Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire back issues from July 2006:
Gazprom Neft boosts US GAAP earnings 37% in 2005.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Gazprom Neft boosts US GAAP earnings 37% in 2005 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Gazprom Neft (formerly Sibneft) (RTS: SIBN) boosted ...
Polls: More Russians happy with economy, policy.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Polls: More Russians happy with economy, policy MOSCOW. July (Interfax) - The first half of 2006 was characterized by a positive development of indices of the social well-being of Russians, the VTsIOM (the Russian Public Opinion Research Center) says. According to ...
Quotations for Russian Eurobonds.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Quotations for Russian Eurobonds 03.07.06 Dealer 26.06.07 31.03.10 24.07.18 24.06.28 31.03.30 Alfa bank - 103.875 138.000 169.500 106.625 - 104.062 138.750 170.000 106.750 Aton 103.700 103.880 138.000 169.500 106.630 ...
Gazprom Neft's proved reserves down 18% in 2005 (Part 2).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Gazprom Neft's proved reserves down 18% in 2005 (Part 2) MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Gazprom Neft (formerly Sibneft) (RTS: SIBN) saw its proved reserves to SPE standards fall 18% during 2005. The oil producer said in its 2005 financial report to US GAAP that according ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 2.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 2 03.07.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal ...
World Bank could provide Azerbaijan with discount loans for $79 mln in 2007.
Jul 03, 2006 ... World Bank could provide Azerbaijan with discount loans for $79 mln in 2007 BAKU. July 3 (Interfax) - The World Bank could provide Azerbaijan with discount loans totaling $79.4 million in the 2007 financial year (July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007), a representative in the bank's Baku ...
Sistema ups dividends 7.7%.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Sistema ups dividends 7.7% MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Shareholders in the Sistema (RTS: AFKS) holding at their June 30 AGM approved 2005 dividends of 28 rubles per common share, par value 30 rubles each, the company said. Sistema paid 26 rubles a share for 2004, so ...
Quotations for Russian Minfin bonds (at 17:30).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Quotations for Russian Minfin bonds (at 17:30) 03/07/2006 Bid and Ask Prices in % on Par Dealer 5 tranche 7 tranche 8 tranche Aton 94.5 86.5 97.38 94.63 86.75 97.38 Bank of Moscow 94.39 86.4 97.29 94.59 86.6 97.48 Vneshtorgbank 94.5 ...
Slow issue of excise stamps to raise prices for alcohol in Russia - expert.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Slow issue of excise stamps to raise prices for alcohol in Russia - expert MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Prices for Alcohol may increase no less than 15% because of the slow issue of new excise stamps, Dmitry Yanin, Board Chairman of the International Confederation of Consumer ...
RTS Index at 15.00 MSK.
Jul 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 15.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.07.2006 15:03:09 1505.70 9122.334407 16179124.4 03.07.2006 15:02:33 1505.77 9122.758505 - 03.07.2006 14:58:44 1506.02 9124.273138 - 03.07.2006 14:57:11 1505.59 9121.667969 - 03.07.2006 14:57:08 1505.57 ...
Khartsyzsk pipe mill reduces output 7% in H1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Khartsyzsk pipe mill reduces output 7% in H1 KYIV. July 3 (Interfax) - Khartsyzsk Pipe Mill, Ukraine's biggest producer of large-diameter oil and gas pipeline tubes, reduced pipe output 7% year-on-year in January-June to 255,300 tonnes, the company said in a press release. ...
Gukovugol to invest 150 mln rubles in Sulinantratsit mine.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Gukovugol to invest 150 mln rubles in Sulinantratsit mine ROSTOV. July 3 (Interfax) - Gukovugol, a division of Russian Coal, will invest about 150 million rubles this year to overhaul the No. 410 mine of Sulinantratsit in the Rostov region, the company said. Active ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 17.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 17.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.88 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
Tatarstan, EBRD sign memorandums on mutual understanding.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Tatarstan, EBRD sign memorandums on mutual understanding KAZAN. July 3 (Interfax) - The government of the Republic of Tatarstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed two memorandums on mutual understanding on Monday, EBRD Secretary General Horst ...
Alcoa's Samara plant not to pay dividends.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Alcoa's Samara plant not to pay dividends SAMARA. July 3 (Interfax) - Alcoa's Samara Metals Plant (SMZ) will not pay dividends for 2005 due to losses, according to a decision passed at the plant's AGM on June 30, the company told Interfax. The company did not disclose ...
S&P raises TNK-BP ratings to 'BB+'; outlook stable.
