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ANDREY TSYGANOV: FAS CONTINUES CONTROL OVER PRICING IN THE HEATING SUPPLY SECTOR
https://ift.tt/2Ko7Oc8 ANDREY TSYGANOV: FAS CONTINUES CONTROL OVER PRICING IN THE HEATING SUPPLY SECTOR31-07-2019 | 11:58 To prevent monopolistically high prices
On 8 July 2019, Deputy Head of FAS Andrey Tsyganov chaired a regular meeting of the Market Analysis Commission. Experts considered an updated version of the guidelines of analyzing the state of competition on the market of heat supply services to end consumers and the findings of an annual market survey in 2018.
In 2018 FAS undertook several measures to improve regulation of heating supply services.
For example, FAS devised the Rules1 for technological connection to heating supply systems, including the Rules for non-discriminatory access to technological connection to heating supply systems as well as the Rules for non-discriminatory access to heating energy transmission services and heat carriers.
The Rules simplify the current procedure for connection to heating supply systems, increase openness and transparency of the connection fee, regulation relations with adjacent organizations.
To eliminate legal gaps and simplify enforcement practice, the concepts of “drawn-off point” and “connection point” for connecting capital construction facilities to heating supply systems are clarified.
The Rules allow the regulators to review fees for connecting to heating supply systems, set on a case-by-case basis, if, for instance, the drawn-off points or the applied load change.
The Rules will help market participants to overcome difficulties emerging in the course of connecting to heating supply systems: long period of waiting for technological connection, no guarantee of the results, excessive documentary requirements.
FAS also approved the minimum and maximum tariff levels for heating energy (capacity) produced through combined generation of electric and heating power by heating power sources with 25 MW and more generating electric power capacity for 20192.
“FAS analyzed the market of heat supply services to end consumers in order to establish the dominant position of heating suppliers and heat networks in Russia. As we see, in most regions there is practically no competition on this market. Also there are facts of violating the Law “On Protection of Competition” by the authorities. It means that solutions must be found for the heating supply market and measures undertaken to develop competition”, said Commission Chairman, Deputy Head of FAS Andrey Tsyganov.
He also stressed that “heating supply is regulated by the state and tariffs are set for these operations”.
“Since 2019, due to the changes to the law3,such energy carrier as steam is no longer on the state-regulated market, so all contracts regarding supplies of heating energy in the form of steam are concludedupon mutual agreement of the parties. Therefore FAS continues careful control over pricing in the heating supply sector, especially after liberalization of steam prices to prevent monopolistically high prices on the market”, concluded Deputy Head of FAS.
As a special item on the agenda, the Commission discussed new types of nicotine products and reached an opinion that it is necessary to survey the market of nicotine-containing products and devices for consuming nicotine by means different from tobacco smoking. The findings will be presented for expert consideration by the end of 2019.
1 Approved by No. 787 Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 05.07.2018 2 Approved by No. 1547/18 FAS Order of13.11.2018 3 No. 404-FZ Federal Law “On amendments to the Federal Law “On heating supply” of 01.12.2014
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FAS APPROVED MERGER OF SATKA AND KOSAYA GORA IRON WORKS
https://ift.tt/2M142Zt FAS APPROVED MERGER OF SATKA AND KOSAYA GORA IRON WORKS01-08-2019 | 12:17 The merger will not result in the dominance on the market of manganese ferro-alloys
FAS approved a petition of “Satka Iron Works” JSC (SIW) an acquiring up to 100% voting shares of “Kosya Gora Iron Works” PJSC (KGIW). “SIW” JSC produces such manganese ferro-alloys as FMn78 and FMn75; while “KGIW” PJSC - only FMn 78.
Nelli Galimkhanova, Head of FAS Department for Industry Control, commented the decision: “FAS analysis of the state of competition showed that the cumulative share of the companies on the market of ferro-manganese after the merger will not exceed 35% [1], which is in line with the norms of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”. At the same time, there is already a market player whose share exceeds 40% [2]”.
According to the FAS survey, in 2017 the cumulative share of goods sale by “SIW” JSC and “KGIW” PJSC was 25.3%, in 2018 – 20.9% [3].
“Expanding the product boundaries of the market of FMn78 and FMn75 manganese ferro-alloys was an important factor underlying the decision”, explains Nelli Galimkhanova, “It includes silicon-manganese which is a substitute to these grades”.
Goods substitutability was confirmed by a FAS representative survey of ferro-manganese consumers, covering 19 companies.
According to the survey, 74% (14 out of 19) companies substituted or can substitute ferro-manganese with ferro-silicon-manganese, manganese metal or other grades of ferro-manganese. 12 companies confirmed cases of actual substitution:
• 37% (7 out of 19) fully replace ferro-manganese with silicon-manganese, grades МС17, МС18, FeMnSi18LP; • 16% (3 out of 19) partly replace ferro-manganese with silicon-manganese; • 16% (3 out of 19) fully replace ferro-manganese with manganese metal.
Replacing ferro-manganese with manganese metal, consumers mention that such substitution is inexpedient since the latter increased the costs of the end products significantly. Therefore, manganese metal cannot be classified as substitutions [4].
