All the orders for metal goods, building materials and machine-building produce coming from Chelyabinsk Region were fulfilled in 2005, and businesses provided for the regular regional metal-roll produce supplies (the total of 78,100 tons plus 206,400 tons of cement). 28 businesses took part in the order completion altogether.

This year, the companies keep working on the regional orders; thus, the metal-roll supplies agreement is to be signed by the regional metallurgical enterprises and Governor of Chelyabinsk Region.

According to the Governor’s decree on the cement supplies, Uralcement JSC and Katavskiy cement JSC will be the official regional suppliers in 2006 and will have to supply 480,000 tons of cement (7% more than a year earlier).

Coal Company of Chelyabinsk will receive the order of 2,437,200 tons, some orders will be placed with machine-building companies.

In order to work out a system of guaranteed and timely payment transactions, the regional Government decided to involve the banks’ potential. Some commercial banks such as ChelyabInvestBank, ChelIndBank, and TyumenEnergoBank have signed the corresponding agreements with Chelyabinsk Region Administration, receiving the plenary powers to perform financial cooperation programs. There is going to be more such banks in 2006, the spokesperson for Chelyabinsk Region Ministry of Economic Development said to UrBC representative.