Jul 03, 2006 ... S&P raises TNK-BP ratings to 'BB+'; outlook stable MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has raised its long-term corporate credit ratings on TNK (RTS:TNKO)-BP International Ltd. (TNK-BP) and related entities to 'BB+' from 'BB', the agency said in a ...
Daily Headline News for July 3, 2006.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Daily Headline News for July 3, 2006 The following is a digest of headline news as of 5:30 p.m. on July 3, 2006: EU TO HOLD TALKS ON FREE TRADE ZONE WITH RUSSIA European Union member states are to hold negotiations on a new agreement which will provide for the ...
Mechel to pay shareholders 5.3 bln rubles for 2005 (Part 2).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Mechel to pay shareholders 5.3 bln rubles for 2005 (Part 2) MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Mechel (RTS: MTLR) will pay its shareholders 12.73 rubles per common share or $1.41 per ADR for 2005 for a total of 5.299 billion rubles, the No.5 Russian steel producer said. ...
Kashagan project may be delayed until 2009-2010.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Kashagan project may be delayed until 2009-2010 ASTANA. July 3 (Interfax) - The Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea might not go commercially on stream until the end of 2009-2010, Kazakh Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Baktykozha Izmukhambetov told ...
Rusal forms Raw Materials Division.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Rusal forms Raw Materials Division MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Rusal, the world's third largest aluminum producer, has formed a Raw Materials Division, the company said in a press release. The new division will be headed by Andrei Raikov who previously held the post ...
GM-AvtoVAZ reduces production by 19.6% in Jan-June 2006.
Jul 03, 2006 ... GM-AvtoVAZ reduces production by 19.6% in Jan-June 2006 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - GM-AvtoVAZ (RTS: AVAZ) reduced automobile production by 19.6% in the first half of 2006. The company manufactured 22,746 Chevrolet Niva and Chevrolet Viva vehicles in January-June ...
Head of Russian diamond co. named vice president of IDMA.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Head of Russian diamond co. named vice president of IDMA MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Maxim Shkadov, the general director of Smolensk's Kristall, Russia's biggest producer of cut diamonds, was elected vice president of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 16.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 16.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.88 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.88 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
Fuel and energy sector events on July 4.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Fuel and energy sector events on July 4 Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko to chair meeting of government's commission in technical regulation. V. Sadovnik, acting head of the Federal Subsurface Resources Agency, to hold meeting of subsoil ...
Timan Bauxite shareholders waive dividends.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Timan Bauxite shareholders waive dividends MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Shareholders of Timan Bauxite, a division of Russian No.2 aluminum producer SUAL's (RTS: SUAL) Komi Aluminum subsidiary, voted to waive dividends for 2005 at their annual meeting in the city of Ukhta on June ...
Russia posts federal budget surplus of 691.9 bln rubles in 4 mths.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russia posts federal budget surplus of 691.9 bln rubles in 4 mths MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Russia had a federal budget surplus of 691.9 billion rubles in the first four months of 2006, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. The surplus was 621.4 ...
Bill aimed at making ruble fully convertible submitted to Duma.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Bill aimed at making ruble fully convertible submitted to Duma MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Amendments to the Law on Foreign Currency Regulation and Control have been submitted to the State Duma for debate, the Duma's Budget and Tax Committee told Interfax. The bill is ...
Quotations for Aries.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Quotations for Aries 03.07.06 Dealer 25.10.07 25.10.09 25.10.14 EUR EUR USD bid/offer, % Aton 103.824 111.249 124.500 103.954 111.499 124.940 Vneshtorgbank 103.850 111.250 124.500 103.950 111.500 124.937 Vnesheconombank ...
RTS Index at 11.00 MSK.
Jul 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 11.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.07.2006 11:04:35 1504.72 9116.397044 1963680 03.07.2006 11:03:58 1503.73 9110.399096 - 03.07.2006 11:03:24 1503.57 9109.42973 - 03.07.2006 11:02:52 1503.57 9109.42973 - 03.07.2006 11:02:16 1503.57 ...
RTS Index at 16.00 MSK.
Jul 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 16.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.07.2006 16:03:38 1503.05 9106.279293 17735774.4 03.07.2006 15:59:12 1503.04 9106.218707 - 03.07.2006 15:59:11 1502.92 9105.491683 - 03.07.2006 15:54:53 1502.87 9105.188757 - 03.07.2006 15:54:49 1502.87 ...
Russia increases oil production by 2.5%, gas 2.3%, oil exports 5% in H1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russia increases oil production by 2.5%, gas 2.3%, oil exports 5% in H1 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax-PIA) - Russia produced 236.06 million tonnes of oil with gas concentrate from January to June 2006, up 2.5%, year-on-year. In June, 39.65 million tonnes of crude were ...
