VSMPO-AVISMA
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VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation , where VSMPO stands for Verkhnesaldinskoye metallurgicheskoye proizvodstvennoye ob'yedineniye , is the world's largest titanium
producer. Located in Verkhnyaya Salda
, Russia, VSMPO-AVISMA also operates facilities in Ukraine, England, Switzerland, Germany and the United States. The company produces titanium, aluminum, magnesium
and steel alloys
. VSMPO-AVISMA does a great deal of business with aerospace
companies around the world, such as Boeing
and Airbus
.
On 27 December 2007 US Boeing
and VSMPO-AVISMA created a joint venture Ural Boeing Manufacturing and signed a contract on titanium
products deliveries until 2015, with Boeing planning to invest 27 billion dollars in Russia over the next 30 years.
The company is a key organizer of the Titanium Valley
project.
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....
producer. Located in Verkhnyaya Salda
Verkhnyaya Salda
Verkhnyaya Salda is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Salda River , north of Yekaterinburg. Population: It was founded in 1778; town status was granted to it in 1938....
, Russia, VSMPO-AVISMA also operates facilities in Ukraine, England, Switzerland, Germany and the United States. The company produces titanium, aluminum, magnesium
Magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
and steel alloys
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
. VSMPO-AVISMA does a great deal of business with aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
companies around the world, such as Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
and Airbus
Airbus
Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....
.
On 27 December 2007 US Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
and VSMPO-AVISMA created a joint venture Ural Boeing Manufacturing and signed a contract on titanium
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ti and atomic number 22. It has a low density and is a strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a silver color....
products deliveries until 2015, with Boeing planning to invest 27 billion dollars in Russia over the next 30 years.
The company is a key organizer of the Titanium Valley
Titanium Valley
Titanium Valley is a planned special economic zone in Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Urals Federal District of Russia, which will focus on creating titanium products for the aircraft, automotive, shipbuilding and medical industries. It will be created around the world's largest titanium producer,...
project.
Subsidiaries
- CJSC Tube Works VSMPO-AVISMA
- Nikopol, Ukraine
- VSMPO-Tirus UK
- Milton KeynesMilton KeynesMilton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, United Kingdom
- Milton Keynes
- VSMPO – Tirus GmbH
- Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany
- VSMPO-Tirus US http://www.vsmpo.ru/core.php?p=439
- Highlands Ranch, ColoradoHighlands Ranch, ColoradoHighlands Ranch is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The population was 96,713 at the 2010 census; it is one of the most populous unincorporated communities in the United States...
(Head Office) - Leetsdale, PennsylvaniaLeetsdale, PennsylvaniaLeetsdale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 1,218 at the 2010 census....
(Eastern production center) - Ontario, CaliforniaOntario, CaliforniaOntario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
(Western production center)
- Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- VSMPO Tirus KG
- PfäffikonPfäffikon, SchwyzPfäffikon is the principal town of the Municipality of Freienbach in canton Schwyz in Switzerland. Together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon is considered the principal town of the borough Höfe and the center of the region of Ausserschwyz. The former farm town is known today as cultural, economic and...
, Switzerland
- Pfäffikon
- NF&M International
- Monaca, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
- Monaca, Pennsylvania