Novokramatorsky Mashynobudivny Zavod (English:New Kramatorsk Machinebuilding Plant) () is a large heavy equipment manufacturer in
Ukraine
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. Its abbreviation is NKMZ. The company produces
mining
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equipment;
metallurgy
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Metallurgy encompasses both the ...
equipment;
rolling mill
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s,
forge
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s,
blast furnace
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In a ...
s,
ore crushers,
presses, and other industrial process equipment. The company manufactures
propeller shaft
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s for
icebreaker
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s and components for
submarine
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s According to its website, the company has designed and constructed over 18 mining complexes.
The company is based in the city of
Kramatorsk, in
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...
.
The plant employed over 13.4 thousand people as of March 2011. NKMZ largely determines technical progress in the machine building, metallurgy, energy, automotive, shipbuilding, chemical, defense and space industries. The list of products is constantly updated - by 80% in recent years. As a result, in 2013, the plant was ranked 3rd in the ranking of high-tech engineering enterprises in Ukraine in terms of managerial innovation.
Until 2010, the plant maintained the largest children's health center in Donetsk Oblast - more than 1,000 children could have a rest there during a shift that usually lasted three weeks.
See also
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Bliuminh Stadium
References
External links
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Engineering companies of Ukraine
Manufacturing companies of Ukraine
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Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union
Ukrainian brands
Buildings and structures in Kramatorsk
Ministry of Heavy and Transport Machine-Building (Soviet Union)