Thus, product market boundaries are ferro-manganese, grades FMn70, FMn75, FMn78, FMn88, FMn90 and ferro-silicon-manganese, grades МнС17 and FeMnSi18LP. The main suppliers in Russia are “SIW” JSC, “KGIW” PJSC and “Chelyabinsk Electro Metal Works” JSC.
According to FAS study, the ferro-alloy market is partly export-oriented. In 2017 and 2018 the annual import of ferro-manganese and ferro-silicon-manganese was on average 24.7% of the goods market [5]. Also 17 out of the 19 respondent companies confirmed that apart from Russian producers they purchase goods from foreign suppliers from the CIS, Europe and Asia. I.e., geographic market boundaries include not only the territory of Russia but also countries on the Eurasian continent. The market within the boundaries of the Russian Federation is moderately concentrated with moderately developed competitive environment.
FAS emphasizes significant economic, financial and technological entry barriers for the market of manganese ferro-alloys. It is related, in particular, with unprofitable manganese deposits in Russia. As a result, Russia imports nearly all manganese ore and 25.5% manganese ferro-alloys from the entire volume of goods on the analyzed market. In view of these factors, FAS does not expect new players on the market in the near future.
Approving the merger, FAS took into account the development plans on improving production at “SIW” JSC and “KGIW” PJSC: manganese yield from blast furnace slag and expanding the assortment of products due to production of low carbon ferro-manganese.
Reference:
[1,2,3] Udder the Procedure for analyzing the state of competition on goods markets, shares of economic entities are defined as percentage ratio of the volume of products sold by the economic entity to the total volume of products sold by economic entities in the Russian Federation.
The estimate is carried out in view of the geographic market boundaries comprising territories of foreign states, further study is conducted based on the information available.
[4] Goods are not substitutes of more than a year is required to replace some goods with others during consumption or the goods acquirer incurs considerable costs due to the replacement (typically exceeding 10 of the goods price), and if at the same time the antimonopoly body does not have information that such replacement had or has had place, and also if such information is not provided by an economic entity.
[5] Data from the Federal State Statistical Service.
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FAS OPENED AN ANTIMONOPOLY CASE AGAINST “CHERDAKLY FEED FACTORY” JSC
https://ift.tt/2GOftiP FAS OPENED AN ANTIMONOPOLY CASE AGAINST “CHERDAKLY FEED FACTORY” JSC05-08-2019 | 13:41 The company is suspected of fixing monopolistically high prices for the services of shipping grain from the state intervention fund
FAS was approached by an economic entity that had participated in tenders for selling grain from the state intervention fund. It complained that an elevator responsible for storage and shipment of grain from the state intervention fund had fixed unreasonably high prices.
Executing an order of the Government of the Russian Federation, “Integrated Grain Company” JSC used exchange trading to sell grain. A grain buying-and-selling was concluded with the winner, and the Company was the delivery base.
In the course of an inspection, FAS established that “Cherdakly Feed Factory” JSC stored grain from the state intervention fund and selling grain to economic entities acquiring it under good interventions, fixed prices for the grain shipment services higher than the price formed on the comparable competitive market.
According to FAS analysis of the competitive environment, the Feed Factory has the dominant position on the market of services for storing intervention fund grain within the defined geographic boundaries.
Deputy Head of FAS Department for Control over the Agro-Industrial Complex Irina Yepifanova commented: “Materials analysis showed that actions of the dominant company have elements of violating the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” in the part of fixing monopolistically high prices for grain shipment. The infrastructure facilities of the grain market such as “Cherdakly Feed Factory” JSC to a considerable extent determine the market performance. Therefore, our job is to ensure that such facilities observe the antimonopoly law”.
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COLLUSIONS IN THE ECONOMY – INVISIBLE SYSTEMATIC STEALING FROM PEOPLE AND THE STATE
https://ift.tt/2GOfzHv COLLUSIONS IN THE ECONOMY – INVISIBLE SYSTEMATIC STEALING FROM PEOPLE AND THE STATE05-08-2019 | 13:54 Anticompetitive practices in implementing the National projects were discussed in Ingushetia Ingushetia OFAS organized the III Open Economic Forum – “Implementing the National Plan for Developing Competition in the Russian Federation. The specifics of the III Forum was its focus on the National projects, the key goals of which are global competitiveness of Russian economy. Representatives of the Office of Ingushetia Head and the Government, Heads of ministries and departments, the business-community, entrepreneurs, enforcement bodies, regional and federal mass media attended the forum. The invited guests and key speakers included representatives of FAS Central Office: Deputy Head of FAS Anti-Cartel Department Mukhamed Khamukov; Head of Competition Development Projects Unit, FAS Legal Department, Mikhail Khramtsov. Mikhail Khramtsov specially emphasized the need to achieve the goals of the National Plan for Developing Competition, pursuing the National and federal projects, particularly, at the regional level. He highlighted the main FAS initiatives to be included in the goals and measures of the National and federal projects. He also outlined standard anticompetitive practices observed in the regions throughout implementation of the National projects and federal programmes. “The National projects’ goals correlates closely with the objectives for developing competition in Russia and competition should become the basic tool for achieving them”, summed up Mikhail Khramtsov. Mukhamed Khamukov described the practice of exposing anticompetitive agreements in the national economy. He pointed out that “the pressure on the national economy from various kinds of collusion results in the absence of saving in public tendering as well as deteriorated well-being of the society. There are not areas of economic operations where collusions are not exposed: the fuel-and energy complex, the agrarian sector, industry, consumer sector, etc. At the same time, not only public procurement is attacked by collusions; it is frequently happens in sales of public and municipal property. This is invisible systemic stealing from the state”. Representatives of FAS Central Office and top officers of Ingushetia OFAS also took part in the meeting of the inter-departmental working group on countering violations in the course of the National projects, formed by Ingushetia’s Prosecutor’s Office, where they discussed the results of collaboration and suggested measures to suppress collusions.
