page_title: Sloviansk
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Sloviansk / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Balneological Institute in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Українська: Бальнеологічний інститут у Слов'янську, Донецька область, Україна
context_page_description: Sloviansk; prior to 1784 - Tor is a city of oblast significance in Donetsk Oblast, eastern part of Ukraine. It also serves as the administrative center of the Sloviansk Raion, though it does not belong to the raion. It was founded in 1676. The city was one of the focal points in the early stages of the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine as it was the first city to be seized by Russia-backed military troops. It was retaken by Ukrainian forces in July 2014. Population: 111,486.
context_section_description: The principal industry of the city concerns machine building: 
  The Slovvazhmash heavy-machinery production plant which produces chemical equipment for coke production and use for the businesses in Lipetsk, Kemerovo and Cherepovets. Companies in Mariupol, Kryvyi Rih, Donetsk, and Kamianske use their products.
  The Betonmash machine-building factory which produces concrete mixing plants, spare parts for mining equipment and metal works, parts for coke ovens. The factory provides foundry services for companies across Donetsk Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
  The Sloviansk mechanical plant which employs approximately four hundred people. It produces chemical equipment for coke production as well as overhead cranes and other machinery.
  The Artem Armature-insulator factory.
  A factory producing high-voltage insulators for hydroelectric power stations and thermal power-stations.
  Currently the city is an important health resort providing spa treatments and mud baths using mud from the bottom of salt lakes located nearby.
caption: Sloviansk Balneological Institute
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