JSC "Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant": history, production, products

JSC "Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant" is a city-forming enterprise in the west of the Chelyabinsk region. AMZ is among the top five Russian suppliers of thick-gauge steel, nanocrystalline and amorphous alloys. Leader in the production of dishes, household items and gardening equipment made of high-quality steel.

Creature

The Ashinsk metallurgical plant has a rich history. At the end of the XIX century, the industrialist Aleksey Umov was burning with the idea of building an ironworks in the Urals. As a place, a "deaf corner" was chosen in the heart of the taiga, entirely covered with forest. The tree was the main source of energy for many decades, until 1947. A special contribution was made by the Balashov brothers, who sponsored the construction.

The year of foundation of the enterprise is 1898th. By the beginning of the 20th century, several blast furnaces had been built, the first cast iron was produced. Before the revolution, they managed to build steelmaking and three open-hearth furnaces.

The Soviet period

Revolutionary field Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant was nationalized. In the Great Patriotic War 700 metallurgists went to the front, 300 of them were killed. The men were replaced by women, teenagers, old people. AMZ produced valuable products - especially strong armored steel, unique characteristics of which were achieved due to the addition of slag.

Until the end of the 1940s, the factory did not have its own rolling production. The fused pigs were sent for further processing to Zlatoust and Minyar. As part of a large-scale modernization in 1952, a sheet rolling shop (LPC) No. 1 was built, where the thick-plate metal was mainly rolled. After 7 years, earned the LPS № 2, which supplied hire for the defense enterprises of the air and shipbuilding complex.

In 1974, they commissioned LPC №3 with the most modern equipment at the time. In its walls produced a unique product - a kinescope tape. In the USSR there was no longer such a production. Without this tape, domestic television plants could not produce color TVs. After the end of the era of CRT-kinescopes, the shop was re-profiled.

In the mid-80s, as the deficit of household items increased, the Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant began manufacturing consumer goods (consumer goods). Here in 1987, the largest in the USSR workshop for the production of stainless steel utensils was organized.

Modern production

With the change of the system in 1992, the enterprise was privatized. During this period, the main product of consumer goods is a metal thermos. The Ashinskiy Metallurgical Plant was one of the first to purchase a license from the Japanese for this scarce commodity.

The period from 1997 to 2012 was a turning point. Under the leadership of general director Vladimir Evstratov, AMZ underwent radical reconstruction. The obsolete machines and equipment were updated, the technological process was transferred from coal to gas. In the 2000s, the range of consumer goods expanded due to gardening equipment, products for tourism and recreation.

In the field of "large" metallurgy, the OJSC "Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant" also awaited drastic changes. The energy-producing complex was commissioned, the progressive unit - ladle-furnace, started construction of NASA, the production of DSP-120 and CCM began. In 2010, the glorious era of open-hearth furnaces was completed.

Today the plant is headed by Vladimir Myzgin. The projects started by the previous administration continue to be implemented. Among the high-profile achievements of recent years is the reconstruction of the first rolling mill and the launch of a limestone kiln.

Industrial products

Ashinsky Metallurgical Plant produces two types of products: steel rolling stock and consumer goods. The first category includes:

• Rolling of three types: hot-rolled thin-sheet, thick-plate and cold-rolled sheet.
• Two types of tapes: from amorphous alloys and cold-rolled steel.
• Various magnetic cores.
• Corrosion-resistant electric welded pipes.
• Powders metal.
• Other products.

TNP

Consumers are well aware of AMZ products under the brand "Amet" due to high-quality steel products. Kitchen accessories, thermoses, cutlery, pots Ashinsky metallurgical plant won the hearts of many Russians. By the way, at one of the national competitions of the consumer goods pots series "Professional" were recognized as the best. They are made from food grade high-quality wear-resistant steel with a thickness of 0.8 mm, they evenly warm up and perfectly hold the set temperature.

The main list of consumer products includes:

• Several types of mangal, which differ in thickness of the walls and appearance. They have a folding structure.
• Skewers made of stainless steel.
• Tourist handbags from "stainless steel".
• Metal thermoses of various volumes.
• Sets for a picnic.
• Smokehouses of cylindrical or rectangular shape.
• Lawn-and-garden stock.

Social responsibility

AMZ is a city-forming enterprise. Thanks to the efforts of the factory workers, residential areas were built (and erected) in the city of Asha, centralized heating was carried out to the houses. The Palace of Sports, the Beryozki dispensary, the Palace of Culture were built. The quality of life of the Ashintsy has improved significantly.