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Meeting with General Director of Roscosmos State Corporation Dmitry Rogozin
https://ift.tt/2ZAdJRy Vladimir Putin met with General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the performance of the corporation. 
General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin: Mr President, I would like to update you on the corporation’s performance in the first six months of this year, including the manned programme and our economic figures. By this time, we have launched nearly as many missions as last year. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: As many as in the same period of last year? Dmitry Rogozin: No, last year we launched approximately as many missions as in the first half of this year. This is why we expect to launch some 40 missions this year, as I reported back in winter. But the overall figure depends on our partners’ readiness in terms of payload and spacecraft. Vladimir Putin: Have more missions been launched from the Guiana Space Centre than from Vostochny? Dmitry Rogozin: Yes. We will launch at least four missions from the Vostochny Space Launch Centre next year, and we will gradually increase the number. The infrastructure is finished there, and I would like to say that this year we have launched an important mission from Vostochny, the Meteor satellite, designed to replace the one we lost in late 2017 and so replenish the satellite group. Another important mission was the launch of the Spektr-RG space lab in the interests of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). This spacecraft is reaching the Lagrange point now, from which we expect it to transmit very important data for our fundamental science. It was a joint mission with the RAS. We were worried, but everything went off very well. Another major fact I would like to report to you, Mr President, is that we have started preparations to launch a new module to the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike our American and European partners, we plan to launch three modules in succession, in 2020, 2021 and 2022, so as to seriously expand the Russian Orbital Segment. There are plans for a very important launch mission in August. I would like to show you something. Vladimir Putin: Go ahead. Dmitry Rogozin: It is a humanoid robot, which we will send to the ISS to help the crew. We launched this project back in 2012 under a contract of the Foundation for Advanced Research Projects. The potential risks of working in outer space, especially in open space, are huge. We have created a backup system in the form of an avatar. We will be the first in the world to launch this object, a space robot, to the ISS on August 22. Its name is FEDOR, Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research. This robot will copy the cosmonauts’ actions. Initially, it will be controlled from the station, but later we plan to learn to control its actions from the Flight Control Centre. There are also plans that in the future this robot will be used to fly into deep space. I would like to say a few words about the corporation’s economic performance. We plan to greatly increase our consolidated proceeds this year, to 444 billion rubles from 352 billion last year. Vladimir Putin: Is this the target figure? Dmitry Rogozin: Yes, it is, and we are moving steadily towards it. In other words, we expect to reach this figure in accordance with our contracts. Our consolidated net profit will increase fivefold. It will not be large, but it will be a major achievement, considering that in the past years we did not have a net profit at all. Vladimir Putin: You were in the red two years before. Dmitry Rogozin: Yes, we were. Labour efficiency has increased by 8 percent. Not that I am satisfied with this achievement, because we need to do very much to restructure the industry, but still, 8 percent is appreciable growth. Vladimir Putin: Yes, it is a good increase. Dmitry Rogozin: This is because of considerable loan exposure, Mr President. I would like to put forth some of our proposals on reducing this burden on our companies, applying the same scheme we plan to use for the other state corporations and taking into account the designation of Promsvyazbank as the backbone bank for our sector. Regarding diversification, I would like to say that we have started working towards this end as per your instruction. We already produce 2,000 pieces of equipment for the fuel and energy sector within the framework of the import substitution programme. These include wellhead equipment and isolation valves, as well as turbine pumps. We have compiled a catalogue of such items for our partners, so that they know what our companies produce. Vladimir Putin: Have they sought your equipment? Dmitry Rogozin: Yes, they have. We have signed contracts with Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Transneft and our other leading companies. It is a very important part of work for our companies, considering that the production load at the leading companies in the sector is often below 50 or 40 percent. Such contracts help fill the gap. Vladimir Putin: Besides, these [oil] companies are unable to buy the [foreign] equipment they need. Dmitry Rogozin: Exactly. The machine-building capacities of the Roscosmos companies can do this job, and not only for the fuel and energy sector. We are working on interesting light rail projects as well. We have signed contracts with the Chelyabinsk Region, and we hope to deliver a very interesting vehicle, which we are creating at the Ust-Katav rail carriage works, to St Petersburg. Vladimir Putin: The range of your products is impressive. Dmitry Rogozin: Yes, we do have many engineering capacities that are needed for the