Native name | АО «Узбекский металлургический комбинат» |
|---|---|
| Company type | Joint-stock company |
| ISIN | UZ7021720006  |
| Industry | Steel / Metallurgy |
| Founded | March 5, 1944; 81 years ago (1944-03-05) |
| Headquarters | Bekabad, Tashkent Region,Uzbekistan |
Key people | Bakhodir Abdullaev (Chairman) |
| Products | Rolled steel, Grinding steel balls, Non-ferrous metals, Ferroalloys, Enameled steelware, Thermal insulation materials, Argon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, High-resistance coke |
| Revenue | 8,454 billion UZS (2022)[1] (2022) |
| 1,524 billion UZS (2022)[1] (2022) | |
| 1,153 billion UZS (2022)[1] (2022) | |
| Total assets | 3,896 billion UZS (2022)[1] (2022) |
| Website | uzbeksteel.uzE |
Uzmetkombinat (Uzbek: АО «Узбекский металлургический комбинат») is a metallurgical company located in Bekabad, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It produces steel and metal products for domestic and international markets.[2]
Construction began in 1942, and the first batch of steel was produced in Open Hearth Furnace No. 1 on 5 March 1944.[3] Key milestones include:
In 1994, the Uzbek Metallurgical Plant, the Shirin Machine-Building Plant, and "Ikkilamchi Qora Metall" management merged into the Joint-Stock Production Association "Uzmetkombinat".
Uzmetkombinat produces rolled steel, grinding steel balls, non-ferrous metals, ferroalloys, thermal insulation materials, consumer goods such as enameled steelware, industrial gases (argon, nitrogen, oxygen), and high-resistance coke. The company participates in domestic and international trade.[6]
The company implements environmental protection measures, including emission control, energy and water efficiency, and waste management.[7] Occupational safety procedures are applied according to industry standards.[8]
Uzmetkombinat has collaborated with the Italian company Danieli to construct a new casting and rolling complex in Bekabad, designed to produce over 1 million tons of hot-rolled steel annually.[9] It also opened a sales office in Vilnius, Lithuania, to facilitate exports to European countries.[10]