INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL OF THE REGION

Zaporizhzhya region is one of the largest technologically developed regions of Ukraine with signifi cant scientifi c technical and industrial potential.

Region is a leading centre of domestic aircraft engine production, transformers and other high-tech productions, which are the Zaporizhzhya brand, world trade mark of a quality and reliability.

More than 160 large industrial enterprises operate in the region. The metallurgical complex of the region is presented by world-famous enterprises of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, such as JSC “Zaporizhstal” – the leading manufacturer of steel and cast-iron, JSC “Dniprospetsstal” – the manufacturer of special steel, JSC “Ukrgraphite” – the leading manufacturer of graphitized electrodes, JSC “Zaporizhzhya aluminum plant” – the only Ukrainian manufacturer of aluminum, “Zaporizhzhya titanium and magnesium plant” – the only Ukrainian manufacturer of sponge titanium, the leading enterprise in manufacturing of germanium and crystalline silicon.

Zaporizhzhya has world-famous machine-building enterprises with high-tech production, such as: JSC “Motor Sich” – the manufacturer of aircraft engines for planes and helicopters of leading companies (such as: CB Antonov, Yakovlev, Tupolev, Beriev, Kamov, Mil).

Joint Stock Company “Zaporizhzhya automobile plant” is the leader of the Ukrainian car market. Autos produced by the Zaporizhzhya plant meet all world quality and safety standards.

Closed joint stock company “IVECCO-Motor Sich”, being in co-ownership with Italian company “IVECCO”, produces not only autos, but also products for a installation into Ukrainian techniques as well as for exporting. Zaporizhzhya manufacturer produces 70-110 h.p. autos, transmissions and engines. In the future, depending on the market demand, the widening of the outputting model line is planed. It will be made generally by producing of the heavy tracks for international cargo transportation as well as by upgrading of the existing line of light tracks by the new model, which is already used in Europe . Autos produced by “IVECCO-Motor Sich” come into the market under trademark “IVECCO”.

Aircraft industry develops very dynamically as well. Receiving of the certificate for AN-140 and its modifi cation AN-140-100 by JSC “Motor Sich” has made possible its operation on Ukrainian and international airlines. New products handling, such as a turbo-refrigeration aggregate ATX-55/50 and gasturbine power stations, is occurred.

The metallurgical plant “Zaporizhstal” is one of the most powerful metallurgical enterprises of ferrous metallurgy with a complete metallurgical complex in Europe . Main products of the plant are: foundry iron, hot- and cold-rolled sheet metal, cold roll-formed section and the new resource-saving technology of hot-rolled double weight metal rolls production was implemented. There is being mastering of high-quality automobile-body sheet. The plant exports its products to more than 50 countries all over the world.

JSC “Zaporizhtransformator” is one of the biggest world manufactures of power and special transformers, electric reactors for the power stations, substations of industrial objects and other users.

JSC “Ukrgraphite” – is a leading Ukrainian enterprise producing graphitized electrodes for electrosmelting, orethermical and other types of smelting furnaces, carbon masses for Soderberg's electrodes, felting materials on carbon base for the metallurgy, machine building, chemical and other industrial enterprises. Accordingly to the results of Ukrainian rating of 2000 enterprise's products were rewarded by the name “The highest sample”.

JSC “Aluminum rod plant” – is the only Ukrainian manufacturer of aluminum products for electrotechnical purposes by the method of non-stop casting. The enterprise was one of the fi rst in Ukraine certifi cated by the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard.

JSC “Zaporizhzhya abrasive plant” is the leader in abrasive tools production in Central Europe . “Know-how” of the enterprise is the technology of electroemery production from bauxite agglomerates.

JSC “Azovcable” is the most powerful specialized enterprise in Ukraine , which produces more than four thousand of different type of cables.

JSC “Azmol” – one of the most powerful Ukrainian enterprises of chemical industry. Products of JSC “Azmol” are always in demand not only within Ukraine and CIS-countries, but in far abroad states as well.

CJSC “Zaporizhkran” is a leader of cranes and crane equipments production in Eastern Europe and in the countries of CIS.

JSC “Refma” is the unique Ukraine 's enterprise producing refrigerating machines of various productivities.

JSC “Brewery and non-alcoholic combinat “Salvutych” – is one of the leaders of East-European brewery and the most modern enterprise with high level of technical process automation. The quality of more than ten types of “Slavutych”-beer is confi rmed by many national and international rewards.

CJSC “Pologivs'kiy oil extracting plant” is the largest enterprise of oil cultures processing in Ukraine and in the countries of CIS.

Such companies as “Selena” and “Elegant” present clothing industry of region not only at the Ukrainian and CIS market, but they also fruitfully cooperate with West European countries. Zaporizhzhya manufacturer's clothes for the world class quality were rewarded by the Diploma “Golden Bayda” and a name “The highest sample”. Despite of the constant demand from the leading French, Britain , German, Austrian and Switzerland companies for the products of Zaporizhzhya manufacturers, joint stock companies “Selena” and “Elegant” are available for any type of cooperation with any interested enterprises.

The power-generating complex of Zaporizhzhya is the most powerful in Ukraine . There was 29% of total Ukrainian power generated in Zaporizhzhya region in 2005 year.

There is Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant – the biggest European NPP generating 6000 MW. Zaporizhzhya NPP today – is a modern highly technological enterprise well-known all over the world. The complex of measures that guarantees safety and pollution-free production of the electric power is applied here.