space industry, primarily engine-building capacities, power machines and power generation. We can produce enough small gas-fuelled power units to provide electricity to the Arctic. We produce 6–8 MW power units, which can be used under our Arctic development projects. In addition, we have designed an interesting solid waste management technology at the Keldysh Research Centre. It can be used to incinerate the most resistant waste, which is now buried at landfills. I believe that this is extremely important for mega-cities. I have recently submitted this proposal to [Moscow Mayor] Sergei Sobyanin. We will work together on this job. I would like to say a few words about the Khrunichev Centre. We managed to reduce its debt burden by 27 billion rubles in 2018 and to put off debt repayment until 2029. We are grateful to the lending banks for meeting us halfway on this. We have also coordinated the payment of our penalties in instalment. And lastly, regarding the National Space Centre project, which you have supported or rather initiated. I will show you one of the versions which we have opted for together with Sergei Sobyanin. Vladimir Putin: I would support it as well. Dmitry Rogozin: This is great, but still. It is a rough outline that is fully in keeping with the design for a 250,000 square metre project. We will rally 20,000 of our workers. This is how it will look. This is Myasishchev Street, and these are residential buildings which already stand there. In other words, this is a real photo. And here you see a tower growing; it will host the central engineering office of Roscosmos and the offices of our companies. Behind that tower will be the Khrunichev plant, which will be transformed into… First of all, we will preserve and develop the plant in which we are now investing additional funds. The implementation of the National Space Centre project will allow us to complete the financial rehabilitation programme by 2024 or four years sooner than it was initially planned. The idea of the technology park will attract the companies in the sectors that are connected with Roscosmos anyway, such as microelectronics, mechanical engineering and aviation. We are working on this project together with the Moscow City Government. I just wanted to tell you that we are steadily moving towards our goal. Vladimir Putin: You will not sell land, will you? Dmitry Rogozin: Absolutely not. Vladimir Putin: I hope so. Thank you. <…> News in English - Add to site via Website of the President of Russia http://en.kremlin.ru/ August 1, 2019 at 05:59PM
Passenger trains start to serve Yakutsk
https://ift.tt/2Kq9Bxp  RUSSIA: Regular passenger trains have started running on the northern section of the Yakutia Railway, following the formal approval of the line for passenger operation on July 19. This provides through rail connections from Moscow to the Yakutsk area for the first time. According to the regionally-owned railway company, tickets for the first trains went on sale on July 25, both at stations and via the Russian Railways online booking site. Passenger services are initially operating on alternate days. From July 27, southbound train 327 departs from Nizhny Bestyakh on odd-numbered days (except the 31st of each month), with the corresponding northbound train 328 leaving Neryungri on even days from July 30. Serving the remote Sakha Republic, the 1 239 km Amur-Yakutsk Mainline runs north from a junction with RZD’s Trans-Siberian Railway at Bamovskaya in the west of Amur region, intersecting with the Baikal-Amur Magistral near Tynda. First proposed in 1904, construction of the line did not start until the 1930s. A short section at the southern end was completed in the early 1940s but then abandoned, before being reactivated in the 1970s to support the construction of BAM. RZD owns the line as far as Berkakit, while the Neryungi – Tommot – Yakutsk section has been developed by the republic. Construction of the Berkakit – Tommot – Yakutsk route finally began in 1985 and tracklaying was formally completed in 2011. Around 900 km of the line is laid on permafrost. Passenger trains began running as far as Tommot in 2004, but the 436 km northern section has only been carrying freight trains since it was inaugurated in 2013. The AYAM line currently terminates at a road interchange 6 km outside Nizhny Bestyakh, on the opposite side of the Lena River from Yakutsk. Last year the Sakha government committed to building a 5·8 km bridge across the river to reach the state capital, at an estimated cost of 76bn roubles, but at present connections are provided by ferry during the summer and a bus in winter. News in English - Add to site via RSS Russia https://ift.tt/2MzfdIP August 1, 2019 at 02:40PM
Damen: The Evolution of Bollard A machine translation follows
https://ift.tt/2YBTxBB In the world of tugs, the most commonly used measure of power is bollard pull. Bollard bollard. & amp; ldquo; This is the static bollard pull, with a vessel explains Andr & amp; eacute; de Bie, Damen Senior Design & amp; amp; Proposal Engineer Tugs. & amp; ldquo; It can be compared 1: 1 with the bollard pull. Bollard pull can be compared it can be used. A large container vessel, for example, needs far more bollard pull in assistance than a smaller general cargo vessel. & ldquo; For operators delivering harbor assistance or towage services, bollard pull is a key contractual value. A tug operator via August 2, 2019 at 07:44PM
“Review of the Banking Sector of the Russian Federation” (Internet - version) (.pdf) (Unofficial translation) - July 2019
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The first in Russia breeding and genetic center for the creation of sugar beet hybrids has been opened
