Governor Alexander Misharin visited a number of municipal districts and industrial companies. Investigation commission announced results of work regarding recent explosion at a facility of EVRAZ Group. Titanium producer set plans to increase production volume this year.

 Municipal districts visit

Governor of Sverdlovsk oblast made a number of working visits to minor towns of the region. Alexander Misharin spoke with the mayors and inspected leading industrial enterprises of Pervouralsk, Artemovsky, Rezh and Reftinsky.

After these working visits the governor concluded that southern territories of the region (Asbest, Reftinsky) are more successful than others in terms of economic development.

Mine explosion

Investigation commission completed with the case of explosion at the Mine Estyuninskaya, belonging to EVRAZ Group. Investigators identified people responsible for violating industrial safety regulations and announced the reasons of the explosion.

Officially announced reason is the break of electric wire and short circuit while the mine car was carrying explosives and their primers. This was the most severe violation of safety rules. Additionally, materials were loaded into cars above side boards.

VSMPO-Avisma

Titanium Corporation VSMPO-Avisma headquartered in Sverdlovsk Region received confirmations from customers for 54% of initial orders portfolio. The company got such a high percentage of confirmations at the beginning of the year for the first time in the past five years.

VSMPO plans to produce 21 thousand tons of titanium products in total in 2010. This figure is less than in 2008, but it is 10% more than in 2009.