Pursuant to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 875 dated 11/22/2023 "On holding the Year of the Family in the Russian Federation" and in order to support families with children, Ruspolimet JSC launched the corporate program "Year of the Family", aimed mainly at increasing the loyalty of the company's employees and creating conditions for their development. The program was developed by the staff of the HR Directorate and is designed until the end of 2024. 

The corporate program "Year of the Family" includes three directions: "Family Academy", "Family holidays", "Children's Academy". 

The Family Academy is a modular program for Ruspolimet employees on family well-being, aimed at maintaining a balance between work responsibilities and family relationships. Married couples in the format of a closed club will be trained in the basics of building harmonious relationships in the family. 

"Family holidays" mean the participation of the company's employees in events aimed at organizing joint family leisure. For example, in February, factory workers and their families are expected: a master class "Let me congratulate you on February 23!", a training course "The Way to mutual understanding", as well as a family trip to the Oceanis water park (Nizhny Novgorod). 

Various events dedicated to Victory Day, Family Day, Love and Fidelity are planned throughout the year. Factory workers and their families will be able to take part in sports events, family track and field cross-country and much more. 

Within the framework of the "Children's Academy", children of the company's employees aged 7 to 17 years old will communicate with each other and take part in various master classes, quizzes, developmental trainings, career guidance events, excursions to the production site of JSC Ruspolimet. Children will get acquainted with their parents' place of work, get their own idea of the metallurgical plant, workers and engineering professions. In addition, the company gives them certificates and gifts for the whole year 2024 for the birthday of a child (from 1 to 17 years old). 

We hope that all planned family events will appeal to factory workers and will help not only preserve traditional family values, but also increase them. 

January is the shortest working month of the year, as almost a third of the month falls on New Year holidays. And if the majority of companies and organizations joined the work only on the 9th, then the main production units of Ruspolimet JSC, which belongs to continuously operating enterprises, did not stop working at full strength during the holidays in order to deliver the planned orders on time. 

- The last two weeks of December 2023 turned out to be quite stressful, - said Yuri Vladimirovich SIMASHOV, head of the Department of Production Planning and Production Support (USISP). - By the end of the year, we tried to carry out the planned capital repairs of equipment in a timely and high-quality manner (in particular, the Banning ring rolling mill, the UZTM hydraulic press, ring gas furnaces, etc.) in order to actively engage in the workflow from the first days of January of the new year. During the New Year holidays, all production units worked hard to fulfill the planned plan. The company's management has set serious tasks: to make a reserve for the near future and load all production sites evenly. On January 3, the rhythmic delivery of products to the warehouse began. 

In 2023, the plan for January was 15 thousand units of ring products, for the current month it is planned to produce over 19 thousand rings. The annual production plan has also been increased, therefore, from the first days, the maximum capacity utilization is. 

At the end of January, in accordance with the schedule, the Schuller press with an effort of 10 thousand tons will be stopped for major repairs. In this regard, it was necessary to make a certain reserve in order not to subsequently feel the failure of this piece of equipment. 

In 2024, it is planned to launch new vacuum induction furnaces (VIP) as part of investment projects. We expect several pieces of equipment to arrive at the production site of Ruspolimet JSC: a milling machine in the CMOP, where, due to the increased volume of orders for flat steel billets ("sutunka"), an increase in production capacity is required, and turning and carousel machines in the CMOP. 

We ended last year with over-fulfillment of the production plan both in unit and financial terms. Now we all need to try to do as well this year as we did last year. We have both the resources and the capabilities to do this.

Traditionally, on this day we congratulate all college and university students. Many of them know our company well through excursions and practices. 48 students study full-time at various universities under targeted agreements with Ruspolimet and will soon become part of our large team of professionals. 

There are also students among the employees of Ruspolimet. More than 200 employees receive specialized education on the job. The company supports their desire for development and compensates for expenses: from 50 to 100% of the tuition fee is borne by the employer. 

Education is not only a way to gain knowledge, but also a key factor in personal development. 

The Ruspolimet team congratulates all students with great pleasure! We wish you to be persistent in achieving your goals, strive for self-development and personal success!