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RUSSIAN AND CIS NEWS
UZPS restarts fastener production
The Ural Plant of Precision Alloys (UZPS) has restarted production of fasteners, which had been suspended
in August 2008 because of the decline in sales.
The plant plans to increase production volume up to 200 tonnes per month by the end of the year. It has equipment capacity to produce
up to 700 tonnes of screws and self-tapping screws per month.
Nizhneserginskiy Metiz and Metallurgic Plant started producing a new type of steel, which will allow the UZPS and BEMZ production
facilities to improve the quality of their products.
News from Elena Semak, Editor,
Metiz Magazine,
www.metiz-info.com.ua
Severstal extends product range
Severstal-Metiz has achieved approval for a new railway fastener and high strength nuts for truck applications.
The Severstal-Metiz Group of Companies has started to supply where they passed tests for dimensional, mechanical and coating
a new product type, designated CP-54 screw, for Russian Railways characteristics. The nuts were then delivered to the assembly
Company (RZD). The CP-54 is a part of the ZHBR-65 fastening line where they also passed all the tests. As a result KAMAZ has
assembly used at high traffi c density parts of the railway. confi rmed its approval to purchase the M20 and M27 nuts from
Although mandatory certifi cation is not required for the new Severstal-Metiz in production volumes.
product, Severstal opted to have it assessed and certifi cated at the “The positive reference from KAMAZ opens a new market for
Register of Federal Railway Transport, to meet the requirements of high strength fasteners for our company, as automobile fasteners
key customer RZD. require high levels of material, dimensional and coating integrity,”
Meanwhile automotive nuts produced at the company’s Orlov commented Dmitriy Lebedev, the head of the fastener department
facility successfully passed tests at KAMAZ assembly line. M20 and of Severstal-Metiz. “In the near future we shall start to build
M27 galvanised nuts in both Class 5 and 8 grades were produced cooperation with other large truck assembly plants.”
according to the drawings of the lorry assembler. The products KAMAZ are now testing M16 high strength bolts, in lengths between
were fi rst submitted to the Science and Research Center of KAMAZ, 45mm and 100mm, and will give its verdict by the end of the year.
New hot galvanising production
at Rechitskiy Metiz Plant
Rechitskiy Metiz Plant, in Belarussia, will commission new hot galvanising production in 2010. The plant plans
to produce 2,500 tonnes per month, according to plant director Adam Vashkov.
Project planning and documentation is currently being fi nalised. The project will be fi nanced by external credit with BPC-Bank acting as
an intermediary. The fi rst payment tranches for new equipment, to be supplied from Italy, have already been fulfi lled. The new production
capacities will include application of a super resistant anti-corrosion coating not only to nails and other metal products produced by the plant,
but also to hot-rolled pipes produced by Belarus Metallurgic Plant. The new equipment will be used for hot galvanising of components up to
12.5 metres long.
BelZAN JSC will not be sold
BelZAN JSC, the Bashkortostan fastener and auto-components producer, will not be purchased by OAT
(United Automobile Technologies – a three part syndicate).
Discussions are reported to have gone from initial dialogue to a Avetisyan is quoted as saying the failure was not due to the price.
virtually fi nalised transaction but OAT pulled out of the deal, stating Established in 1967 by resolution of the USSR ministers’ council,
that, “in view of the deepening economic conditions the transaction Belzan employs 7,000 people at its 180,000 square metre facility at
could not be completed.” BelZAN’s current holding company has Bashkortostan (around 1,000 kilometres East of Moscow). BelZAN is
described the decision as incomprehensible. Although no fi gure a major supplier to Avtovaz, the troubled Lada car maker, and heavy
for the deal has been made public, OAT director general Vladimir truck maker, KamAZ.
Fastener + Fixing Magazine • Issue 61 January 2010
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