reports. The project is being worked on on the premises of Yuzhno-Mikhailovskoye deposit and is expected to result in 250 new jobs. The first two out of four sections of

November 22, 2013. The 13th coordination council of Chelyabinsk Tube Rolling Plant (ChTPZ) and Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) took place at the premises of the former as part of the two parties' strategic cooperation on providing the oil and gas enterprises with good quality pipes. Special attention was paid to the two plants' joint participation in Gazprom's largest project, the Southern Stream, the two enterprises' press release says. During the council meeting, the participants looked at ways of reducing the delivery time, increasing the quality of steel

November 21, 2013. The hypermarket Leroy Merlin was No.1 in terms of least safe parking lots in 2013, Deputy Head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate division in Yekaterinburg, Lieutenant Colonel Vladislav Sergeyev said in the course of a round table discussion today. ‘This year, the greatest number of cars – as far as shopping malls go – were hijacked from the parking lot of Leroy Merlin (4 autos altogether), 3 cars were stolen from Mega’s parking lot, and 2 cars were stolen from the parking lots of Park House and Yekaterininsky Mall each,’ Sergeyev said. He also pointed out that Leroy

November 21, 2013. A round table discussion was coordinated on the premises of Burevestnik Scientific Research Institute in Nizhniy Novgorod. The discussion was dedicated to the quality of arms and military vehicles. Nizhniy Novgorod Industry & Innovations Minister Vladimir Nefedov, as well as heads of enterprises and quality experts from different parts of Russia took part in the discussion, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. This round table discussion was one of the four such events held within the framework of the All-Russian forum called the Best Experience for a

November 21, 2013. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation was awarded a diploma in the Service to the Fatherland category for its active support of the social projects of the Civil Society Institutions Development Fund in Volga Federal District, the corporation’s press service says. One of the main things the Fund does is the practical implementation of the Russian President’s decrees on improvements in the government policy aimed at promoting patriotism. KaDetstvo, a project that is now being implemented in Volga Federal District at the initiative of Plenipotentiary

November 21, 2013. The shopping malls of Yekaterinburg were obliged to get anti-terrorist security passports, Head of the local police Public Security Department Major Mardan Gasanov. ‘The security passports will be developed in cooperation with the police. The passports will be checked and corrected on a recommendatory basis. All shopping malls must get a lifting gate for their parking lots as well as HD CCTV cameras that could store data for a week or longer,’ he said. The malls’ security service employees say that some organizations are already offering to get such a passport issued for

November 21, 2013. The Federal Accreditation Service (FSA) confirmed the professional competence of Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant’s sanitary & environmental lab (PNTZ, a member enterprise of ChTPZ Group), the company’s press service says. The FSA certified the lab to complete all the procedures relating to testing of production environment parameters as well as those of air and industrial emissions and of filtered storm water and natural surface water. ‘During their on-site inspection, experts looked into the methods of measurement and checked PNTZ quality management system; the lab

November 20, 2013. Pipe Metallurgical Company (TMK) took part in the 19th International Industrial Exhibition Metal Expo 2013 held at All-Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow on November 12-15. 714 companies from 37 different countries took part in this largest metallurgical exhibition in Russia and the CIS. Over 30,000 experts visited the participants’ stands today, more than 50 different conferences, presentations, round table discussions, and seminars were held. ‘On the first day of Metal Expo 2013, awards were given to the winners of the Russian Metallurgical Industry’s Event of the Year

November 20, 2013. Uralcryomash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation) is going to restore its hydrogen tanks production, the corporation’s press service reports. Now Uralcryomash experts were directly involved in the launch of a universal transportation space and missile system called Energiya-Buran on November 15, 1988. Uralcryomash supplied the machinery needed to deliver liquid hydrogen to Buran. The experts from Nizhniy Tagil were faced with a challenging task of setting up four hydrogen-supplying facilities. Three out of four such facilities were

November 20, 2013. The second session of the City Code Project was finished off with a photo shoot at the Iron Ozone 32, an electric steel-smelting facility. This means that the partnership project of Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ, a member of ChTPZ Group) on the creation of the world’s first cinemap in the web-doc format is now complete, ChTPZ Group’s press service reports. The City Code TV project is now being implemented by PNTZ and Pervouralsk New Culture Palace with some support from the Russian Ministry of Culture. The videos, filmed by ‘stalkers’, are based on the deeply personal

