April 2, 2014. A multi-purpose turning and milling processing unit Weingartner 850-10000 from Austria was installed at Plant 9 (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod). 'This is a unique piece of equipment no like of which has been used by the company before,' the corporation's press service reports. Employees from the plant's Tech Center took part in the assembly process, as did about ten Russian and foreign external experts, including assembly workers from Austria, who represented the producer country. 'The assembly took a few weeks to complete and required some

April 2, 2014. A project on multi-faceted development of Krasnoturyinsk in 2014-2017 was adopted at Sverdlovsk Region Government meeting recently. Governor of Sverdlovsk Region's Information Policies Department reports that the expected financing should come to some 11bn RUR. Creating industrial jobs (including those at Bogoslovsky Industrial Park) for 3,100 residents of Krasnoturyinsk is going to become one of the key success indicators for the program. In order to make the town's socioeconomic situation more stable, the local enterprises' investment activity must be targeted

April 1, 2014. Four employees of Uralvagonzavod Corporation were awarded medals of the For Merit to the Fatherland Order (II Degree). The prestigious state awards were given to the corporation's head plant workers by Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Igor Kholmanskikh, the corporation's press service reports. The awarding ceremony took place at the Plenipotentiary Representative's residence. Igor Kholmanskikh thanked the awardees for their achievements and dedicated service personally as well as on behalf of the Russian

April 1, 2014. Over thirty educational establishments from 11 different cities are going to take part in the second Sverdlovsk Region Worldskills Ural-2014 Championship, ChTPZ Group's press service reports. The championship is coordinated by an NGO called the Greater Eurasian University Complex which is a local coordination center for WorldSkills Russia in Sverdlovsk Region and which operates on the premises of Ural Federal University and ChTPZ Group. 32 educational establishments from 11 Russian cities applied to take part in the championship. The shortlist of finalists comprises

April 1, 2014. The net loss of Uralmashzavod amounted to 3,052,667,000 RUR in 2013, which is 871,143,000 RUR more than in 2012, the issuer's annual accounting report states. The company's revenue decreased from 10,481,170,000 RUR in 2012 down to 7,179,381,000 RUR in 2013. For one, the revenues coming from the sales of automobiles and machinery reached 5,060,906,000 RUR in January-December 2013 against 7,417,848,000 RUR in January-December 2012.

April 1, 2014. MSA, Rimera Group's plant located in the Czech Republic, is going to deliver a set of pipeline accessories for Gazprom's Punginskoye underground gas storage facility, ChTPZ Group's press service reports. MSA is going to deliver over €10m worth of produce to Gazprom this year altogether. Following the first tender procedures, Rimera's MSA started making a large batch of pipeline accessories that comprises 535 ball valves with the diameter of 2” to 20”, Class 150-600. The accessories will be shipped in April and May 2014. All of the produce that is going to

April 1, 2014. Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant (ChTZ, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation), started making a new kind of vehicles – tractive sections for TMV 2 carriages. The machine was originally designed as an alternative to the diesel-locomotive shunter. The section is meant to replace the shunter primarily on the railways operated by industrial enterprises and therefore to reduce spending on the transportation of carriages and putting together trains where keeping a locomotive and a loco team or renting the expensive machinery make no economic sense. The new mechanism can also be

March 31, 2014. Uralvagonzavod Corporation embarked on a new stage of company TV development: UVZ company channel will now be broadcast at member enterprises located in different parts of the country, Uralvagonzavod Corporation’s press service says. Uralvagonzavod program creating studio started a TV project called UVZ Today that is dedicated to the daily life of the corporation’s member enterprises. The project is targeted at the working teams of plants, institutes, and design offices based in Nizhniy Tagil, Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Kirov, Nizhniy Novgorod, and other places.

March 31, 2014. Burevestnik, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation, was visited by Mayor of Nizhniy Novgorod Oleg Sorokin. The visit took place within the framework of the mayor’s meetings with the work teams of the city’s leading enterprises and with university faculty and student body, the corporation’s press service reports. The meeting was devoted to a serious talk on the local authorities’ achievements and problems and on the city’s overall problems that worry everyone. Those present at the meeting had a chance to ask their questions on the city’s development prospects. ‘Oleg

March 31, 2014. There is currently 760,000 sq m worth of warehouses in Yekaterinburg, and the shortage of 600,000 to 900,000 sq m has been felt for a few years now, Director of Logopark.ru’s Ural branch Vitaliy Khil said at a conference on warehousing business. ‘The acute shortage of good quality warehouses in the Mid-Urals’ capital makes companies willing to buy or rent warehouses head for nearby cities. Yekaterinburg risks losing its top position in the unofficial rating and faces serious competition from Perm, Chelyabinsk, and Ufa,’ Khil feels. Sigma Logopark Director-General Andrei Panin

