Private company

Ulba Metallurgical Plant

Joint-stock company in Kazakhstan

Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP), widely known as Ulba (Kazakh: "Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" Акционерлік Қоғамы, "ҮМЗ" АҚ, romanized: "Ülbı metallurgiialyq zauyty" Aktsionerlık Qoğamy, "ÜMZ" AQ; Russian: АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод", АО "УМЗ"), is a joint stock company. It is part of the National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is the national operator for nuclear industry in Kazakhstan. It is one of the world leaders in terms of production of beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations.2 It is headquartered in Oskemen.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded1
  • HeadquartersOskemen1
  • Websitewww.ulba.kz
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP), widely known as Ulba (Kazakh: "Үлбі металлургиялық зауыты" Акционерлік Қоғамы, "ҮМЗ" АҚ, romanized: "Ülbı metallurgiialyq zauyty" Aktsionerlık Qoğamy, "ÜMZ" AQ; Russian: АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод", АО "УМЗ"), is a joint stock company. It is part of the National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is the national operator for nuclear industry in Kazakhstan. It is one of the world leaders in terms of production of beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations. It has been proposed as a site for storing and distributing low-enriched uranium fuel internationally to reduce proliferation risk from installing enrichment facilities in IAEA-unfriendly states.2

Corporate structure

Ulba Metallurgical Plant is part of a group headed by Samruk-Kazyna. 20 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • beryllium oxide

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded1

Sources

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