https://ift.tt/2GAB4uZ  19 июля в п. Рамонь Воронежской области состоялось открытие первого в России селекционно-генетического центра «СоюзСемСвекла» — совместного проекта ГК «Русагро» и АО «Щелково Агрохим». Деятельность Центра направлена на создание новых высокопродуктивных гибридов сахарной свеклы, устойчивых к корневым гнилям и засухе. Задача Центра — возрождение отечественной селекции и снижение зависимости российских аграриев от зарубежной селекции путем создания высокопластичных, конкурентоспособных гибридов сахарной свеклы с наивысшей продуктивностью. К 2020 году запланирована регистрация 40 новых гибридов. Предприятие «СоюзСемСвекла» появилось в 2017 году благодаря коллаборации двух крупных компаний — «Щелково Агрохим» и холдинга «Русагро». Целью этого проекта стало привлечение лучших специалистов в области молекулярной генетики, биотехнологий, семеноводчества для создания конкурентоспособных гибридов сахарной свеклы в Российской Федерации. «СоюзСемСвекла» — это селекционно-генетический центр, организованный для создания качественно новых высокопродуктивных, устойчивых к заболеваниям и обладающих выравненностью по основным биологическим и морфологическим признакам гибридов сахарной свеклы. Работа селекционно-генетического центра «СоюзСемСвекла» ведется в рамках «Федеральной научно-технической программы развития сельского хозяйства на 2017-2025 годы», подпрограммы «Развитие селекции и семеноводства сахарной свеклы в Российской Федерации» согласно разработанному комплексному научно-техническому проекту «Создание высококонкурентных гибридов сахарной свеклы отечественной селекции и организация системы их семеноводства». В 2019 году проект был отобран комиссией Минсельхоза и получил положительное решение экспертной группы. Сегодня трудовой персонал центра представлен научным, производственным и административно-управленческим отделами. Численность работников предприятия составляет 60 человек. В последующие годы планируется увеличение количества персонала до 80 человек. В ходе исследования гибридов сахарной свеклы используется сырье и материал российских производителей. Готовой продукцией предприятия является селекционный материал гибридов сахарной свеклы. «Данные гибриды будут отличаться высокой стойкостью к погодным условиям и различным заболеваниям. Мы создаем абсолютно новые продукты на российском рынке для того, чтобы провести работу в рамках импортозамещения, так как на сегодняшний день на российском рынке представлены в основном импортные гибриды», — говорит генеральный директор ООО «СоюзСемСвекла» Роман Бердников. «Основная задача — обеспечить Россию своими отечественными гибридами. Несомненно, это работа не одного года, она рассчитана минимум на пять лет, и регион сделал все, чтобы данные работы велись именно у нас. Благодаря поддержке министерства науки и образования, которое выделило один из своих корпусов, сегодня открыто новое предприятие, которое сможет решить поставленные задачи». В течение 2019-2020 годов будут проведены испытания гибридов, по результатам которых они будут внесены в реестр селекционных достижений, допущенных к использованию на территории РФ. По прогнозам экспертов предприятия, в рамках работы будут достигнуты высокие результаты в создании высококачественных отечественных гибридов сахарной свеклы, адаптированных к почвенно-климатическим условиям Российской Федерации, а также способных составить конкуренцию мировым производителям. Первые результаты работы можно будет подвести уже в следующем году, утверждают представители компании. via Сделано у нас July 29, 2019 at 05:02PM
New workshop for production of tubing pipes launched in Ugra
https://ift.tt/2Zjr9Br  В Пыть-Яхе Ханты-Мансийского АО запущен новый цех по производству и ремонту насосно-компрессорных труб. Запуск осуществлен на предприятии «Тюбинг Технолоджи Югра». Уникальность завода характеризуется высоким уровнем производительности при минимальных энергетических затратах. При этом выпускаемая продукция сертифицирована и имеет паспорт качества. В цехе используется самое современное оборудование, в том числе новые станки, имеющие повышенную производительность. Ранее два цеха производили 1100 труб в сутки. Новый же ежесуточно будет выпускать 800 труб. Создано более 100 рабочих мест. Также деятельность компании обеспечит поступление в региональный бюджет свыше 30 млн рублей в год, внедрение и использование энергоэффективных технологий. Задачи «Тюбинг Технолоджи» работают и на национальный проект «Экология». Компания очищает воду, утилизирует производственные отходы, занимается производством, ремонтом и очисткой насосно-компрессорных труб с 2012 года. С 2013 года был построен и введен в эксплуатацию завод по производству жидкого азота с помощью метода низкотемпературной ректификации. Производственные мощности — почти 23 тыс. тонн азота в год. via Сделано у нас July 29, 2019 at 05:02PM
In Russia, the expected rise in price of sweets
https://ift.tt/2GxpOzC Она отметила, что пальмовое масло активно используется в кондитерской промышленности. «В зависимости от категории продукции, изделия подорожают на 5–7%. На данный момент растительные жиры самые дешевые, поэтому их будет практически невозможно заменить на аналоги. Животные жиры, например, молочные, более дорогие и не всегда доступны для производителей», — сказала Петрова. По словам исполнительного директора Масложирового союза Михаила Мальцева, кондитерская продукция подорожает на 5%. «Повышение НДС до 20% приведет к отвлечению оборотных средств у компаний — импортеров продукции. В итоге это скажется на ее стоимости», — сказал Мальцев. iz.ruvia July 29, 2019 at 05:02PM "They fight like cats and dogs." The reasons for the conflict between Sberbank and Yandex are named.29/7/2019
"They fight like cats and dogs." The reasons for the conflict between Sberbank and Yandex are named.
https://ift.tt/2K3nyCo  Конфликт «Яндекса» и Сбербанка вокруг «российского Amazon» связан с тем, что банк недоволен целями и показателями проекта, а «Яндексу» не нравится, что Сбербанк пытается «перетянуть одеяло на себя». Об этом сообщает Financial Times со ссылкой на источники. Совместное предприятие на базе «Яндекс.Маркета» компании создали в апреле 2018 года. Как писал The Bell в начале июля, между компаниями наметился разлад, и Сбербанк начал рассматривать нового партнера из сферы интернет-торговли. Тогда в «Яндексе» заявили, что довольны партнерством, а первый зампред правления Сбербанка Лев Хасис назвал публикацию вымыслом. Однако, как пишет Financial Times, отношения Сбербанка и «Яндекса» испортились еще осенью 2018 года, когда банк попытался приобрести не менее 30% капитала IT-компании. С тех пор Герман Греф, который входит в совет директоров «Яндекса», не участвовал в заседаниях, заявили источники. Другие источники рассказали, что «стычки» из-за «российского Amazon» у компаний действительно были: они касались управленческих решений, целей по росту и KPI проекта. «Они дерутся, как кошки с собаками», — описал ситуацию собеседник. Источник, близкий к «Яндексу», заявил, что основная проблема со Сбербанком «в том, что они не знают, как сотрудничать на равноправной, взаимовыгодной основе» и пытаются «перетянуть одеяло на себя». Ситуация дошла до того, что стороны рассматривают возможность изменить управленческую структуру СП. Фото: Vicdemi / Depositphotos via Rusbase July 29, 2019 at 05:02PM
How startups are changing the toilet paper market
https://ift.tt/2OqVEEv Для получения туалетной бумаги требуется много дерева, а также воды, электричества и химических веществ — все вместе это наносит существенный урон окружающей среде. Новая волна производителей решила уменьшить его, а также превратить привычный предмет гигиены в элемент интерьера. Модернизированная версия туалетной бумаги оказалась ненамного дороже традиционной и нашла своего покупателя. via July 29, 2019 at 04:22PM
Novatek Secures Financing for Arctic LNG 2 Terminal
https://ift.tt/2Yn71Ny Russian energy company Novatek has completed the sale of participation interests in its Arctic LNG 2 terminal near the port of Sabetta, giving it the funds needed to move forward with a final investment decision. Chinese state oil companies CNPC and CNOOC and a JV comprised of Mitsui & Co. and Japanese state-owned oil company JOGMEC have agreed to finance the project, which will provide export capacity for the 1.1 billion cubic meter Utrenneye field on the Gulf of Ob. TechnipFMC announced earlier this week that it has won the $7.6 billion EPC contract for the new Arctic LNG 2 liquefaction and export terminal. The facility involves a novel design: its liquefaction trains will be pre-installed on three gravity-based structures, which will be towed to the site and sunk into place. The facility modules will be built in Asian and Russian fabrication yards. Arctic LNG 2 expands on the success of the adjacent Yamal LNG project at the port of Sabetta. The site is on a remote stretch of Siberia's Arctic coastline, rendering construction and transportation challenging, but Yamal's engineers circumvented these difficulties through modular pre-fabrication of the liquefaction trains. Novatek and its partners have chartered a fleet of specialized icebreaking LNG carriers to carry the plant's production along Russia's Northern Sea Route (NSR). One of these LNGCs, the Vladimir Rusanov, recently completed an unescorted transit of the NSR in just six days, a new record for an independent passage without the help of an icebreaker. The total voyage time between Sabetta and the destination port of Tianjin was 16 days - less than half the time required for a non-Arctic voyage around Europe, through the Suez Canal, across the Indian Ocean and up through the South China Sea. "For the second year in a row, our Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers were once again the first ships to open the summer navigation period via the Northern Sea Route,” noted First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Lev Feodosyev. “This voyage set a number of records for the passage time of the ice part of the NSR, and for the total voyage time to China from the Russian Arctic region. News in English - Add to site via Portnews http://en.portnews.ru July 26, 2019 at 07:16AM
Geographic Breakdown of Foreign Assets and Liabilities of the Banking Sector of the Russian Federation
https://ift.tt/2K8ZWuU News in English - Add to site via What's New http://www.cbr.ru/eng/ July 26, 2019 at 01:09PM
Rosselkhoznadzor took part in the meeting between Co-Presidents of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission
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Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his appointment as Prime Minister of Great Britain
https://ift.tt/2Map0V2 Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram to congratulate Boris Johnson on his appointment as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. via President of Russia July 25, 2019 at 05:57PM
Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova • President of Russia
https://ift.tt/2OiIole 2 of 2 Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova * * * President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Ms Golikova, today I wanted to talk to you about the progress in one of our major national projects, the Healthcare national project. We have allocated very substantial funds for it until 2024, namely 1,367 billion rubles, including 49 billion for primary care. Overall, the programme is quite solid and aimed at achieving key results in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer and other conditions that, unfortunately, have a very negative effect on the mortality rate in the country. All these measures are appropriate: they envisage the training of professionals with respective specialisations, the purchasing of necessary equipment, and construction of new and advanced medical centres. All of this is needs to be done. As I said, we allocated 49 billion for primary care. However, I am still concerned. I know that construction of paramedic centres has started and will continue; that outpatient clinics are being brought in order and new clinics as well as mobile medical centres are under construction. But primary care is still of great concern to me. To be continued. via President of Russia http://en.kremlin.ru July 25, 2019 at 05:56PM
Company METTA – Cutting edge technologies, providing absolute comfort
https://ift.tt/32QngWK Company METTA – Cutting edge technologies, providing absolute comfortThe largest office and HoReCa seating manufacturer within the territory of Russia and Eastern Europe. News in English - Add to site via Trade Delegation of the Russian Federation in the United Kingdom https://ift.tt/2Klkzmn July 25, 2019 at 01:32PM
Russia to begin construction on the China-Western Europe transport corridor
https://ift.tt/2K6W7qh The missing link of the “New Silk Highway” is set to finally be completed. Construction has begun on a new highway that will stretch from Russia’s border with Kazakhstan to Belarus, serving as a critical part of the China-Western Europe transport corridor—an infrastructure mega-project that has been described as the “construction of the century.” Once completed, the China-Western Europe transport corridor is meant to be the primary nervous system of the Silk Road Economic Belt, the overland portion of China's Belt and Road initiative. The corridor begins at the Chinese port of Lianyungang on the Yellow Sea and stretches along the Lianhuo Expressway, China’s longest road, to the Khorgos dry port on the border of Kazakhstan before moving through Russia en route to Western Europe. The corridor is meant to eventually combine road, rail and air transport hubs into a multi-modal ecosystem which could revolutionize the economic role of the central stretches of Eurasia and alter our paradigms of how goods are shipped between China and Europe. Ideally, this highway would allow trucks to travel between China and Europe in just eleven days, as opposed to 30-50 days by sea and 15 days by rail, making it the fastest overland option of the New Silk Road.While the China-Western Europe transport corridor got its start in 2009, it was hamstrung by Russia’s reluctance to give its portion of the project proper attention and funding. For years, the corridor served as a high-speed transit route into the heart of Eurasia, rather than a bonafide “Silk Road” which properly connects the east with the west. Trucks would speed across China and Kazakhstan on one of the world’s most modern highways only to run aground at the Russian border, where they would meet head on with infrastructure of a more modest persuasion. However, the fortunes of this mega-project may soon change. Dubbed the Meridian highway, Russia’s long-awaited portion of the China-Western Europe transport corridor is now under active development. It is to become a 2,000km toll road from the Sagarchin crossing point with Kazakhstan to the border of Belarus. This new highway is slated to cost in the ballpark of $9.3 billion, with most of the financing coming from private firms rather than public coffers—although investors have sought $500 million of government backing to hedge against potential unforeseen political upheavals, such as the closing of borders. The main player behind the project is a Russian investment holding called LLC Meridian, a company that’s fronted by Alexander Ryazanov, the former deputy chairman of Russian gas giant Gazprom and current board member of RZD, Russia’s railway monopoly, who claims to already be in possession of 80% of the land the road is slated to pass through.The Meridian highway is primarily being developed for cargo transport, and the main stream of revenue is expected to come from tolls, which Ryazanov estimates will take at least 12-14 years to recoup his company’s initial investment. However, the highway is also posited to generate a large amount of knee-jerk development along its route and create new jobs, in addition to reducing transport times from China to the west of Russia three-fold, according to the Russian Ministry of Transport. One concerning aspect of the project is its geopolitical overtones. Jonathan Hillman of the Washington D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, points out that the route of the new highway subverts Ukraine, which “would add to a series of Russia-led transport projects that limit Ukraine’s connectivity with the east." Political objectives adulterating transport routes and countries battling their rivals with large-scale infrastructure projects are nothing unusual on the New Silk Road. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway, for example, takes a conspicuous long-cut around the contour of Armenia, further cutting the small country off from its neighbors and putting it on the outside of the trans-Eurasian cargo flows that are starting to trickle through. Hillman also pointed out that Russia could improve the future of this project by removing glaring trade barriers in the Eurasian Economic Union. One of the biggest bottlenecks of the Belt and Road isn’t just the fact that there are gaps in key trans-Eurasian transport routes but Russian sanctions against the import and transit of many products that could otherwise be shipped overland between Europe and China, which has actually given rise to a competing new corridor that bypasses Russia to the south.While Russia has always officially been a participant in China's Belt and Road initiative and the broader New Silk Road, the country's level of actual commitment has always remained in question. Spanning across much of the Eurasian landmass, Russian participation is necessary if China's Belt and Road is to flourish. Two of the major overland routes between China and Europe pass through Russia, and Russian and Belarusian transport companies are often the workhorses behind the scenes that actually make these corridors function. However, Russia has carried out policies, including the above mentioned sanctions, which run directly against the "win-win" nature of the Belt and Road, and have been prone to delay or otherwise hamper the development of key infrastructure projects that must pass through their realm. The start of the Meridian highway is a good indication of where Russia is leaning as the Belt and Road picks up momentum. 0 Links News in English - Add to site via Portnews http://en.portnews.ru July 25, 2019 at 03:07PM
Transneft sets cap on oil contamination compensation, buyers sceptical