March 31, 2014. The Export Insurance Agency of Russia (EXIAR) and Bank Koltso Urala signed an agreement on a joint project relating to issuing loans to export-oriented SMEs, the bank reports. ‘The main idea behind the program is to offer collateral on loans issued to exporting business in the form of EXIAR insurance. This means Bank Koltso Urala offers an additional form of security to SMEs,’ the bank’s Financial Control & Currency Transactions Department explains. Experts say that SMEs often export consumer goods, agricultural produce, optical goods, medical produce, and cosmetics. The

March 31, 2014. Ural Airlines will start operating its new international flights from Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar to Budapest on April 6, every Sunday, the airline’s press service reports. The price of the Rostov-on-Don-Budapest flight has been reduced and will only come to €180 (all fees and charges included); if you book a round trip ticket, the price will amount to €375. It is no coincidence that this amazing city is called the Pearl of Danube. Once you arrive, you will feel the touch of the familiar European culture with the special Hungarian coloring. You will see plenty of lacy bridges,

March 28, 2014. Ural Federal District’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $2.5bn in January-February 2014, Ural Customs Administration’s press service reports. ‘Most of this (82.9% of the total turnover) stems from trade deals with the countries of the far abroad, and only 17.1% stem from doing business with the CIS member states ($428.3m) Imports to the area amounted to 30.8% of our foreign trade turnover ($769.5m), while exports were twice as much and reached 69.2% of the total foreign trade turnover figures ($1.7bn), the press service says. The freight turnover came to 2,1m tons in

March 28, 2014. Uraltransmash (a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) held a meeting on progress with fulfilling the state defense order for 2014. According to the corporation’s press service, the meeting was attended by representatives of the company itself as well as officials from spare parts supplier companies from different parts of Russia and the Defense Ministry. ‘The meeting was devoted to the essential aspects of fulfilling the state defense order for 2014, changes in the financing and pricing policies, and technical problems related to making special-purpose products as

March 28, 2014. Karabashmed’s upgrades and re-equipment program covers for a series of steps aimed at replacing machinery with the newer counterparts and putting up filtering facilities, Russian Copper Company Group’s PR & Social Policies Administration reports. The upgrades plan provides for both replacement of old equipment with the new one that is more productive and environmentally friendly and putting up of new production facilities. The construction of another vitriolic shop is the key project within the process of the company’s chemical and metallurgical unit reconstruction. The

March 28, 2014. 69 instances of money (and other types of assets) laundering were uncovered in Ural Federal District in 2013, Russia’s Deputy General Public Prosecutor in Ural Federal District Yuri Ponomarev said at an interdepartmental committee meeting in Yekaterinburg. ’32 criminal lawsuits were instituted directly on the basis of dossiers supplied by Rosfinmonitoring; the charges are based on Articles 174 and 174.1 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code. Following decrees issued by public prosecutors, Rosfinmonitoring took legal action against 133 people, with charges based on Article

March 28, 2014. Bank Koltso Urala’s self-service terminals (which started appearing in the city at the end of last year) are going to get foreign-language interfaces throughout 2014. Their interfaces are expected to be translated into at least 5 different languages, including English, Chinese, and Tajik, the bank’s press service reports. ‘Any cardholder (including those who use cards issued by other banks) can use Bank Koltso Urala’s self-service terminals. The money order option and foreign language settings for non-speakers of Russian will be the next step on the way to improvement,’ says

March 27, 2014. Sverdlovsk Region authorities started getting ready for the 5th Innoprom exhibition this year, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region's Information Policies Department reports. 'The meeting that was chaired by local Prime Minister Denis Pasler included a presentation of Innoprom business agenda. This year's theme is Intellectual Industry. The first day of the event is expected to open with a forecast session called the Machines of the Future on the future of vehicles and the potential of alternative engines and unmanned automobiles. The 4th industrial design forum

March 27, 2014. Ural Airlines put a new international flight from Moscow to Munich on its summer timetable; the flight will be operated in as soon as one month, the airline's press service reports. The residents of Krasnodar can travel to Bavarian capital every Saturday starting from April 26, 2014. The new destination is offered under an attractive pricing system where the price depends on how early or late you book. If you book more than 60 days before the flight, the ticket will only cost €290; if you book more than 30 days but less than 60 days before the flight, the price will come

March 27, 2014. Transport Machine-Building Design Office (KBTM, a member enterprise of Uralvagonzavod Corporation) presented eight new developments to a delegation of Gazprom officials during the exhibition of Omsk Region innovative industrial produce that took place at the local Expocenter, Uralvagonzavod's press service reports. The presentation was coordinated in order for the corporation's member enterprises to be included in the register of Gazprom's certified suppliers. A working team headed by Deputy Chairman of Gazprom Supervisory Board Vitaly Markelov spoke favorably