The Government of Russian Federation has already taken steps targeted at preventing the possible environmental accident at Techinskiy tandem reservoir system. This was reported by Russia’s Security Council after the deputies of Chelyabinsk Region Legislative Chambers asked for the state interference into the environmental safety problem at Techinskiy tandem reservoir system and Mayak Production Association. As the spokesperson for Chelyabinsk Region Legislative Chambers explained to UrBC representative, the deputies decided to appeal to the government after the water level in the reservoirs

The AGM held at Ufalynickel JSC resulted in approving of the company’s annual report, the annual accounting report, including the P&L statement, and in distributing the profit for 2005. In this, the shareholders considered the suggestions of the Board concerning the sum of the share dividend for 2005. The attendees approved of delegating the sole executive powers to Industrial Metallurgical Holding Ltd., a managing company. They also elected the members of the inspection committee and of the Board (namely, Sergey Adamkov, Natalia Vlasova, Konstantin Saitsev, Andrey Zubitskiy, Evgeniy

Chelyabinsk Production Tools Plant CJSC acquired 100% share holding of SpetsTechMash Ltd. The changes in the company’s authorized capital were officially registered on June 16, 2006.

Dietrich Moeller, President of Siemens AG Russia, visited Sverdlovsk Region today. This is Mr Meller’s first visit, preceded by a personal invitation from Governor Eduard Rossel that occurred in the course of a meeting in London, where the Russian Economic Forum was being held at that moment. Siemens operates in thirty Russian regions and employs around 4,000 people; its turnover was estimated to reach ?1.6bn in 2005.

UTair Airlines JSC held the annual general meeting on June 15, 2006. The shareholders approved of the annual report, the accounting report, and the P&L statement for 2005. They also dealt with the profit distribution and declared the dividend of .067 RUR per ordinary share. Besides, the attendees decided that UTair should become Fellow of International Air Transport Association. Rosexpertisa Ltd. and Ernst &Young were chosen as the company’s auditors for 2006, in the field of compliance of the company’s financial activity with Russian legislation and in the field of International

Evrazruda JSC (part of Evraz Group) started assembling three energy supply assessment stations in its Mundybashskiy subsidiary; these should allow to reduce the heating and hot water bills by 1.5 times. Within the framework of the energy-saving program, 11 such stations will have been introduced at the company’s subsidiaries by the beginning of the heating period, reports the company’s spokesperson. ‘Mundybashskiy subsidiary will get such stations for the processing shop, for the concentrate drying department, and for the administration building. The meters installed within the heating

Vysokogorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise JSC, member of Evraz Group, has carried out a test assemblage of a new car dumper in its Lebyazhinsky sintering plant. The test assemblage was accomplished in order to get used to meeting the tightest schedule of the regular assemblage, the company’s PR-department reported. ‘During the test assemblage, the contracting agency representatives examined security of the main components attachment, identified the defects and calculated the assemblage man-hours. The test assemblage of the car dumper lasted for three weeks. The assemblage process is

Ural Turbine Works CJSC (part of Renova Group) has successfully undergone scheduled inspection for compliance of its production with EnCERTICO power industry certification standards. The company initially received the corresponding set of documents in 2005 when the certificating body confirmed the outstanding level of the company’s technological and organizational achievements as well as professionalism of the staff and production and service safety. ‘While undergoing the certification, we went through all the most thorough testing, and our produce was estimated very highly by a number of

Utair Airline JSC assessed its success in the first five months of 2006. According to the company’s spokesperson, the carrier serviced 788,414 passengers throughout January to May. The company’s passenger throughput came to 1,120,164,800 passenger-kilometers; their aircraft flew the total of 36,887 hours, its helicopters the total of 18,827 hours.

Irbinskiy subsidiary of Evrazruda JSC (part of Evraz Group, Russian ore maker) started upgrading its motor-truck scales in order to raise the quality accounting of the ore going to the dry magnetic separation plant. According to the company’s spokesperson, the scales need to be improved due to an increase in the tonnage of the large dump trucks used for transporting muck from the mines. The old scales could only operate with 42-ton BelAZ trucks that used to make the bulk of the company’s car park two years ago. Today, it mainly uses the 55-ton trucks, which means the scales need upgrading;

The Board of Directors of Uralboremash JSC decided to hold an extraordinary shareholder meeting on August 10, 2006. The list of attendees coincides with the register of the company’s inscribed stock owners as of June 16, 2006. The points on the agenda include the early resignation of the Board of Directors, electing the new Board, and voting on the revised version of the Charter. The shareholders will also have to consider a bail in order to make sure SPZ Finance Ltd. meets its bond liabilities.

