Industry in Ekaterinburg
Urals Industrial Enterprises
The Ural Expo Arms Exhibition
Uralmash - the biggest heavy machinery plant in Ekaterinburg and all Ural
"URALMASH" is the biggest
Russian enterprise for heavy machine building. Metallurgical factories
all over Russia use Uralmash machinery. All rails and solid-rolled wheels
for railroad carriages in Russia, as well as all transformer and tin free
steel, and nearly all the national output of automobile steel - are made
on rolling mills manufactured at Uralmash. Uralmash presses are used at
all Russian civil aircraft construction enterprises. Machinery for billet
continuous casting is being designed and manufactured by Uralmash in co-operation
with the Fest-Alpine company of Austria. The Russian- American joint venture
"UNOC" (a joint venture between Uralmash, National Oilwell, and
Caterpillar) is manufacturing drilling rigs UNOC 320 DE and UNOC 500 DE.
Kalinin Machine Building works
"KALININ MACHINE
BUILDING WORKS" in Ekaterinburg used to specialise in field- and
anti-aircraft artillery production. It became a world-famous manufacturer
of the still produced SS-20 missiles, as well as S-300 anti-aircraft systems,
still produced and considered to be the best in the world. The works also
produces electric and Diesel lift trucks.
Energomash Plant
SUAL
group
Uralelektromed
"URALELEKTROMED" in Verhnaya Pyshma is the largest copper-smelter in the CIS. Together with
the SREDNE-URALSK WORKS (Revda), the KIROVGRAD WORKS and the KRASNOURALSK
WORKS it makes up a powerful copper-production complex.
Uraltransmash
The "URALTRANSMASH" group was the only enterprise in the former Soviet Union to produce self-propelled
mounts for artillery of the world standard. Thirty-six machines manufactured
at the enterprise took part in the 50th Anniversary Victory Parade (commemorating
the allies' victory in World War II) in 1995. Well known oil well pumps
and automobile trailers are examples of civilian products manufactured
from conversion of military production.
Uralvagonzavod
"URALVAGONZAVOD" (Ural Carriage-Building Plant) in Nizhny Tagil manufactures universal type
8-axle rail cars and tanks of the highest quality. The "T-34"
tanks had no rivals in World War II.
Bogoslovsky Aluminium Plant
BOGOSLOVSKY ALUMINIUM
PLANT in Krasnoturinsk is one of the major non-ferrous metallurgy enterprises
in Russia and in Europe. The plant was given the Gold Star award for the
high quality of its product by the International Society "Business
and Initiative".
The A7E aluminum is registered at the LME. The plant produces
70% of all Russian alumina.
VIZ
"VIZ" (Verkh-lsetsky
Metallurgical Plant) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of electrical
steel, and the leading exporter of the region's metal production. Approximately
92% of output is exported to Western markets.
Kirova street, 28
Phones: 7 (3432) 632160, 632143, 581200
Fax: 7 (3432) 454849
E-mail: sbtv@viz.ru
Uralelectrotyazhmash
"URALELECTROTYAZHMASH" (Urals Plant for Heavy Electrical Machine-Building) manufactures powerful
hydro-electric generators for power stations and unique electric motors
for atomic power plants. The plant is one of the major suppliers of vertical
engines for Russian pump stations.
NTMK
"NTMK" (Nizhny-Tagil Metallurgical Plant) developed from the old Demidov metal-works.
NTMK is the large industrial complex comprising mining, sintering, coking,
refractory, blast-furnaces, steel- melting and rolling production units.
Old traditions of quality are preserved. The range of
production includes about 800 rolled items of more than 150 steel grades.
Pervouralsky Novotrubny
"PERVOURALSKY NOVOTRUBNY" (Pipe-rolling) Mills is one of the leading enterprises of the Russian pipe
rolling industry. The mill manufactures hot-rolled seamless pipes, cold-rolled
pipes from carbon steel, steel alloys, corrosion-resistant steel and titanium
alloys, as well as other types of pipes.
Ekaterinburg Plant for Non-ferrous
Metals Processing
EKATERINBURG PLANT FOR
NON-FERROUS METALS PROCESSING was put into operation in 1916 to process
noble metals extracted from the Urals deposits. In the twenties the plant
developed the production of pure platinum, and in the forties - the production
of products from the noble metals and alloys.
Khrompic
The plant started to make
jewellery; there are plans to develop precious stone facetting. "KHROMPIC" in Pervouralsk manufactures chromium compounds. "Khrompic" exports
its products to 40 countries.
Kamensk-Uralsky
Metallurgical Works
Kamensk Uralsky Metallurgical Works (KUMZ in Russian abbreviation) is one of the largest downstream companies in Russia. KUMZ has a rich history as it was founded in 1944 as a manufacturer of semi-finished products in aluminium-, magnesium-based and aluminium-lithium alloys. Today they supply high quality aluminium plates, wide variety of extruded products (rods & bars, profiles of different shapes & wide railway extruded panels as well as aluminium tubes & drill pipes). KUMZ is also specialized in forged materials supplying die-forgings, hand-forgings, rolled rings, forged plates and bars to aerospace, military and automotive industries. KUMZ three productions are situated in one place.
Sladko (ex-Konfi)
Firm "Sladko"
(ex-KONFI) in Ekaterinburg is the largest confectionery in the Urals and Siberia.
The factory ranks third in Russia by its output. The sales grow by nearly
10% each year. The product range includes 11 groups of more than 250 items.
