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Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC celebrates its birthday

Ust-Kamenogorsk       
October 28, 2016 

On October 29 Ulba is celebrating its 67th birthday. On that day in 1949 first products as Thorium oxalate were produced.

In the 50s of the last century process units were established at the plant which founded modern Uranium, Beryllium and Tantalum divisions.

In 1991 Kazakhstan became an independent state and that gave a new impulse to UMP development.  There were hard period for both, the plant and the young state, and Ulba strengthened itself economically, gained valuable experience in solving process tasks of any complexity and now it is successfully capturing foreign markets and keeping the traditions of reliability and high quality  by applying high-tech innovations.

– We signed a very important contract last year on the construction of fuel assembly production in the Ulba territory and we think this new plant would become a new impulse for the company progress and open new horizons for cooperation in the field of innovation and high VAT products, – noted Askar Zhumagaliyev, Board Chairman of NAC Kazatomprom in his speech.

For many years Ulba Metallurgical Plant gained perfect business reputation and confidence by its customers and partners.

– The targets reached by the plant veterans were never low. And today the traditions of responsibility, professionalism, fair relation to its business are of specific value. Rich experience as well as new technologies makes us possible to succeed with any order and demand, - Yuriy Shakhvorostov, UMP Board Chairman said in his speech to the plant veterans and employees.

Every year before the day of the Plant UMP JSC awards those who contribute significantly to the common business. This year the Book of Honor was added with the name of Alexander Pimenov, operator of Tantalum Division and Nikolay Nedosekov, Chief of Radiation Safety Group of the Testing Center. 10 Ulba employees were awarded with the title of Veteran of the plant. 10 got Diploma of Honor, 180 were awarded citations. And all Ulba employees were awarded a bonus. 

Ulba would have celebration events on October 28 as laying flowers to the monument of Vladimir Potanin, the legendary director and to the monuments of Efim Slavskiy and Valeriy Konovalov. A celebration concert will be held at ULBA Central Palace of Culture in the evening.


  • Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC – one of the recognized world producers of Uranium, Beryllium, Tantalum and Niobium products for the purposes of atomic power engineering, electronic and metallurgical industry and other spheres of activity.  The company is a part of National Atomic Company Kazatomprom.
  • NAC Kazatomprom JSC – national operator of Kazakhstan for export of Uranium and its compounds, rare metals, nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants, special equipment, technologies and dual use items. The main company directions are: geologic exploration, Uranium mining; manufacturing the products of nuclear fuel cycle; manufacturing the construction materials; power engineering; science; social service and personnel training. Kazatomprom is an active participant of the renewable energy development program in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of now there are more that 27 000 workers in the company.  Kazatomprom is among leading Uranium mining world companies.

UMP JSC Media Office