The general meeting of Ural Asbestine Technical Goods Plant JSC shareholders resulted in the decision to rename the company: it will now be known as Ural Plant of Textiles for Car Industry JSC. As the spokesperson for the company’s Legal Department said to UrBC representative, the change of the name has to do with the increase in the range of goods produced by the plant. ‘The company deals in textiles for cars as well as in asbestos-free goods. The new name is more descriptive of both our activities and our assortment,’ the spokesperson said.

In May 2006, Magnesite Industrial Complex (part of Magnesite Group) produced 32,800 tons of refractory goods, which exceeds the figures for May 2005 by 7.2%; the output of commercial powders reached the point of 67,500 tons (an increase of 13%). According to Production Management Director B. Ponomarev, the increase in the outputs was caused by more orders being received and assisted by the gradual implementation of the company’s investments program targeted at equipment renovation and introduction of the newest technologies and machines.

Vanadium Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise of Kachkanar JSC, member of Evraz Group, has started scheduled repairs of crushing shop equipment. The repairs are to last from June 13 to June 15, 2006 for 56 hours. Teams of professionals from service centre for repairs of the enterprise equipment are to carry out inspection and routine repairs of five conveyors at the operating crushing shop, the company’s PR-department reported. The repairs include replacement of the conveyors’ belts and setting up of a ‘tower of samples’ for estimation of ore fragmentation size and of ore iron content. The

Vysokogorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise JSC, member of Evraz Group, has implemented the next stage of the corporate calculation of expenditures development program. The program implementation is to allow for more efficient resource and cost management. According to the company’s PR-department, the program is implemented by all Evraz members in order to calculate transparent prime cost of the Group production. Implementation of the program by Vysokogorsky Ore Mining and Processing Enterprise is to provide for specification by different kinds of activities and, hopefully, for

Within May 2006, Zlatoust Metallurgical Works JSC, member of Estar Management Company, produced 51,683 tons of steel. During the same period, the rolled metal production output came to 37,009 tons. The shipments in May 2006 amounted to 36,900 tons (an increase of 13.2%). This was reported to UrBC representative by PR-department of Zlatoust Metallurgical Works.

Heliopark Smolino Hotel dismissed GD Alexander Zhirkov from the post. Mr Zhirkov occupied the position from April 1 to June 13, 2006. At the moment Elena Nardelli, former CEO, is acting as the hotel GD. The reasons of the dismissal and the name of successor to Mr Zhirkov are not disclosed. ‘Day-to-day operations of the hotel won’t be impaired by the event,’ Ms Nardelli said to UrBC representative on June 14, 2006.

In May 2006, Magnesite Integrated Complex JSC produced 32,800 tons of refractory goods, which exceeds the same figures for 2005 by 7.2%. During the same period, the commercial powders production output came to 67,500 tons, which exceeds the same figures for 2005 by 13%. According to B. Ponomarev, Head of Industrial Administration of Magnesite Integrated Complex, the increase in production output is the result of a rise in the orders received that was achieved through a systematic realization of the corporate investments program, aimed at modernization of the company’s production complex as

Metallurgical Industrial Complex of Nizhny Tagil JSC (NTMK JSC), member of Evraz Group, has prepared a set of investments projects that meet the Kyoto Protocol requirements. According to the company’s PR-department, the projects concern the principles of NTMK converter plant reconstruction and optimization of plant engineering operations, especially those dealing with the company’s heat power plant and the gas-distributing station. The preparation of the projects was performed by a special working team compiled following the CEO’s order. The group consisted of key production sectors

Companies of ChTPZ Group: Chelyabinsk Tube-Rolling Mill JSC and Pervouralsk Tube Works JSC, shipped to consumers 616,100 tons of tubular goods throughout January to May. According to the Group PR-department, during the five months of 2006, the shipments of Pervouralsk Tube Works JSC have come to 275,800 tons, thus decreasing by 3% against the same figures for the previous year (namely, 282,900 tons). Within May 2006, Pervouralsk Tube Works JSC shipped to consumers 63,700 tons of tubular goods.