Foreign currency liberalization should trigger economic growth in Russia -Kudrin.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Foreign currency liberalization should trigger economic growth in Russia -Kudrin MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The lifting of restrictions on the movement of capital in Russia starting from July 1 could lead to higher economic growth than the country enjoys now, Russian Finance ...
Results of forex trading on MICEX on 03.07.2006.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results of forex trading on MICEX on 03.07.2006 Instrument Min. Max. Closing Average "Volume", Quantity price price price price $ USDTOM_UTS 26.865 26.8999 26.8824 26.8784 1069236000 647 USDTOD_UTS 26.868 ...
Klaipedos Nafta product transshipment up 3% in H1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Klaipedos Nafta product transshipment up 3% in H1 VILNIUS. July 3 (Interfax) - Lithuanian oil terminal Klaipedos Nafta increased oil product transshipment 3% year-on-year to 3.278 million tonnes in January-June 2006, the company said. The terminal handled 569,400 ...
RTS Index at 13.00 MSK.
Jul 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 13.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.07.2006 13:02:06 1513.01 9166.62229 8645236 03.07.2006 12:59:49 1513.17 9167.591655 - 03.07.2006 12:59:00 1513.38 9168.863947 - 03.07.2006 12:58:26 1514.02 9172.741409 - 03.07.2006 12:57:08 1514.01 ...
Fitch rates Absolut Bank's upcoming ruble bond BBB(rus).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Fitch rates Absolut Bank's upcoming ruble bond BBB(rus) MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Fitch Ratings has assigned Absolut Bank's ("Absolut") upcoming 1 billion ruble two-year bond issue a National Long-term rating of 'BBB(rus)', the ratings agency said in a press release. ...
Yakutia's parliament mulls involvement in Yakutalmaz lawsuit.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Yakutia's parliament mulls involvement in Yakutalmaz lawsuit YAKUTSK. July 3 (Interfax) - Yakutia's State Assembly might act as a third party in the arbitration court proceedings for a lawsuit filed by the Federal Property Agency to restore Russia's ownership of the assets of ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.85 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
RTS to list MMK on July 4.
Jul 03, 2006 ... RTS to list MMK on July 4 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Trading System (RTS) will include shares in Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) (RTS: MAGN) on its B-list for Classic Market trading on July 4, the RTS said in a press release. The MICEX Stock ...
Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 03.07.2006.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 03.07.2006 Country Currency Date For $1 For 1 ruble For 1 EUR Azerbaijan manat 01.94 0.8953 0.0333 1.14 Armenia dram 11.93 418.52 15.53 532.06 Georgia lari 09.95 1.772 0.0658 2.252 Belarus bel.ruble 07.93 2149 78.25 2654.23 ...
$7.7 BLN SAVED BY NOT PAYING INTEREST TO PARIS CLUB TO BE PUT INTO INVESTMENT FUND - PUTIN.
Jul 03, 2006 ... $7.7 BLN SAVED BY NOT PAYING INTEREST TO PARIS CLUB ...
Armenia posts 1.2% deflation in June.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Armenia posts 1.2% deflation in June YEREVAN. July 3 (Interfax) - Armenia had deflation of 1.2% in June but inflation of 4.3% in the first half of 2006, the national statistics service told Interfax. Foodstuffs fell 2.1% and services 0.2% in June, however nonfood ...
CB chairman says end to ruble restrictions not to have consequences.
Jul 03, 2006 ... CB chairman says end to ruble restrictions not to have consequences MOZYR. July 3 (Interfax) - The end to restrictions on the Russian ruble's convertibility on July 1 will not have any serious implications, Sergei Ignatyev, chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, told a press ...
Rosneft placement price still near lower boundary - source.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Rosneft placement price still near lower boundary - source MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Rosneft placement price for its upcoming IPO is still near the lower boundary of $5.85 per share, corresponding to a capitalization of $60 billion, a source familiar with the placement ...
Agency selects institute to reappraise Sukhoi Log gold reserves.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Agency selects institute to reappraise Sukhoi Log gold reserves MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Federal Subsurface Resources Agency (Rosnedra) has named the federal unitary enterprise Central Geological Research & Development Institute (CNIGRI) as the winner of a tender to ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 14.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 14.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.88 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
Russian oil exports to non-CIS up 5% in H1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russian oil exports to non-CIS up 5% in H1 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Russian crude oil exports to the non-CIS rose 5% year-on-year in the first half of 2006 to 104.254 million tonnes (4.193 million bpd), the Fuel and Energy Central Dispatch Center said. Oil ...
