UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 13, 2015. Russian Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov and Russian Railways’ First Vice President Alexander Misharin paid a visit to Uralvagonzavod Corporation/UVZ stand on the second day of the Innoprom Exhibition, the corporation’s press service reports. The company DG Oleg Sienko gave his guests a guided tour of the stand and told them about the promising developments created by the corporation’s member enterprises. Special attention was paid to the latest B11.8000 bulldozer, a product co-developed by ChTZ-Uraltrac and the Chinese machine-building holding

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July13, 2015. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev visited the stand of Pipe Metallurgical Company/TMK at Innoprom 2015, an international industrial forum/exhibition, the company press service reports. TMK Chairman of the BOD Dmitri Pumpyanski informed the Prime Minister of the company’s import outrunning concept, which means TMK is trying to be the first to design and produce the new products for Russian enterprises. For one, Medvedev was shown some new pipe strings made of casing and compression pipes and TMK UP premium threaded joints. ‘These were designed by TMK

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 13, 2015. Ural Airlines held its traditional Children’s Day at the international exhibition Innoprom 2015 on July 10, the air carrier’s press service reports. The youngest visitors to the exhibition could learn about the airline at Ural Airlines’ stand, where children were told about how pilots train at simulator labs, about the new and modern aviation technological center, and about all of its latest devices. ‘Some presents were given out as well. The kids were presented with some branded souvenirs and sweets. In the future, they will also be able to visit the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 13, 2015. Light, the Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s e-banking service, was rated among the country’s ten most efficient systems for small businesses by Markswebb Rank & Report, the bank’s press service reports. Additionally, Light was also among the top seven online banking service for startups. The agency evaluated the e-banking systems’ functions, website interfaces, user accounts, mobile apps, and other online services along over 200 criteria. The UBRD had its Light for legal entities updated in March. Changes were introduced to the visual

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, July 13, 2015. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works/MMK made it to the top of the Russian flat rolled products manufacturers list. The rating of leading national ferrous and non-ferrous metal goods producers in the first half of 2015 was carried in the latest issue of Metallosnabzheniye I Sbyt magazine. MMK also came second on the list of galvanized and paint-coated metal goods producers and third on the list of bars and rods manufacturers. MMK Group’s metal goods plant MMK METIZ proved one of the country’s top three metal goods makers in the first half

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July10, 2015. SKB-Bank took part in the international industrial exhibition Innoprom 2015, the bank’s press service reports. SKB-Bank and Sinara Group’s united stand had ‘power, dynamics, and transparency of innovative technologies embodied in Lastochka high-speed train’ for this year’s theme. The stand features a carriage from Lastochka train, whose see-through walls and floor give visitors a chance to look at all the mechanisms inside. SKB-Bank located a mobile office inside the carriage, so every visitor could get a plastic card issued with 300 RUR in the bank account

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 10, 2015. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev looked at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s latest B11.8000 bulldozer at the Innoprom 2015 Exhibition. According to the corporation’s press service, the bulldozer was presented by DG Oleg Sienko, who told the Prime Minister about the vehicle’s new options. The machine was designed within the framework of the company’s import replacement program. The B11.8000 bulldozer was designed by ChTZ-Uraltrac (the corporation’s member enterprise) and a major Chinese machine-building concern Shandong Heavy Industry Group. Uraltransmash

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 10,2015. RSG-Akademicheskoye presented its model of a medical cluster to be constructed in Yekaterinburg’s Akademicheskiy District at the Innoprom 2015 Exhibition. The cluster will comprise the campus of Ural State Medical University, new buildings for Maternity Institute, Injury Treatment & Orthopedics Institute, and other medical establishments, and a residential area. The cluster will be 100,000 m2 big, with all the facilities on a single site. The project is expected to be completed by 2025.

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 10, 2015. Yekaterinburg EXPO, which is currently housing the Innoprom 2015 Exhibition, consumed 6.42 megawatts worth of power: this is ten times more than the exhibition center’s average consumption rate and a record of sorts, Oblkommunenergo’s press service reports. ‘One of the center’s two access points was using 0.3 megawatts per hour on the first day of the exhibition. This is the amount the entire facility normally consumes within a whole day,’ says head of Oblkommunenergo Yekaterinburg division Yegor Gerasimov. The center was designed with the Hanover Fair

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 10, 2015. Ural Locomotives (a member enterprise of Sinara Group) celebrated its five years in operation with Five-Year Success Plan, a set of festive events, the Group’s press service reports. July 9, the final day of celebrations, was dedicated to Ural Locomotives’ museum/exhibition facility: special souvenir medals were laid in the foundation of the future museum’s first column in the course of a solemn ceremony. The museum will consists of several exhibition and conference halls, with artifacts, photographs, and documents describing the history of the plant all in

