Ulba Metallurgical Plant

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
Native name
Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты АҚ
Ülbı metallurgiialyq zauyty AQ
АО Ульбинский металлургический завод
TypeJoint Stock Company
IndustryNuclear & Non-Ferrous Metals industries
Headquarters
Oskemen
,
Kazakhstan
ProductsUranium, Beryllium, Tantalum & Niobium, HF acid
Number of employees
6000
ParentNational Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" (90%)
DivisionsUranium, Beryllium & Tantalum Productions
SubsidiariesMashzavod Ltd.,

Ulba Fluorine Complex Ltd.,
Yingtan Ulba Shine Metal Materials Co., Ltd.,
BerylliUM Ltd.,

Ulba China Co., Ltd.
Websiteulba.kz

Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP), widely known as Ulba (Kazakh: "Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" Акционерлік Қоғамы, "ҮМЗ" АҚ, romanized: "Ülbı metallurgiialyq zauyty" Aktsionerlık Qoğamy, "ÜMZ" AQ; Russian: АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод", АО "УМЗ"), is a joint stock company. It is part of the National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is the national operator for nuclear industry in Kazakhstan. It is one of the world leaders in terms of production of beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations. It has been proposed as a site for storing and distributing low-enriched uranium fuel internationally to reduce proliferation risk from installing enrichment facilities in IAEA-unfriendly states.

Ulba is located in Oskemen, a large center of non-ferrous metallurgy of Kazakhstan.

TÜV-CERT certification body certifies Quality System of UMP JSC according to ISO-9001. Ulba has a number of daughter and affiliates companies for service, auxiliary operations and sales promotion. Some of them are:

References

  1. ↑ Малько, Людмила. Ульбинский металлургический завод отмечает два праздника - День металлурга и 15-летие Казатомпрома (in Russian). АО «НК «Казинформ». Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Banking on nuclear peace in Kazakhstan".

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