Motovilikha Plants

Motovilikha Plants
Native name
 Мотовилихинские заводы
Public company
Traded as MCX: MOTZ
Founded 1736[1]
Headquarters Perm, Russia
Owner Rostec (39.9%)
NPO Splav (10%)[2]
Website mz.perm.ru

Motovilikha Plants (Russian: Мотовилихинские заводы; MCX: MOTZ) is a Russian metallurgical and military equipment manufacturer. In 2016 Motovilikha Plants joined NPO Splav, a Rostec company.[3]

History

Motovilikha Plants in 1917

The plant was established in 1736, when Empress Anna ordered the establishment of a smelter to produce steel for the nearby factories that existed at the time, supplying steel blocks for the manufacture of rifles and guns.[1] By the late 18th century the manufacturing of weapons began in the village of Motovilikha, to meet the increasing demand.[1] Guns from Motovilikha were used in all the wars in which Russia was involved in the first half of the 19th century, including the Napoleonic Wars and the Crimean war.[1]

The second half of the 19th century saw increasing efforts to implement industrial-age manufacturing in Russia, which in 1871 led to the consolidation of all the metal smelters and weapons workshops in the region in a single facility based in the city of Perm.[1]

The plant launched the first steamship in the Urals, in 1871, and the first steam locomotive the following year.[1] In 1893, Nikolay Slavyanov introduced shielded metal arc welding while working at the Perm plant.[1] By 1914 the factory was manufacturing every third cannon in Russia.[1] The early Soviet era saw the facilities being used to manufacture a wide range of machinery, including machine tools, cranes and construction equipment.[1] After the outbreak of World War II the factory returned to the production of heavy weaponry, resuming production of civilian equipment only after the war ended.[1]

In 2011, a modern artillery production line was established at the plant.[1]

Products

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vershinin, Alexander (21 September 2015). "Motovilikha, unsung hero of Russia’s large munitions plants". Russia Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Список аффилированных лиц". E-Disclosure.ru. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Тула со смещенным центром". Коммерсантъ (Пермь). 9 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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