UrBC, Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, July 10, 2015. 35XGSA, a new type of steel for bars and rods, was produced at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works/MMK electric steel-smelting department, the company press service reports. This steel has already been used to make hot-rolled six-sided bars that meet GOST 2879-2006/GOST 4543-71 standards and hot-rolled round bars that meet GOST 2590-2006/GOST 4543-71 standards; the former were sent to MMK METIZ (a metal goods plant that is part of MMK Group). Rolled products made from 35XGSA steel are used in the machine-building and car-making industries

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 9, 2015. ChTPZ Group is going to feature its innovative approaches to blue-collar job training at the International Exhibition Innoprom 2015, the Group’s press service reports. ‘This year’s slogan runs, ‘The World of White Metallurgy: Follow Your Dream!’, the press service says. ChTPZ Group Training Center’s experts will present the unique equipment that students on the Future of White Metallurgy, the company’s corporate training program, use to polish their skills. For one, an interactive game on making large-diameter pipes at Vysota 239 Department will be on offer,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 9, 2015. Head of Yekaterinburg Council Alexander Yakob and Director-General of Sinara Development (a member enterprise of Sinara Group) Mikhail Khodorovsky signed an agreement on relocating the city zoo to the new district of Novokoltsovsky. The city council’s press service explains the relocation will mean the zoo can expand from 2.5 to 37 hectares and get more inhabitants who will have much better living conditions. According to Khodorovsky, the company will rely on the world’s most advanced zoo development experience. Sinara Development is currently designing a

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 9, 2015. Ural Airlines will be offering extra Wings Club bonuses to visitors and exponents at Innoprom 2015 Exhibition, the air carrier’s press service reports. ‘We’ll add an extra 50% to the welcome bonus package of all those who join the company’s loyalty scheme at the airline’s stand on July 8-10, 2015. Ural Airlines’ stand will be located at Pavilion 3 of Yekaterinburg EXPO,’ the company says. Moreover, all of the airline’s passengers arriving in Yekaterinburg during the Innoprom Exhibition will be offered 250 bonus points in addition to their regular flight

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 9, 2015. METCOMBANK is going to join the International Exhibition Innoprom 2015 in Yekaterinburg, so all the visitors will be able to come to their stand to learn about the new products and offers and get banking advice, the bank’s press service reports. ‘Our loan officers will be happy to offer advice on any financial issues, be it deposits, mortgages, or the bank’s unique products,’ says METCOMBANK Deputy Chairman of the Board Nina Batalova. The bank’s stand can be found in Pavilion 1, at Renova Group’s hyper-stand that also features Regional Airports, KORTROS,

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 9, 2015. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development (UBRD) co-organized a syndicated loan for Alfa-Bank in Byelorussia, the bank’s press service reports. Alfa-Bank acted as the loan’s primary coordinator. The contract was signed on June 29, 2015 and the first tranche ($2.5m) went through on July 6. Another $2.5m tranche is expected in two weeks’ time. The $30m and €4m syndicated loan involves eight different banks, including the UBRD, Alfa-Bank, NOVIKOMBANK, Bank Zenit, Svyaz-Bank, Bank Finservis, Baltikums Bank AS, and Asian-Pacific Bank. The loan period was

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 8, 2015. A countdown timer indicating the time left till the 10th Russia Arms Expo begins was installed at Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo Airport. The arms and munitions exhibition will be held on September 9-12. Uralvagonzavod Corporation, the event’s general coordinator, reports this is the second timer of this kind, the first one having been installed in Nizhniy Tagil’s main square in April. The opening ceremony was conducted by the city mayor Sergey Nosov. ‘Russia Arms Expo is closely connected to Yekaterinburg: six local hotels have already joined the exhibition as

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 8, 2015. Yekaterinburg is becoming increasingly appealing to investors, head of the city administration Alexander Yakob said at Channel 41-Domashniy’s Open Studio. Yekaterinburg show. Yakob explained the city kept making it to the top of most Russian and international ratings over the last few years. ‘The Higher School of Economics assigned Yekaterinburg the first place in its human potential rating at Moscow International Urban Forum this winter. Moreover, Forbes, Opora Rossiyi, and RBC normally rate the city very high. Additionally, Yekaterinburg was one of the

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 8, 2015. Yekaterinburg’s Akademicheskiy District will host Family, Love and Faithfulness Day celebrations on July 8, RSG-Akademicheskoye reports. Three big events are expected to take place. First, a children’s fitness practice will be given by the world boxing champion Rodion Pastukh, the world and Olympics ski champion Ivan Alypov, the world and European swimming champion Yuri Prilukov, President of GTO Detyam, the All-Russian youth organization, Ivan Obukhov, and Authorized Representative of the Russian Federation President for Promotion of Patriotism & Ethnic

UrBC, Yekaterinburg, July 7, 2015. The Ural Bank for Reconstruction & Development launched a limited edition of plastic cards with a special design on July 1. The design is commemorative of the bank’s 25 years in operation, their press service reports. Limited edition cards will be issued to customers on payroll schemes and to those who take out express loans at the bank’s POS outlets. The cards come in two varieties, Happy, Happy Birthday for payroll customers and UBRD – 25 Years Old for borrowers. All the new cards will be fitted with a chip to ensure extra security and reliability.