Russia Business Directory

Russia has more than 20 000 active deposits of minerals, one third of which are now being exploited. Russia has over 10 % of world's oil resources, about 33% of gas resources, 11% of coal and 26% of iron ore.

One may say the Russian territory is a vivid illustration of the Periodic Table of Elements, which is called "Mendeleev's table" in Russia, by the name of the table's Russian creator.

Despite of lack of investments and declining production, Russia annually accounts for 9-10% of world oil production, about 25% of gas, 5-7% of coal and the same of iron ore, about 20% of nickel and cobalt etc.

Metallurgy

Metal industry accounts for ca 5% of Russia's GNP, about 17% of industrial production and about 14% of the total exports. By production of steel Russia is number 4 in the world, after China, Japan and US, by export of metals - number 3 after China and Japan. By aluminium exports Russia is on the 2nd position after the US, as well as by exports of titanium.

Iron ore

Iron ore sector is very much centralised. The three leading iron ore producers (GOKs) are Lebedinski, Mikhailovski and Stoilenski Mining Factory. They account for more than half of all iron ore output in Russia. Five leading producers account for 70%, twelve leading producers - for 96%. Other major producers are Kachkanarski GOK, Chusovskoi GOK, Karel Pellet, Kovdorski GOK, Korshunovski GOK, Olenegorski GOK, Vysokogorski GOK, KMARuda and Bogoslovskoe RU.

Factories focus mainly on production of iron ore concetrate (about 50% of total output) and pellets, but also produce agglomerated iron ore and HBI. Almost all factories are now a part of major holding companies such as Severstal Group, MetalInvest, Euraz Holding, Mechel, RUSAL, Norilski Nickel, UGMK and others.

Non-ferrous metallurgy
In the same way as above, almost all mining companies in the sector are parts of one or another major group in Russia. The same names can be found here, such as multi-profiled Norilski Nickel (market leader), followed by RUSAL (aluminium), UGMK (mainly copper) and SUAL (aluminium).

Source: Russia.rin.ru, branch statistics, State Statistics Commitee.

General information
Directory of non-ferrous manufactures and exporters – worldwide (eng)

Ferrous Metallurgy – news and current information about major ferrous metals producers in Russia and CIS countries (eng)

The International Metallurgists Union is a Russia-based organization uniting metal producers from throughout the FSU and a few from other countries as well (mostly Germany).  The union seeks to lobby government policy as well as encourage efficient management of and cooperation between those involved in the production of metal (rus).

Non-ferrous Metallurgy – news and information about major nonferrous metals producers in Russia and CIS (eng)

Russian Aluminum Union - lobbying and marketing organization for producers of aluminium and related enterprises (eng/rus).

Russian Union of Metal and Steel Suppliers is, in large part, a marketing organization seeking to improve the position of Russian metals at home and abroad and to educate metal producers in marketing and sales (eng/rus).

Market Reports on Russian Mining Industry - acknowledged Expert Consultancy Group offers market reports on major market playes of Russian mining industry, giving a list of available reports with company names (eng) 

Companies of mining sector, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy
Norilsk Nickel Group, Norilsk – world's largest producer of palladium and nickel, one of the leading platinum producers and one of the largest copper producers. The Company also produces a large number of by-products, including metallic cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, tellurium, selenium, iridium and ruthenium. Norilsk Nickel Group is engaged in prospecting, exploration, mining, beneficiation and metallurgical processing of minerals, with further production, marketing and sale of non-ferrous and precious metals (eng)

Mechel - one of Russia’s leading mining and metals companies, uniting producers of coal, iron ore, nickel, steel, rolled products, and hardware (eng)

Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK) - accounts for 40% of copper production in Russia, supplying over 50% of European copper powder. The group unites 40 enterprises in 11 regions, employing 75 thousand employees (eng)

RUSAL, Moscow - one of the world’s fastest-growing and most dynamic companies, producing primary aluminium and alloys for an expanding and demanding customer base world-wide (eng)

Severstal, Vologda region, Cherepovets - an integrated Iron & Steel work with a wide range of products: hot and cold rolled steel, roll-formed shapes and pipes, rolled sections, etc., the largest exporter of the above in Russia (eng)

Metalloinvest - est. i 2006 with the goal to create one of the largest and fastest growing Russian ore mining and smelting holdings. The holding operates in mineral resources and ferrous metallurgy and unites several enterprises the Lebedinsky and Mikhailovsky Integrated Mining and Processing Works, the Oskol Electric Steel Works and Ural Steel (eng)

VSMPO-AVISMA - major world titanium sponge producer (30% of the world output) and leading Russian producer of pure and alloyed magnesium. Website is a bit slow, just have patience (eng)

Ural Metal Producers Union unites the metal producers of the resource-rich Urals to influence government policy and to encourage cooperation in the market (eng/rus). 

Chelyabinsk Electrolytic Zink Plant, Chelyabinsk - a large-scale enterprise of the Russian non-ferrous industry, manufacturer of zinc, cadmium, indium and other products (eng)

JSC RIWord, Moscow – a specialized enterprise engaged in processing of scraps and residues of aluminium into finishing products; aluminium alloys are used all over the world and gained good reputation in Europe, America, Japan and Southern Korea; among its partners is a well known Norwegian metallurgical company Hydro Aluminium.

Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works, Novosibirsk - the biggest Russian producer of tin and wide range of various tin alloys, solders and babbits (eng)

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Magnitogorsk - a modern and highly profitable enterprise ranking among the world's 20 largest steel making companies. It is also Russia's largest single-site integrated steel making facility (eng)

Coal mining
Siberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) - Russia’s largest coal producer and one of the top ten world’s coal producers. Company has subsidiaries in Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Primorsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Chita regions, the Republics of Khakasya and Buryatya (eng)

Kuzbassrazrezugol - Russia's number two coal mining company, owned by UGMK, accounting for 25% of all coal export. English version under construction (rus).

Kuzbassugol - Russia's third largest coal producer, working on the territory containing 35% of Russia's coal resource (eng)