Native name | Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты АҚ Úlbi metallýrgııalyq zaýyty AQ АО Ульбинский металлургический завод |
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Company type | Joint Stock Company |
Industry | Nuclear & Non-Ferrous Metals industries |
Headquarters | Oskemen , Kazakhstan |
Products | Uranium, Beryllium, Tantalum & Niobium, HF acid |
Number of employees | 6000 |
Parent | National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom" (90%) |
Divisions | Uranium, Beryllium & Tantalum Productions |
Subsidiaries | Mashzavod Ltd., Ulba Fluorine Complex Ltd., |
Website |
ulba |
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: