Beloretsk steelmaking plant (, ''Beloretskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat''; ,), abbreviated as BMK, is the

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Beloretsk Beloretsk (; ) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Belaya River, from Ufa. Population: History Beloretsk Iron Factory was founded in 1762 by merchants I. B. Tverdyshev and I. S. Myasnikov, ...

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History

In the past, the main area for Russian iron production was the Tula region. However, during the early 18th century, there was a shift towards developing the industrial capabilities of the Urals, resulting in more than doubling Russia's iron production. File:IlshatS_zavod_na_zakate.JPG, Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works File:IlshatS_zavod.JPG, Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works File:Beloretsk BMK.jpg, Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works

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