History of the plant
Alexey Yakovlevich Vostroknutov
Director of the plant 1954-1957
1955
Construction of UKTMP has started on the project of the All-Union Aluminum-Magnesium Institute (Leningrad) and the State Institute of Rare Metals (Moscow).
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1962
Experimental workshop No. 15 was put into operation, based on which tests and adjustment of new equipment were carried out, technological processes were checked, specialists were trained. In September of the same year, the first ton of titanium tetrachloride, a product of the synthesis of titanium slag and chlorine, was obtained.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1963
The first Kazakhstan titanium sponge was produced.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1965
The first Kazakhstan magnesium was produced.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1965
On March 27, the State Commission signed an act on commissioning of the first stage of titanium and magnesium plant. This date is the birthday of UKTMP.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1969
The design capacity of titanium production has been achieved. It was decided to expand and modernize the enterprise. The gradual renewal of production facilities tripled the titanium capacity of the plant.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Varlamov
Director of the plant 1961-1979
1970-1974
Technological re-equipment and modernization of the plant:
- start of vanadium pentoxide production;
- production of scandium oxide and metallic scandium was started;
- a copper-free method of purification of titanium tetrachloride from impurities was introduced to improve the quality of products in workshop No. 2;
- workshop No. 5 for the production of magnesium powders was put into operation.
Baibekov Murat Kazmekhametuly
Director of the plant 1979-1990
1980
Introduction of non-diaphragm electrolysis cells into production.
Murat Kazmekhametuly Baibekov
Director of the plant 1979-1990
1989
The transition to reduction and distillation apparatuses with increased production cycle was carried out, which tripled productivity and 3.2 times reduced chlorine emissions.
Large environmental facilities were put into operation - recycling water supply stations, slag accumulator, installations for cleaning ventilation gases from dust and chemical pollution.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
1992
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved the "Development Program of Titanium Industry of Kazakhstan for 1992 - 1997". Its consistent implementation allowed not only to preserve the production of titanium sponge in the country but also to enter the world market, ensuring 100% export of products to industrialized countries: the USA, Great Britain, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and India.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2000
Opening of a subsidiary Satpayevsk mining and processing plant LLP. The ore minefield was developed, a pilot plant was built and the first tens of thousands of tons of ilmenite concentrate were obtained.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2000
The launch of an ore-thermal complex for the production of titanium slag (workshop No. 12) took place. For the first time in the history of Kazakhstan, titanium slag was obtained, which contributed to a decrease in the share of imported titanium-containing raw materials.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2002 – 2007
UKTMP JSC has been certified for compliance with the international aerospace standard AS 9100, as well as in 2004, UKTMP JSC received a certificate for compliance with environmental and industrial safety with international standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standard.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2008
A joint Kazakh-French company UKAD was created between the companies AUBERT & DUVAL and UKTMP JSC.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2010
UKTMP JSC jointly with the South Korean company POSCO created the Kazakh-Korean joint venture POSUK Titanium LLP for production of titanium ingots and slabs by electron beam melting.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2010
Workshop No. 14 for production of titanium ingots and alloys by the method of double vacuum arc melting of titanium sponge and alloying elements was launched.
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2011
On September 19, UKAD plant for processing titanium ingots and alloys was launched in Les Ancizes (France).
Bagdat Muhametovich Shayahmetov
President of UKTMP JSC 1990-2013
2012
The Board of Directors of UKTMP JSC developed and approved the "Development Program of UKTMP JSC for 2012-2022"
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2013
The central laboratory of UKTMP JSC was certified for compliance with the requirements of NADCAP - a program for standardization and accreditation of manufacturers in the aerospace industry.
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2014
The construction of the Medical center named after B.M. Shayakhmetov in Ust-Kamenogorsk was completed and put into operation.
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2014
Commissioning of the joint venture plant POSUK Titanium LLP for production of titanium ingots and slabs in Ust-Kamenogorsk. The first Kazakhstani titanium slab was produced by the method of electron beam melting on September 23, 2014.
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2017
The EcoTitanium plant for the production of aviation titanium alloys by processing waste and scrap, located in the province of Auvergne (France), was put into commercial operation.
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2019
Commissioning of titanium scrap preparation site at POSUK Titanium LLP.
Asem Tlekovna Mamutova
President of UKTMP JSC
2020
A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between UKTMP JSC and the Indian company MIDHANI to establish a joint venture in the Republic of India for production of medical devices and bioimplants.