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News DeskProducts07.10.2026

Logika Moloka launches Prostokvashino cheeses

Logika Moloka has launched Prostokvashino cheeses. Its 2026 portfolio expansion follows the ice cream plant acquisition and prior product research announcement.

News DeskProducts06.10.2026

Gen Pharma opens pharmaceutical factory in Pirallahi

Gen Pharma opened its Pirallahi factory on 5 October. The project is valued at 113.9 million manats; the company plans medicine production and regional exports.

News DeskTrade02.10.2026

Pulkovo handles 15.6 million passengers in nine months

Pulkovo served 15.6 million passengers in January–September 2026, down 2%. International traffic rose 8% to 3.92 million, with growth in six named destinations.

News DeskBanks08.09.2026

Ozon Bank tests marketplace car loans

Ozon Bank is testing new-car loans on its marketplace: up to 5 million roubles, with a down payment from 20%. The pilot is available to selected customers only.

News DeskTechnology04.09.2026

SkyGate NHJ outlines Penang investment

SkyGate NHJ announced a two-phase manufacturing investment in Penang. Its chief executive described automation plans, expected technical jobs, and future sales.

News DeskProducts02.09.2026

Udokan launches its hydrometallurgical plant

Udokan’s hydrometallurgical plant was launched during the Eastern Economic Forum. Earlier project reports outline mining, first concentrate and equipment tests.

News DeskProducts10.08.2026

Yermakovskoye beryllium plant starts operations

The Yermakovskoye beryllium plant has been launched in Buryatia. Prior project records describe investment plans, development-zone support and power connection.

News DeskTechnology17.07.2026

Systeme Electric opens a Kommunar breaker workshop

Systeme Electric opens a breaker assembly workshop in Kommunar. The governor described localisation plans, shorter production times and regional supplier links.

News DeskBanks16.07.2026

Bank St Petersburg considers half-year dividend

Bank St Petersburg plans to consider a payout of 50% of first-half 2026 IFRS profit. The accounts were scheduled for August; no dividend approval was announced.

News DeskEconomy29.06.2026

Working group backs Khakassian Technology Valley plans

A Russian working group backed Khakassian Technology Valley plans. The proposed zone covers 312 hectares; first-stage projects envisage over 25 billion roubles.

News DeskTechnology04.06.2026

Semargl opens a logistics-robot factory in Petersburg

Semargl has opened its Novoorlovskaya factory. Prior notices chart the warehouse-robot project from the 2023 proposal to construction and a planned 2026 launch.

News DeskProducts15.05.2026

Kazakhstan approves Karaganda Pharmaceutical Complex investment project

Kazakhstan approved a 42.5-billion-tenge Karaganda pharmaceutical project. The planned programme covers 74 medicines, modernization and around 70 new positions.

News DeskEconomy12.05.2026

Russian April finished rolled-steel output falls 8.1%

Russia produced 4.6 million tonnes of finished rolled steel in April, down 8.1% year on year. Preliminary Chermet figures show reduced January-April production.

News DeskEconomy22.04.2026

Russian industrial output returns to annual growth in March

Russian industrial output rose 2.3% year on year in March 2026. First-quarter growth was 0.3%; manufacturing and mining showed different quarterly trajectories.

News DeskProducts15.04.2026

Tosno restarts backhoe-loader production at the former Caterpillar plant

Tosno restarted backhoe-loader production using licensed technology. The plant targets 300 machines in 2026, followed by higher annual output and worker growth.

News DeskCompanies15.10.2025

Empils-Zinc commissions a Rostov zinc oxide factory

Empils-Zinc commissioned a zinc oxide factory in Rostov-on-Don. The project relocates production and provides scope to expand its annual manufacturing capacity.

News DeskTechnology12.09.2025

GKN Aerospace plans additive production in Newington

GKN Aerospace plans an additive line in Newington for aircraft-engine components. The project would combine fabrication and finish machining at the US facility.

News DeskCompanies08.09.2025

Natron shuts facilities and halts expansion

Natron closed Michigan and California battery facilities, affecting 95 employees. The closure also halted its North Carolina factory plans after funding failed.

News DeskCompanies26.08.2025

SIBUR reports first hexene from its Nizhnekamsk facility

SIBUR received its first hexene at Nizhnekamskneftekhim during commissioning; the earlier equipment and power-system milestones trace the project’s development.

News DeskTechnology18.07.2025

AEM Spetsstal launches a remelting facility for special steels

AEM Spetsstal commissioned an electroslag remelting facility in St. Petersburg. Rosatom says capacity can rise to 25,000 tonnes a year for special-steel ingots.

News DeskCompanies30.06.2025

Olkon launches Olenegorsk development project

Olkon begins a project exceeding five billion rubles with infrastructure relocation planned by 2030 and open-pit mining envisaged until 2044–2045 in Olenegorsk.

News DeskTechnology15.05.2025

Ural opens two axle-component production sections in Miass

Ural opened two axle-component sections in Miass, targeting full axle production in January 2026. This project envisages eleven manufacturing sections in total.