SOCAR petroleum product exports up 53% in H1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... SOCAR petroleum product exports up 53% in H1 BAKU. July 3 (Interfax) - The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) increased petroleum product exports 53% year-on-year to 1.688 million tonnes in the first half of 2006, the SOCAR press service said in a release. ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 17.00 MSK Part 2.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 17.00 MSK Part 2 03.07.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal ...
CB to quote ruble at 26.8735 rubles/$1 and 34.3578 rubles/EUR1 on July 4.
Jul 03, 2006 ... CB to quote ruble at 26.8735 rubles/$1 and 34.3578 rubles/EUR1 on July 4 MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia will quote the U.S. dollar 26.8735 rubles/$1 on July 1, 0.26% down from the previous exchange ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 13.00 MSK Part 1.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 13.00 MSK Part 1 03.07.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 850.0 1100.0 - - - Aeroflot 1.65 1.88 - - - AG Asset Management 86000.0 87000.0 - - - PAVA 0.5 ...
Govt hopes to contain inflation at 8% - 9% in 2006 - Zhukov (Part 2).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Govt hopes to contain inflation at 8% - 9% in 2006 - Zhukov (Part 2) MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax) - Inflation has considerably slowed in the past few months, Vice Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said at a meeting with the president. "The increase in consumer prices in ...
Russia to stash money saved in Paris Club interests into Investment Fund (Part 2).
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russia to stash money saved in Paris Club interests into Investment Fund (Part 2) MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The $7.7 billion Russia will save through the early repayment of its debt to the Paris Club will be put into the Investment Fund, President Vladimir Putin told key ...
Business confidence index down in June - Rosstat.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Business confidence index down in June - Rosstat MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The business confidence index in the extractive sector of Russian industry fell in June, to 1% from 4% in May, a source in the Federal State Statistics Service said. A total of 53 ...
Govt hopes to contain inflation at 8% - 9% in 2006 - Zhukov.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Govt hopes to contain inflation at 8% - 9% in 2006 - Zhukov MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax) - Inflation has considerably slowed in the past few months, Vice Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said at a meeting with the president. ...
NBB chief hopes Belarussian ruble will be fully convertible by 2010.
Jul 03, 2006 ... NBB chief hopes Belarussian ruble will be fully convertible by 2010 MOZYR. July 3 (Interfax) - The chairman of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) said he hoped the Belarussian rubles would be fully convertible by 2010. "We plan to achieve full convertibility by the ...
Russian, Belarussian banks ready for monetary union in 2008 - Ignatyev.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russian, Belarussian banks ready for monetary union in 2008 - Ignatyev MOZYR. July 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Central Bank and the National Bank of Belarus are technically ready to create a monetary union on January 1, 2008, Russian Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatyev said. ...
Rusal's Nikolayev Alumina posts earnings down by third in 2005.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Rusal's Nikolayev Alumina posts earnings down by third in 2005 KYIV. July 3 (Interfax) - Russian Aluminum's Nikolayev Alumina Refinery (NGZ) closed 2005 with net profit down by a third to 45.98 million hryvni from 68.93 million hryvni in 2004, according to InvestGazeta's rating ...
Russian govt allows Rosneftegaz to sell 14.3% of Rosneft's shares.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russian govt allows Rosneftegaz to sell 14.3% of Rosneft's shares MOSCOW. July 1 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has signed a decree allowing Rosneftegaz, the major shareholder in Rosneft, to sell 14.3%s of Rosneft's shares on June 23, the governmental press ...
Danish co to build galvanizing plant in Latvia.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Danish co to build galvanizing plant in Latvia MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax/BNS) - Denmark's Baltic Zinc Technics (BZT) plans to build a hot-dip galvanizing plant costing 6 million lari (0.56 lati/$1 on July 3) in Latvia's Olaine district, company ...
ROSTELECOM REDUCES NET PROFIT TO IAS 77.8% TO 978 MLN RUBLES IN 2005, FIVE TIMES BELOW FORECAST.
Jul 03, 2006 ... ROSTELECOM REDUCES NET PROFIT TO IAS 77.8% TO 978 MLN ...
Russia will claim all ex-USSR assets abroad after repaying Paris Club - Kudrin.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Russia will claim all ex-USSR assets abroad after repaying Paris Club - Kudrin MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The early repayment of Russia's debt to the Paris Club of creditors will enable it to claim all of the former USSR's assets abroad, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 13.00 MSK Part 2.
Jul 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 13.00 MSK Part 2 03.07.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal ...
HeidelbergCement starts building cement plant in Saratov region.
Jul 03, 2006 ... HeidelbergCement starts building cement plant in Saratov region SARATOV. July 3 (Interfax) - Germany's HeidelbergCement has launched construction on a $200 million cement plant in the Saratov region town of Volsk, the regional governor's press service said. The first ...