Uzmetkombinat (Uzbek: ÃÂàëã÷ñõúÃÂúøù üõÃÂðûûÃÂÃÂóøÃÂõÃÂúøù úþüñøýðÃÂû) is a metallurgical company located in Bekabad, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It produces steel and metal products for domestic and international markets.
Construction began in 1942, and the first batch of steel was produced in Open Hearth Furnace No. 1 on 5 March 1944. Key milestones include:
In 1994, the Uzbek Metallurgical Plant, the Shirin Machine-Building Plant, and "Ikkilamchi Qora Metall" management merged into the Joint-Stock Production Association "Uzmetkombinat".
Uzmetkombinat produces rolled steel, grinding steel balls, non-ferrous metals, ferroalloys, thermal insulation materials, consumer goods such as enameled steelware, industrial gases (argon, nitrogen, oxygen), and high-resistance coke. The company participates in domestic and international trade.
The company implements environmental protection measures, including emission control, energy and water efficiency, and waste management. Occupational safety procedures are applied according to industry standards.
Uzmetkombinat has collaborated with the Italian company Danieli to construct a new casting and rolling complex in Bekabad, designed to produce over 1 million tons of hot-rolled steel annually. It also opened a sales office in Vilnius, Lithuania, to facilitate exports to European countries.