News DeskProducts08.04.2025

Ormatek sets a Rostov monthly output target

Ormatek sets a preliminary year-end production target for its Rostov plant. Earlier reports trace factory investment and separate mattress and furniture output.

News DeskEconomy07.04.2025

Jabil opens a manufacturing plant in Perlis

Jabil opened its Chuping factory in Perlis. The April 2025 ceremony followed completion in 2024, adding a manufacturing location to its large Malaysian network.

News DeskCompanies02.04.2025

Luzales-Tikhvin reports higher January furniture output

Luzales-Tikhvin reported 18,000 furniture items in January 2025, up 88% year on year. Its medium-term production goal remains 25,000 items per month, it stated.

News DeskTechnology31.03.2025

Modern Glass launches oversized curved architectural glazing

Modern Glass launched curved architectural glazing in Chelyabinsk. Investment exceeded two billion roubles; planned annual output is up to 12,000 square metres.

News DeskProducts21.03.2025

Ischebeck Titan targets 2026 completion for its Dinskoy complex

Ischebeck Titan expects to complete Dinskoy complex in 2026. The first production building was constructed and entering commissioning, with the second underway.

News DeskCompanies14.03.2025

LSR reports 28.6 billion rubles of 2024 net profit

LSR's 2024 IFRS net profit rose 1% to 28.598 billion rubles. Revenue reached 239.227 billion, while prior reports detail housing sales and the Moscow land bank.

News DeskCompanies10.03.2025

Siemens opens electrical-product facilities in two US states

Siemens opened electrical-product facilities in Texas and California. Earlier announcements trace its manufacturing investment, workforce and software programs.

News DeskCompanies21.01.2025

EP-600 produces its first ethylene during commissioning

EP-600 has produced its first ethylene during commissioning at Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Sibur reports shipments went to downstream plants; capacity is a 2025 goal.

News DeskTrade26.12.2024

EFKO reports export growth led by Asian markets

EFKO reported 15% export growth in December 2024, driven by Asian markets. Prior logistics plans and industry figures put the company’s announcement in context.

News DeskBanks10.12.2024

LinkAja and Alliex discuss regional digital payments

LinkAja and Alliex held talks on a regional payment network. Their chief executives agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement and review areas for cooperation.

News DeskBanks15.11.2024

Malaysia reports 5.3% third-quarter growth alongside credit data

Malaysia posted 5.3% growth for the third quarter of 2024. Investment and exports supported expansion; the central bank has published inflation and credit data.

News DeskCompanies28.10.2024

Lenta reports a seventeenfold rise in quarterly profit

Lenta reported third-quarter 2024 net profit of RUB 4.36 billion, seventeen times the year-earlier figure. Old results and the Monetka purchase provide context.

News DeskProducts16.08.2024

Abi opens new Vladimir meat-processing capacity

Abi opened a Vladimir meat-processing factory on 8 August. The RUB 8.8 billion project forms part of its expansion programme, with capacity of 500 tonnes a day.

News DeskBanks14.08.2024

VTB reports approval for a planned Post Bank merger

VTB said August 2024 that it had secured approval for a future Post Bank merger in 2026. Earlier negotiations and founding documents explain the bank’s origins.

News DeskTechnology14.08.2024

Rostelecom expects growth but withholds detailed guidance

Rostelecom expects business growth in 2024 but withholds detailed financial guidance. Its second-quarter revenue rose 9%; earlier reports add operating context.

News DeskCompanies16.07.2024

X5 reports 25.1% sales growth in the second quarter

X5 reported second-quarter 2024 sales of RUB 963.9 billion, up 25.1%. Earlier quarterly reports and its Siberian acquisition provide relevant historical context

News DeskCompanies15.07.2024

Russia’s aluminium investment programme

Russia set out an alumina refinery and four-smelter modernization programme. The ministry estimate exceeds 980 billion rubles for the refinery and the upgrades.

News DeskCompanies03.07.2024

Evraz raises Uzlovaya vanadium-project estimate to $260 million

Evraz raised Uzlovaya vanadium-plant cost estimate to $260 million. Construction continued, with production targeted for summer 2025 and equipment installation.

News DeskCompanies13.05.2024

Moskvich starts full-cycle production with welding and painting

Moskvich launched full-cycle manufacturing in Moscow on 13 May 2024. Welding and painting join assembly, with jobs and a plan for deeper component localization.

News DeskEconomy17.04.2024

Severstal retains its 2024 steel-demand growth forecast

Severstal retained its forecast for Russian steel demand to grow 1–2% in 2024. Historical production and an earlier global outlook give separate market context.

News DeskCompanies16.04.2024

Severstal takes full control of Taganrog wind-tower plant

Severstal gained full control of the Taganrog wind-tower plant through a subsidiary purchase. Earlier delivery records describe manufacturing history and scale.

News DeskTrade04.04.2024

Severstal acquires A Group’s distribution business

Severstal bought A Group’s distribution business in April 2024. The agreement excludes manufacturing plants; earlier results and a Latvian sale provide context.

News DeskCompanies27.02.2024

LEGO moves its Virginia production target to 2027

LEGO targets full Virginia production in 2027, with a contractor and program leader designated. The temporary packing site is operating now in Colonial Heights.

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