Russian Machines
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| diversified industrial group | |
| Industry | Automotive, production of automotive components, railway engineering, aircraft manufacturing, production of road construction machinery, production of agricultural machinery |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Area served | Russia |
Key people |
Oleg Deripaska (Chairman) Manfred Aibek (CEO)[1] |
| Owner | Basic Element |
Number of employees | 68,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Basic Element (100%) |
Russian Machines is a group of companies (Russian: Русские машины, /Russkie mashiny/) serving as a diversified corporation uniting industrial and engineering assets.
Russian Machines was established in 2011 on the base of machine-building assets owned by Basic Element, a Russian diversified industrial group. Basic Element owns 100% of the shares of Russian Machines.
Structure
The Russian Machines Group combines the assets in the following sectors:
- Automotive;
- Production of automotive components;
- Railway engineering;
- Aircraft manufacturing;
- Production of road construction machinery;
- Production of agricultural machinery.
Automotive
Automotive assets of "Russian Machines" include manufacturing, sales and service structures of the "GAZ Group" — the largest automotive company in Russia.
"GAZ Group" was founded in 2005 as a result of the restructuring of production assets of "Ruspromavto" OJSK that existed since 2001.
Main facts:
- The structure of "GAZ Group" includes 13 Russian automotive companies, and also sales and service companies.
- Company headquarter is located in Nizhny Novgorod.
- Consolidated revenues from sales of "GAZ Group" in 2012 amounted to 127 billion rubles.
Aircraft manufacturing
Russian Machines Aircraft Manufacturing utilises the assets of the Aviakor plant, located in Samara — one of the largest Russian aircraft construction enterprises.
Aviation Plant number 18was evacuated in the autumn of 1941 to Samara from Voronezh and in the shortest time at the new location has organized mass production of Il-2. After World War II and until 1958 was producing military aircraft - Tu-4, IL-28, Tu-95. Later the company has mastered production of aircraft for civil aviation - Tu-114, Tu-154, Tu-154M.
The main activity of the plant "Aviakor" today is construction, repair, maintenance and supply of spare parts for the Tu-154 and An-140 passenger aircraft. The plant is one of the few Russian companies that have experience in the field of serial production of civil and military aircraft from parts and units of its own production.
Main facts:
- According to 2008 results "Aviakor" has completed construction of the Tu-154, and also made a major overhaul of three such aircraft.
- By the beginning of 2009, "Aviakor" has produced 2 airplanes An-140-100 and laid a series of five aircraft.
- Production volume of "Aviakor" in 2008 amounted to 1 072 million rubles, net loss of 520 million rubles.
In the 21st century, the factory only once received a net profit - in 2009 (excluding the intermediate indicators and 2011). Uncovered loss at the end of 2010 amounted to 1.65 billion rubles.
At the beginning of 2013, "Aviakor" has released 6 airplanes. Four of them was transferred for use by Yakutia airlines, two are in storage without engines) and three in the Russian Air Force. The wing and fuselage of An-140 produced at Kharkov aviation plant (KSAMC), and the assembly is carried out on the aircraft "Aviakor."[2]
Railroad machinery
Uniform asset management center of "Russian Machines" in the field of railway engineering is JSC "Russian Corporation of Transport Machine Building" ("RKTM") includes companies owned by "Russian Machines" and the shareholders of the VCR Group of companies. Included in "RKTM" companies produce cars and containers of various types, as well as railway castings and components for rolling stock.
Companies included in the "Russian Corporation of Transport Engineering":
- JSC "Abakanvagonmash" (ОАО «Абаканвагонмаш») (Abakan, Khakassia Republic)—the largest machine-building enterprises of Russia, which specializes in the production of universal (special) containers and fitting platforms (40, 60 feet).
- JSC "Ruzkhimmash" (ОАО «Рузхиммаш») (Ruzaevsky Transport Mechanical Engineering Plant) (Ruzaevka, Mordovia) - produces railway tank wagons, open wagons, platforms of various types, as well as gas appliances and equipment for oil filling stations.
- LLC "VKM-Stal" (ООО «ВКМ-Сталь») (Saransk) - produces 180 types of casting products of mass production, 200 names for the machine tool repair and operational needs (including - cast iron, heat-resistant steel, cast steel). Products are delivered to 150 Russian enterprises.
- JSC "Vismut" (ОАО «Висмут») (Ruzaevka, Mordovia) — produces a range of insulation products used in the overhaul of the upper structure of railway track as well as 3 types of semiconductor control equipment used in lighting complex passenger railroad cars.
Main facts:
- Products of railway sector of "RM" is successfully operating in 16 countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway and Finland.
- Among consumers of products—JSC "Russian Railways", Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Defence, JSC "Gazpromtrans", JSC "Norilsk Nickel", JSC "Severstal", JSC "TNK-BP Management", "Lukoil", JSC "TransContainer" JSC "NOVATEK", JSC "FosAgro AG", JSC "EuroChem", JSC "Russian troika", "Firm" Transgarant", JSC "Spetstsisterny", JSC "Togliatti-Azot ".