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 | |  |  | Rostov | Industry, manufacturing | | NLMK's new US deal: $400m fo Betal Steel |  | | The Novolipetsk Steel Company (NLMK) has announced plans to purchase privately-owned U.S. pipe shell manufacturer Beta Steel for $400m. |
|  |  |  |  | Krasnoyarsk | IT & technology | | Rosatom plans $1.5bn mining cluster |  | | Rosatom has announced plans to create a $1.5bn economic cluster for silica extraction and mining to feed IT and solar battery production in Krasnoyarsk. |
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 |  | |  | | |  |  | |  |  | N. Novgorod | Transport, logistics | | Nizhny sets $265m tender for bypass road |  | | Nizhny regional authorities have announced an open tender for $265.4m for construction of a bypass road around Nizhny Novgorod. |
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 |  | |  | |  |  | Krasnodar | Industry, manufacturing | | Merkuriy plans $48m fizzy factory |  | | Soft drinks and water producer Merkuriy plans to invest $48m in a new drinking water and mineral water, RIA Novosti reported today. |
|  |  | |  |  | N. Novgorod | Industry, manufacturing | | GAZ buys 50% of Italian diesel maker |  | | GAZ Group has acquired a 50% stake of Italian diesel engine manufacturer VM Motori S.p.A., sources at GAZ say. |
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 |  | |  |  |  | Ekaterinburg | Industry, manufacturing | | UMMC bets $847m on Tyumen steel plant |  | | Urals Mining and Metallurgic Company is to invest $847m to build a metallurgic plant in Tyumen to produce mill bars, regional officials report. |
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 |  | |  | | |  |  |  |  | Krasnodar | IT & technology | | Ekskom plans $195m pharma JV |  | | Ekskom and Korean Choongwae Pharma Corp have announced $195m plans to build a plant to produce antibiotics. |
|  |  | Ekaterinburg | Tourism, recreation | | Second New Star Hotel for Perm |  | | Perm-based hotel developer Predpriyatiye V-1336 has announced plans to open its second New Star hotel in Perm. |
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