info@vmkko.ru +7 (8442) 748-777 RED OCTOBER VOLGOGRAD METALLURGICAL PLANT Story The history of "Krasny Oktyabr" is a series of striking events inscribed in the common chronicle of the labor victories of our country. In November 1898 the first open-hearth furnace was put into operation. It is this date that is considered the official foundation day of the plant. During the years of the first five-year plans (1929-1940), the plant was radically reconstructed and turned into the most important base for the production of high-quality steel for the enterprises of the automobile, tractor industry, agricultural enterprises. mechanical engineering. Increasing the rate of production and mastering new grades, by 1941 the enterprise became the only metallurgical giant in the South of the country, producing 9% of all steel produced for the defense industry of the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45. the plant was completely destroyed, but after 5 months. after the end of the Battle of Stalingrad on July 31, 1943, the plant produced the first steel melting, and on August 31 - the first ton of rolled steel. By 1949, the pre-war level of production had been surpassed. The plant received its current structure and final specialization already in the post-war period. The main production facilities were launched in the 50s - 70s. By 1986, the plant had a production potential capable of producing 2 million tons of steel per year and 1.5 million tons of rolled products. Its share was 12% of quality steel production in the country, including Stainless steels - 14%, electroslag remelted steel - 52%. The assortment of the plant included 500 grades of steel produced according to the standards of the Russian Federation, Germany, USA, Japan. Today "Krasny Oktyabr" is one of the most powerful enterprises of special steels in Russia, the leading manufacturer of stainless steel in the country. 1890 1900 1920 1930 1941 1946 7 2004 Permanent link: http://www.vmzko.ru/istorija-zavoda.html © VMK "Red October" 2010 - RSS (news) | Site Map