https://ift.tt/32NsItv Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft on Wednesday set a cap of $15 per barrel on compensation for contamination in its network, drawing scepticism from transit country Belarus and criticism from some buyers that the offer was too low.The contamination, first discovered in April in Belarus, led to the stoppage of Russian oil exports via the 1 million barrels-per-day Druzhba pipeline and a reduction in oil production in Russia, one of the world’s top producers of crude. Buyers along the Druzhba pipeline to Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Czech Republic discovered chemicals in the oil. The Baltic port of Ust-Luga was also affected. Those purchasers include trading firms and European majors such as Glencore (GLEN.L), Total (TOTF.PA), Trafigura [TRAFGF.UL], BP (BP.L), Eni (ENI.MI) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L). BP, Total, Glencore and Trafigura declined to comment on Transneft’s announcement. Shell did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Total CEO Patrick Pouyanne said in May that his firm would seek compensation. Pouyanne had said the costs of the contamination and eventual decontamination were still to be clarified. “Who is going to pay for the decontamination? There is a significant amount that is being mentioned, around $15 per barrel. At the moment, everyone is looking at the other to find the one who is responsible,” Pouyanne said, answering questions from shareholders in May. President Vladimir Putin said the contamination had dealt a blow to Russia’s reputation as a reliable supplier. Three market sources familiar with the buyers of Russian oil said the compensation was too low. Belarus called Transneft’s statement a “one-sided” decision, signalling that the compensation offer may not be sufficient to end the row. “This is not enough to compensate for the costs of contamination,” one source said. Another source with a buyer of Russian oil said the compensation should be at least two times higher than that offered by Transneft. “This is nonsense. The compensation should be higher and depend on whether the oil was supplied by the pipeline or by sea,” he said. Poland’s PKN Orlen (PKN.WA) said of Transneft’s offer: “In connection with the contaminated Russian oil, we incurred certain costs. We continue to estimate them. When we have precise calculations, we will ask suppliers for compensation.” A Polish government official also said Poland may need more flexible oil supply and transmission contracts so it can respond more quickly to potential crises such as the contamination of Russian crude. PROOF REQUIRED Transneft said on Wednesday that claimants would have to prove they incurred damage from the contamination. Russia has also agreed to pay the same amount of compensation to Kazakhstan. The company also said in a regulatory statement it had re-appointed Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as its board chairman. Under the compensation scheme, Transneft would pay damages to Russian oil producers, which in turn would compensate the buyers of its oil.Russian oil producers Rosneft (ROSN.MM), Gazprom Neft (SIBN.MM), Russneft (RNFT.MM) and Surgutneftegaz (SNGS.MM) declined immediate comment. Lukoil (LKOH.MM) referred to an interview in which its chief, Vagit Alekperov, said a discount of not more than $15 per barrel would be fair compensation. Up to 5 million tonnes (37 million barrels) of Russian oil for export was found in April to be contaminated with organic chloride, a chemical used to help boost oil extraction but which can damage refining equipment. Accordingly, the maximum compensation may total around $500 million. News in English - Add to site via Portnews http://en.portnews.ru July 25, 2019 at 03:07PM
COURT DEBARRED A FOREING INVESTOR FROM VOTING | Федеральная Антимонопольная Служба
https://ift.tt/30TxMLc 25-07-2019 | 14:03 At a general meeting of a strategic subsoil user At the suit of the antimonopoly body of 15 July 2019, Moscow Arbitration Court deprived “Drilling Innovations M.E. Ltd.” of voting rights at a general meeting of “Oxet” Ltd., which under No.57-FZ Federal Law1 is a company of strategic importance for national defence and state security. FAS received a petition from the foreign investor in accord with the Law “On Protection of Competition” 2. Considering the petition, the antimonopoly authority informed that pre-approval of the transaction intended by the foreign investor is necessary in accord to the procedures specified in No.57-FZ Federal Law. The foreign investor ended up completing the transaction without an approval granted in line with the Law “On Protection of Competition” and No.57-FZ Federal Law. At the same time, transactions completed in breach of the legal norms3, are void. FAS4 filed a suit to deprive the foreign investor of voting rights at a general meeting of the strategic company, which Court fully allowed. 1 No.57-FZ Federal Law “On the procedure of foreign investments in economic entities of strategic importance for national defence and state security” of 29.04.2008 2 No. 135-FZ Federal Law “On Protection of Competition” of 26.07.2006 3 Under Part 1 Article 15 of No.57-FZ Federal Law, transactions listed in Article 7 of No.57-FZ Federal Law and completed in breach of the norms of No.57-FZ Federal Law are void. 4 Under Part 2 Article 15 of No.57-FZ Federal Law via en.fas.gov.ru http://en.fas.gov.ru July 25, 2019 at 01:00PM
Completio of Mii-Mill Balakovo Sale
https://ift.tt/2YePkzx July 25, 2019 Completion of Mini-Mill Balakovo SalePAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, announces that it has completed the sale transaction of Mini-Mill Balakovo to Abinsk Electric Steel Works LTD. The consideration of the transaction is $215 million. The sale of Mini-Mill Balakovo will enable Severstal to focus fully on steel production at its main asset, the Cherepovets Steel Mill (CherMK). As a result, the Company will streamline its internal processes in order to successfully execute its updated strategic priorities. Following the sale of Mini-Mill Balakovo, Severstal will continue to supply long products via its long product facilities at CherMK. News in English - Add to site via Severstal.com https://ift.tt/LMc6VE July 25, 2019 at 12:16PM |
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