November 20, 2013. In 2014, Uralvagonzavod Corporation is planning to increase the production output of its 12-196-01 gondola cars with 12-194-01 bogies next year, the corporation’s Deputy DG for Railway Vehicles Andrei Shlenski said at the 4th annual Railway Vehicles Market Conference in Moscow. ‘The bogie makes it possible to prolong the between-repairs period up to 500,000 km and to increase freight capacity by 6,000 kg; it was designed specifically for the Russian railways. The gondola car and the bogie were developed by Ural Railway Building Design Office that is a member of

November 20, 2013. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu thanked Uralvagonzavod Corporation for holding a tank biathlon tournament, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘In his letter, addressed to the corporation’s Director-General Oleg Sienko, the minister said: ‘I thank the team of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation for their participation in and coordination of the All-Army Tank Biathlon 2013 Tournament,’ the press release says. The final stage of the contest dedicated to field training of tank T 72B crews was held at the Taman division shooting range in Alabino,

November 19, 2013. Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuivashev asked the management of The Mid-Urals Development Corporation to look into ways of setting up an industrial park on the premises of Uralmashzavod’s former foundry production facility, UrBC reporter learned at Sverdlovsk Region Investment Committee meeting. The idea to set up the part was proposed by UMMC Director General Andrei Kozitsin. ‘Half of their plant stands empty, there is water and electricity supply, so why build something somewhere from scratch? There are no funds in the budget to cover for this,’ the head of UMMC

November 19, 2013. The recent Boeing 737 crash in Kazan that took lives of 50 people created an obstacle to Sverdlovsk Region and Boeing’s cooperation plans within the framework of the Titanium Valley Project, the latter’s Director-General Artemy Kyzlasov said at the Sverdlovsk Region Investment Committee meeting today. ‘It’s hard to say how our relationship is going to develop now,’ Kyzlasov said. The aircraft crashed in Kazan during landing yesterday, leaving 50 people – 44 passengers and 6 crew members – dead. The son of Tatarstan’s President Irek Minnikhanov and head of the local division

November 19, 2013. The infrastructure of Yekaterinburg is nearly ready for hosting the four games of the World Football Championship of 2018, Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said in his interview to the Euro-Football magazine. The minister said he liked the way preparations of Central Stadium for the event were going; the stadium needs to be reconstructed so as to meet the FIFA requirements. ‘In terms of the rest of its infrastructure, the city is almost ready. I would really like such a big city with great traditions to host the Mundial,’ Mutko said. The minister denied all allegations

November 18, 2013. For the first time in their history, Ural Airlines transferred its 4,000,000th passenger of the year. The new record was set in November; a year ago, the company offered its services to its 3,000,000th passenger that month. This year, the lucky passenger was Yegor Konyukhovsky, who checked in for flight U6 261 from Moscow to Yekaterinburg. The special passenger was welcomed aboard with congratulations and compliemts from the airline. Upon arriving in Yekaterinburg, a premium class automobile was waiting to take Konyukhovsky to Koltsovo Airport’s cozy VIP terminal. Ural

November 18, 2013. Kommersant Publishers will host a multimedia business forum Promkadry dedicated to training cadre for the industrial sector at Digital October Center in Moscow on November 26. ChTPZ Group is one of the forum’s strategic partners and initiators, the company’s press service reports. The enterprise is well known for its vast experience in training highly skilled blue-collar workers. For the third year in a row, ChTPZ Group and Pervouralsk Metallurgical College have been working on a unique project called The Future of White Metallurgy. Over 600 students are studying at the

November 18, 2013. At the moment, UVZ Logistic (a member of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) is operating more than 29,000 railway vehicles, including 21,000 items that are owned by the forwarder. According to the corporation’s press officer, this freight forwarder operates 20,000 all-purpose gondola cars and more than 2,000 innovative railway carriages with increased axial loading. There are also 8,000 tanks. One big advantage of the company’s fleet of vehicles is the fact that the items are new: all of UVZ Logistic’s carriages and tanks are under 3 years old. ‘The company is moving confidently