BOD Chairman of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) Viktor Rashnikov and General Director of OAO KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin signed a memorandum on the construction of a maintenance center in Naberezhniye Chelny. Under the terms of this document, the new enterprise is to be launched in 2012. OAO MMK and OAO KAMAZ are going to own equal shares of the business that will require over 1 billion RUR worth of investments. The annual output of the hot-rolled products processing facility will probably come to 170,000 tons, MMK PR Department reports. ‘One of MMK strategic development targets is related

ZAO Intercos IV (a member of MMK Group) launched the first block of a drop forged components plant and a maintenance center in Saint Petersburg recently. The launching ceremony was attended by Head of the Russian Federation Government Vladimir Putin and Governor of Saint Petersburg Valentina Matvienko. The first block of MMK-Intercos required 4.018 billion RUR worth of investments; its output is expected to exceed 250,000 tons of metal products a year. The construction of second block will probably begin in 2011. ZAO Intercos IV produce is meant for the carmakers, white goods manufacturers,

Chelyabinsk Region has made an important step on the way to strengthening its economic ties with Ukraine, region’s Governor Mikhail Yurevitch declared after a reciprocal visit of Ural Federal District’s officials (headed by Plenipotentiary Representative of Russian Federation President in Ural Federal District Nikolai Vinnichenko) to Zaporozhye Region. The Governor’s press service reports that negotiations held by Chelyabinsk and Zaporozhye Regions resulted in a signed protocol of intentions which ensures a series of projects in 2011-2012. The projects will all be related to the two parties’

В 10.00 глава администрации Челябинска Сергей Давыдов примет участие в открытии МАУ «Челябинский фонд энергосбережения и инновационных технологий» (ул. Елькина, 80а). В 11.00 в пресс-центре «Комсомольской правды» (ул. Красная, 4) пройдет круглый стол, посвященный внедрению приборов учета в многоквартирных домах. В 11.00 в Управлении физической культуры, спорта и туризма (ул. Свободы, 161) состоится прием родителей и первых тренеров чемпионов мира по волейболу Е. Старцевой и Е. Гамовой. В 11.00 в пресс-центре ИА «Мега-Урал» (ул. Красноармейская 88) начнется пресс-конференция «Об итогах работы

8–9 декабря в Челябинске пройдет X Уральский инвестиционный форум.