July 10, 2014. It has been detected that Ufaleynickel has violated the current legislation on industrial safety of hazardous production objects, the spokesperson for Sverdlovsk Region's public prosecution authorities reports. An inspection revealed that the company was running hazardous industrial facilities (Hazard Class II and III) on the basis of a corresponding license. However, in violation of the federal law, the enterprise did not manage to set up a financial reserve to localize and do away with the consequences of industrial accidents. What is more, the warehouses next to the

July 10, 2014. Russian and international hi tech companies turn to Innoprom's exhibition sites more and more to present their products, Russia's Industry & Trade Minister Denis Manturov said at the exhibition opening ceremony. 'Innoprom is a very young and a very ambitious enterprise. It has already been unofficially dubbed New Hannover. The exhibition's technological potential increases every year, while its business agenda grows more and more packed: the number of agreements and potential deals signed here keeps rising,' Manturov pointed out. The 5th

July 10, 2014. 1 The number of apartments available for sale on Yekaterinburg existing homes market rose by 15% over the last four months, Ural Chamber of Real Estate reports based on its database updates. Estate agents are currently advertising over 8,500 apartments, which is 1.1 units more than in late March 2014. The asking prices have been growing as well, although the growth rate is slow: up to 0.15% a week. Apartments have only grown 3.7% more expensive since the beginning of the year. According to the Chamber's Analytical Department, the median asking price of a square meter of

July 10, 2014. In the first six months of 2014, the median monthly pay on Yekaterinburg job market came close to 40,000 RUR. At the same time, the unemployment rate – 0.49% - is one of the lowest in the country, Deputy Mayor of Yekaterinburg for Strategic Planning, Economics, and Finance Alexander Vysokinsky said on air during the Open Studio Yekaterinburg program. According to Vysokinsky, Yekaterinburg has developed an economic system that is resistant to outer impact. 'The city remains on top in many socioeconomic development ratings, inclining the levels of pay, new housing

July 9, 2014. People’s Folk Song Choir Ural Tunes (the company choir of ChTZ-Uraltrac, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) took part in Bazhovsky Festival that was recently held near Lake Sungul, the corporation’s press service says. According to the supervisor of the plant’s amateur performance unit Lyubov Baranova, there more than plenty of those who were willing to compete in this talent show: 650 teams from Chelyabinsk Region came to the festival. Shows were given at three different stages at once. ChTZ-Uraltrac team had the honor of presenting on the main stage. The choir

July 9, 2014. Yekaterinburg-based Plant 9 (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) received a new thread-cutting mechanic arm with projecting attachments made by FROEHLICH&DOERKEN GmbH, the corporation’s press service reports. ‘This compact, powerful, modern, mobile machine was installed in the mechanical processing production facility. The machine is meant for cutting threads that are 5mm to 20mm wide; remarkably, the billets themselves don’t need to be positioned. The new machine is now used for making apertures in the necessary blocks,’ the company says. The up-to-date

July 9, 2014. Ural Airlines is going to take part in the prestigious international exhibition Innoprom 2014 once again; the event will take place at Yekaterinburg EXPO on July 9-12. This is the fifth time Innoprom will be held in the Urals’ capital; this year, the exhibition is dedicated to smart industries: robotics, new materials, and new production automation technologies, the airline’s press service reports. To complement the theme of the event, Ural Airlines will present their modern developments that will make it possible for passengers to get all the services needed for convenient

July 9, 2014. It is now possible to book plane tickets and hotel rooms as well as pay for your online purchases using any of SKB-Bank’s card types. The bank granted access to e-banking services to all of its cardholders after 3D Secure technology had been introduced on a large scale. The technology allows the systems to identify cardholders immediately before a payment transaction is made, the bank’s press service reports. SKB-Bank’s customers can now pay for their shopping at online stores as long as the latter support Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. Upon a shop’s request, the

July 9, 2014. METCOMBANK is going to hold a conference called Mortgage from A to Z during the international exhibition Innoprom 2014. The event will take place at 1PM on July 12, the bank’s press service reports. ‘METCOMBANK is taking part in this exhibition for the fourth time this year; this summer, we decided to coordinate a conference on one of the most relevant issues at the moment, that is, mortgage lending,’ says METCOMBANK Chairman of the Supervisory Board Dmitri Torbenko. The agenda of the conference covers a lecture on the most important aspects that should be kept in mind when

July 8, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation is going to present its innovative low-floor tram R1 (Russia One) at the international industrial exhibition Innoprom 2014, the corporation reports. R1 is a joint project by Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) and Atom Design Office’s Alexei Maslov. In technical terms, this new tram is only 10% different from the series-produced model, yet thanks to its ‘space look’ it was unofficially dubbed ‘iPhone on rails’. The project’s teaser site was launched today at r1.uvz.ru. The tramway itself will be

