Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | |
Native Name: | Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты АҚ Úlbi metallýrgııalyq zaýyty AQ АО Ульбинский металлургический завод |
Type: | Joint Stock Company |
Location City: | Oskemen |
Location Country: | Kazakhstan |
Industry: | Nuclear & Non-Ferrous Metals industries |
Products: | Uranium, Beryllium, Tantalum & Niobium, HF acid |
Num Employees: | 6000 |
Parent: | National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" (90%) |
Divisions: | Uranium, Beryllium & Tantalum Productions |
Subsid: | Mashzavod Ltd., Ulba Fluorine Complex Ltd., Yingtan Ulba Shine Metal Materials Co., Ltd., BerylliUM Ltd., Ulba China Co., Ltd. |
Ulba Metallurgical Plant, shortly UMP, also widely known as Ulba (Kazakh: "Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" Акционерлік Қоғамы, "ҮМЗ" АҚ, "Úlbi metallýrgııalyq zaýyty" Aktsıonerlik Qoǵamy, "ÚMZ" AQ; Russian: АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод", АО "УМЗ") is joint stock company. It is part of National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is 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.[1] 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.[2]
Ulba is located in Oskemen, 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: