February 10, 2015. Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s head plant museum is currently running For the Good of the Fatherland, an exhibition dedicated to the plant workers who took part in the local wars in the second half of the 20th century. According to the corporation’s press service, there are materials on over forty people and some 200 exhibits in the exhibition hall. The exhibits and artifacts were provided by the war veterans and their families themselves as well as by Special Operation Unit 12 from Ural Interior Troops, and by Nizhniy Tagil Local War Veterans Museum. ‘Many of these exhibits

February 10, 2015. Sverdlovsk Region Arbitration Court is going to consider the claim laid by Stupinskiy Trading Firm: the plaintiff asks for Sysert-based Energomash-Uralgidromash to be declared insolvent. The claim was placed with the court on February 4, 2015. Now Energomash-Uralgidromash was a successor or Uralelectrotyazhmash-Uralgidromash, which, in its turn, was set up as a result of a merger between Uralelectrotyazhmash and Uralgidromash. The company was registered on March 2, 2009. It primarily focuses on making pumps and liquid-lifting equipment; the company also deals in repair and

February 10, 2015. This year’s first issue of the monthly magazine Technowars came out; the magazine is the product of Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation and is supported by the Russian Industry & Trade Ministry’s Military & Industrial Committee and by the Promising Research Fund. According to the corporation’s press service, while working on the issue the editorial board couldn’t but consider the changing geopolitical circumstances and the way this will affect the Russian defense industry. Judging by the key industrial projects under way at the moment, the Russian

February 10, 2015. Head of Yekaterinburg Council Alexander Yakob thanked the coordinators and participants of Russian Ski Track 2015, the All-Russian ski race, the city council’s press service reports. The outcome of the race has proved once again that Yekaterinburg can easily host any large-scale events on a great organizational level. This year, Russian Ski Track gathered together over 20,000 sports lovers, all of whom had to be invited, delivered to their pistes, and protected against any security and safety problems. Thanks to the city council, all the planning had taken place well in

February 9, 2015. Russia’s Federal Tariff Service issued Order 311-t/1 dated January 29, 2015 on changes in and amendments to Price List 10-01 on Freight Forwarding & Infrastructure Services Offered by Russian Railways. Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports that the document gives freight forwarders the right to a discounted empty run rate when its innovative gondola cars 12-196-01 and 12-196-02 are used. ‘These discounts mean companies using gondola cars 12-196-01 and 12-196-02 can reduce their internal costs and improve the efficiency of haulage operations. The Federal

February 9, 2015. The assets of AMUR Car Factory have been put up to auction once again: this information is available on the Unified Federal Insolvency Register’s website. There are 29 lots to bid for (mostly machines and other kinds of industrial equipment, spare parts, and tools), with the consolidated opening bid set at over 5.8m RUR. The auction is to take place on March 13, 2015, and bidders can submit their bids starting from January 26. AMUR was set up in 2003 as the offspring of Ural Car Plant, which, in its turn, was founded as the spare parts subsidiary for MosavtoZIL. Sverdlovsk

February 9, 2015. A portable ice-generating system is now being assembled at Uralvagonzavod stadium in Nizhniy Tagil in preparation for the Russian Classic hockey match. According to Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service, the system is a necessary back-up in case of warmer temperatures which could be detrimental to the ice coating. ‘Two trucks delivered the necessary equipment to Nizhniy Tagil, namely, a set of ice mats and a Freon refrigerating unit. The unit is in charge of cooling the ethylene glycol that runs inside the ice mat pipes and keeps the ice arena cold. The equipment was

February 9, 2015. The cost of car fuel in Russia declined by 0.2% between January 27 and February 2 and by 0.1% compared with the beginning of the year, Rosstat reports. In Yekaterinburg, gasoline costs, on average, 32.68 RUR per liter; AI 92 is sold for 31.65 RUR, AI 95 for 34.05 RUR, and diesel fuel for 34.74 RUR. The average price of gasoline on the Russian market amounted to 33.17 RUR per liter on February 2 (30.7 RUR for A 76, 32.21 RUR for AI 92, 35.05 RUR of AI 95 and up, and 34.31 RUR for diesel fuel).

February 9, 2015. Yekaterinburg Council Architecture, Urban Development & Land Use Department and the Environment & Nature Management Committee suggested introducing a few more parks and green boulevards to the city, the city council’s press service reports. For one, it was proposed to introduce green areas in Pokhodnaya St next to Culture Palace in order to prevent the existing greenery from being destroyed by a nearby warehouse development, and between 23 and 23A Kosmonavtov St in order to prevent the greenery there from being destroyed by a nearby parking lot. Besides, little parks

February 7, 2015. Magnitogorsk-based MMK METIZ added new types of PSC strands to its range of products: the plant mastered the production of these last year, the company reports. A sample batch of 12.5mm PSC strands (1,860 N/mm2 or 190 kgf/mm2) was manufactured in accordance with the EN 10138-3 standard. Additionally, the plant also made samples of 15.2mm strands in accordance with GOST 53772-2010 from corrugated wire (min rupture strength 1,860 N/mm2). Besides, a sample batch of 43mm and 46.5mm strands was made for Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works furnace department in accordance with the

February 6, 2015. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) supplied over 2,780,000,000 kg of metal goods to pipe manufacturing enterprises last year, which was the all-time high in the company’s post-Soviet era history, MMK reports. In 2013, 2,240,000,000 kg of goods were sold and delivered to pipe-making plants. In 2014, the figure rose by 24.3%, making up for 33.2% of MMK’s home market sales (compared with 29% a year earlier). MMK has always been one of the leading metal goods suppliers for the Russian pipe manufacturers. The company’s production options expanded considerably when the

February 6, 2015. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) supplied over 2,780,000,000 kg of metal goods to pipe manufacturing enterprises last year, which was the all-time high in the company’s post-Soviet era history, MMK reports. In 2013, 2,240,000,000 kg of goods were sold and delivered to pipe-making plants. In 2014, the figure rose by 24.3%, making up for 33.2% of MMK’s home market sales (compared with 29% a year earlier). MMK has always been one of the leading metal goods suppliers for the Russian pipe manufacturers. The company’s production options expanded considerably when the

February 6, 2015. Magnitogorsk-based MMK METIZ added new types of PSC strands to its range of products: the plant mastered the production of these last year, the company reports. A sample batch of 12.5mm PSC strands (1,860 N/mm2 or 190 kgf/mm2) was manufactured in accordance with the EN 10138-3 standard. Additionally, the plant also made samples of 15.2mm strands in accordance with GOST 53772-2010 from corrugated wire (min rupture strength 1,860 N/mm2). Besides, a sample batch of 43mm and 46.5mm strands was made for Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works furnace department in accordance with the

February 6, 2015. Sverdlovsk Region Government set up an ad hoc work team to consider ways in which Lastochka, an electric train designed and produced by Ural Locomotives (a member enterprise of Sinara Group), could be used at Sverdlovsk Railways, the government’s website states. Sinara Group and Sverdlovsk Railways management are now calculating the financial scheme of the service, looking into possible routes, and deciding upon the necessary number of trains and their schedule. The most popular destinations are considered first, including the most heavily used one, from Yekaterinburg to

February 6, 2015. Yekaterinburg Patra Brewery (a member enterprise of Heineken Russia) might have to stop producing non-alcoholic beverages in case the Unified State Automated Information System gets introduced to the brewery industry, Heineken Russia’s Corporate Relations Director Kirill Bolmatov told UrBC. ‘The way this system is described in the legislation means a company isn’t allowed to make alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at the same time. Quite a few breweries produce mineral water, kvass, and lemonade as well as beer, this is a widespread case in Russia. In case the system gets

February 6, 2015. Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (PNTZ, a member enterprise of ChTPZ Group) is going to deliver support wire along with other products for the nuclear sector. PNTZ is actually the Russian nuclear industry’s key wire supplier, the company’s press service says. The order was placed for 1.05mm round wire, 0.6x1.3mm oviform wire, and 0.85mm wire for the future-generation reactors. The new alloy, EK 164, which the wire is made of, is resistant to radioactive impact, which means it can be used longer. Nuclear companies buy PNTZ produce on a regular basis, for example, its longitudinal

February 6, 2015. Two experimental armored vehicles developed at ChTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant) design office in the sixties and in the eighties were handed over to Uralvagonzavod. The unique BMP 1 (Object 765) and BMPT (Object 781) will serve as exhibits for Tankprom Museum, which is to open in Nizhniy Tagil in 2020. According to Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service, BMP 1, designed at Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in 1966, was produced on a serial scale. ‘Thanks to the machine’s new firing options, infantry troops could be converted into motorized rifle ones, who, together with the tank

February 6, 2015. Sverdlovsk Region’s consumer price index was 4.7% in January 2015 and up 15.3% compared with January 2014, Sverdlovskstat reports. Food items grew 6.7% more expensive (22.8% against January 2014), alcohol grew 0.9% more expensive (13.3% compared with a year earlier), and non-food items and services grew 3.6% (9.9%) and 4.5% (15.3%) more expensive, respectively.

February 5, 2015. 3,000 tickets have been sold for the Russian Classic 2014-2015 Supreme Hockey League game in Nizhniy Tagil; the event will take place at Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s stadium on February 14; the stadium is big enough for 7,000 spectators, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘Sputnik Hockey Club representatives stress the game arouses a lot of interest: tickets get booked not only by residents of Nizhniy Tagil but also by people from other parts of Sverdlovsk Region. Moreover, a number of seats have already been reserved for Orsk supporters, who will come to see their

February 5, 2015. Central Yekaterinburg division of Rospotrebnadzor (the state consumer rights watchdog) detected food safety problems at two of Yekaterinburg Subway fast food outlets, the agency’s press service reports. It was determined in the course of an inspection that both cafes had been selling foods that did not meet the microbiological safety regulations. E.coli was found in the salmon sandwich on offer at the Subway at 8D Vosmoye Marta St and in the beef sandwich and the vegetable salad on offer at the one at 22 Repin St; the bacterium content was determined through lab tests. As