RUSNANO projects

Press-Center Press-Releases

10.08.2011

RUSNANO and VNIINM Launch Project to Produce High-Strength and High-Conductivity Wires

RUSNANO and VNIINM (a subsidiary of TVEL which, in turn, is a member company of State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM) have signed an investment agreement that provides for commercial production of high-strengh nanostructured wires with high electrical conductivity (i.e. “super wires”, see below). The project has a total budget of 1.02 billion rubles of which RUSNANO will co-invest 450 million rubles. VNIINM will finance the equivalent of 570 million rubles; a portion of its share will be in equipment and intellectual property.

24.06.2011

First Line Launched for Commercial Production of Ultrastrength Springs

In Uzhevsk, in the Republic of Udmurtia, RUSNANO project company NPC Springs has launched its first line for producing of ultrastrength springs. The manufacturing process employs unique Russian technology. The springs are used in suspension mounts for automobiles and agricultural equipment, railroad cars, energy complexes, and elevator systems. The project has a total budget of 1.11 billion rubles. Its investors are RUSNANO, IZHMASH, and URALSIB Financial Corporation.

31.05.2011

RUSNANO invests in MEMS

20.05.2011

RUSNANO invests in ItN Nanovation AG, a leading developer and producer of innovative nano-ceramic based products

RUSNANO acquires up to 29.9% equity share in ItN Nanovation AG, a German public company, for approximately €16 million. RUSNANO’s investments will support company’s development in Germany and its expected expansion to Russia. A future Russian production site could specialize in manufacturing nanoceramic coatings for energy sector and foundries.

17.05.2011

RUSNANO Enters $300 Million Deal with Crocus Technology to Build Advanced 90 and 65 nm MRAM Manufacturing Facility in Russia

Crocus Technology, a leading developer of MRAM technology, today announced that they have closed an agreement to create an MRAM manufacturing company, with a combined investment totaling $300 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Crocus and RUSNANO will form Crocus Nano Electronics (CNE), to build an advanced MRAM facility in Russia, capable of manufacturing medium to high density MRAM products based on Crocus’ Thermally Assisted Switching^TM (TAS) MRAM technology at 90nm and 65nm lithographies.

17.05.2011

RUSNANO opens first nanotechnology factory in Moscow

RUSNANO opens a new production site for its portfolio company RMT specializing in manufacture of thermoelectric cooling devices. These components are widely used for cooling lasers, photodetectors and integrated circuits (ICs). The smaller-scale cooling elements effectively dissipate heat generated by power-hungry devices used in modern telecommunications, high-performance computing and optoelectronics industries. The total budget of the project is around 800 million roubles of which RUSNANO finances 150 million roubles. Their co-investor is the closed-end high-risk (venture) investment fund “S-Group Ventures”, established with capital raised from the Russian Venture Company.

20.04.2011

RUSNANO Board of Directors Approves Two Investment Projects

Meeting in regular session, the Board of Directors of RUSNANO approved two new investment projects with aggregate budgets approaching 17 billion rubles. RUSNANO will co-invest 6.9 billion rubles in the projects.

13.04.2011

RUSNANO Begins Financing Production of Vacuum Units for Micro- and Nanoelectronics

RUSNANO has made its first co-investment in a project to expand production of ESTO-Vacuum automated vacuum units. The project has a total budget of one billion rubles. RUSNANO will co-invest 198.5 million rubles in the project. ESTO-Vacuum expects to reach design capacity of 60 units per year in 2016.

24.03.2011

RUSNANO Co-investment Helps Launch Russian Production-Research Lab from American Innovation company BiOptix

RUSNANO has invested $4.5 million dollars in a project to expand production of label-free biodetectors and bionanoslides with their American developer, BiOptix Diagnostics, Inc. Two American venture capital funds, Boulder Ventures, Ltd. and Peierls Foundation, and private investors have invested another $4.5 million in authorized capital of BiOptix. The project, which has a total budget of $19 million, was approved by the Supervisory Council of RUSNANO in December 2010.

18.01.2011

RUSNANO Finalizes Investment in Plastic Logic: $700 Million Total Investment Project Will Include Building World’s Largest Commercial Plastic Electronics Factory in Zelenograd

Moscow, Russia and Mountain View, California. Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) and Plastic Logic today announced they have finalized details of RUSNANO’s investment in the company, which is the global leader in the emerging field of plastic electronics. The investment project, which will total $700 million, includes building the world’s largest volume production factory for Plastic Logic’s next-generation plastic displays in Zelenograd, and aims to establish a commercial plastic electronics industry in Russia.

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