July 8, 2014. Students of Pervouralsk Metallurgical School (ChTPZ Group’s partner in running the Future of White Metallurgy Project) left for the village of Gorny Shchit to serve their army term, the company’s press service reports. This military unit supported by ChTPZ will welcome 22 newly drafted soldiers, all of whom have studied on the program and were selected by the officers of Central Military District’s Air Forces and Air Defense Forces. The prospective metallurgists will serve in the telecommunications and security departments and will stay on combat alert duty within the district’s

July 8, 2014. Following a three-year break, Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporaiton) is going to deliver some tractors by order of Russia’s Defense Ministry, the corporation’s press service reports. The B10 bulldozer with a mulcher will head for the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago in July; it will be used there for maintain local infrastructure facilities. The vehicle with mechanical transmission and ChTZ-produced engine has all of the so-called northern options, including the engine pre-heater, the radiator next to the driver’s seat, and double glazing of

July 8, 2014. On July 7-31, 2014, Ural Airlines customers will be able to book tickets to Moscow at appealing prices. The departure dates have to fall between September 1 and December 15, 2014, the air carrier’s press service reports. ‘Prices for Yekaterinburg-Moscow flights start from 5, 250 RUR, prices for Nizhnevartovsk-Moscow flights start from 5,500 RUR, prices for Novosibirsk-Moscow flights start from 6,000 RUR, prices for Irkutsk-Moscow, Ulan Ude-Moscow, and Chita-Moscow flights start from 8,000 RUR, 8,500 RUR, and 10,000 RUR respectively. Upon their arrival in Moscow, all passengers

July 8, 2014. Director-General of Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) Dmitri Nosov met with Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport Infrastructure Maxim Liksutov at Moscow’s Krasnopresnenskoye Tramway Depot on July 5, the corporation’s press service reports. The two parties talked over the testing of the newest low-floor trams made by Uraltransmash in cooperation with the Polish company PESA. ‘We are currently testing four trams that have already proved to be more passenger-friendly, safer, and quite noiseless,’ Liksutov said. He also explained that eighty more such

July 7, 2014. Foreign trade turnover within the Yekaterinburg Customs area amounted to $4.9bn in the first half of 2014, which is 1.06 times more than in the first half of 2013, Head of Yekaterinburg Customs Elena V. Pushkareva said at a press conference today. Most of these foreign goods (86.9% of the entire amount) were either exported to or imported from the countries of the far abroad, while 13.1% were exported to or imported from the CIS member states. Imports came to 23.7% of foreign trade turnover ($1.2bn), while exports came to 76.3% ($3.7bn). Yekaterinburg Customs switched completely

July 7, 2014. The free tank encyclopedia is going to become an information partner during the World of Tanks-inspired Ural Steel 2014 championship that will be held in Moscow in late September, Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation’s press service reports. ‘The subject matter the encyclopedia is centered around attracts plenty of attention not only on the part of tank industry historians but also on the part of innumerable fans of the globally renowned tank-employing online battle World of Tanks. This is exactly why Tankopedia is going to act as an information partner for the

July 7, 2014. The design and development office of LEPSE (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) started using the finite element analysis system ANSYS for designing electric motors, the corporation’s press service reports. So far, as many as ten power-actuated motors have already been designed and manufactured with the help of this new system. ANSYS FE analysis system allows one to do all the calculations needed for designing and making electric motors using the classical chain methods and equivalent circuits; it also makes multi-criteria optimization possible and allows one to

July 7, 2014. All the four games of the quarter-finals of the World Football Championship in Brazil will be broadcast at V.V. Mayakovsky Central Park fan zone on July 4 and 5, Yekaterinburg Council press service reports. The first game between France and Germany will be broadcast in the fan zone at 10-00 PM on July 4. At 2-00 AM on July 5, the Colombia-Brazil match will be broadcast as well. For tonight’s broadcast, a great show has been prepared for the football supporters, who will be entertained by the best stand-up comedians: the performers are arriving from Siberia, the Volga Region, and

July 7, 2014. Omsk-based Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) and one of Siberia’s leading universities Omsk State Technical University signed an agreement on setting up the university’s Chair for Fluid Mechanics & Transport Machines on the premises of KBTM, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service reports. The idea behind setting up a university chair there is to educate specialists with enhanced practical skills and with the ability to handle technical documentation. Training will be given along two fields – Power

July 4, 2014. Sinara Pipe Plant (a member enterprise of Pipe Metallurgical Company) summed up the results of the annual improvement proposals competition for 2013, Sinara Group’s PR Center reports. 294 people took part in the plant’s traditional contest, including 139 young blue- and white-collar workers. 154 improvement proposals were introduced into production cycle during the year, with the total savings amounting to more than 64m RUR. Prize-winners were determined in the following categories: The Plant’s Best Improvement Proposal, The Best Improvement Proposal Author/Implementer, The Best