Ulba Metallurgical Plant

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{{Infobox company
| name = Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC 
"Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" АҚ 
АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод"
| logo =
| caption = Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
| full name = Ulba Metallurgical Plant Joint Stock Company
| type = Joint Stock Company
| foundation = 
| location_city = Ust-Kamenogorsk
| 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.
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.ulba.kz/}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}

'''Ulba Metallurgical Plant''', shortly ''UMP'', also widely known as ''Ulba'' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: ''АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод"'', ''АО "УМЗ"''; [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]: ''"Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" Акционерлік Қоғамы'', ''"ҮМЗ" АҚ'') is [[joint stock company]]. It is part of [[Kazatomprom|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 [[berillium|beryllium]], [[tantalum]], and [[niobium]], as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inform.kz/rus/article/2479332|script-title=ru:Ульбинский металлургический завод отмечает два праздника - День металлурга и 15-летие Казатомпрома|last=Малько|first=Людмила|publisher=АО «НК «Казинформ»|language=Russian|accessdate=27 July 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22026702|title=Banking on nuclear peace in Kazakhstan}}</ref>

Ulba is located in [[Ust-Kamenogorsk]], large center of non-ferrous metallurgy of Kazakhstan.

[[TÜV]]-CERT certification body certifies [[Quality system|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:
* Mashzavod Ltd., machinery plant
* Ulba Fluorine Complex Ltd., production of [[hydrofluoric acid]] for different applications
* Ulba SPC Ltd., research & production company
* Yingtan Ulba Shine Metal Materials Co., Ltd., production of copper beryllium products such as strip, sheets, plates etc. It is located in [[Yingtan]], [[Jiangxi Province]], [[China]]. This is [[Joint Venture]] between Ulba Metallurgical Plant and [[Xingye Copper|Ningbo Shengtai Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.]]
* BerylliUM Ltd., sales promotion of Ulba products in [[Russia]] and [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] countries, located in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].
* Ulba China Co., Ltd., sales promotion of Ulba products in [[China]] and [[East Asia]] countries, located in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060828/business/soviet-nuke-plant-sheds-secrets-thinks-business.43172 Soviet nuke plant sheds secrets, thinks business - timesofmalta.com]
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==External links==
* [http://www.ulba.kz/ Official website]
* http://www.kazatomprom.kz/
* http://www.ulba-shine.com/en/
* http://www.beryllium.ru
* http://www.ftor.kz/

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