Annual Report 2017
Efficiency improvement
and sustainable development
Annual Report 2017
Business Assets and Operational Results
TVEL Fuel Company comprises three complexes for type-specific production of the front end nuclear fuel cycle, and scientific and design-engineering assets.

For detailed structure of TVEL Fuel Company please refer to http://www.tvel.ru/wps/wcm/connect/tvel/tvelsite/about/structure/

Competencies of enterprises of TVEL Fuel Company
8.46
RUB mln/person
Labor efficiency

Nuclear Fuel
Fabrication
Complex

Gas Centrifuge
Complex

Separation-Sublimation
Complex

Machine
Building

Metallurgy

New Energy

R&D

Chemistry

Additive
Technologies
Competencies of enterprises of TVEL Fuel Company
8.46
RUB mln/person Labor efficiency
Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Complex
Gas Centrifuge Complex
Separation-Sublimation Complex
Machine Building
Metallurgy
New Energy
R&D
Chemistry
Additive Technologies

The plans on production and sales of products and services in the reporting year were fulfilled to the full extent, which ensured compliance with all contractual commitments of the Company to Russian and foreign customers.

Separation-Sublimation Complex (SSC) comprises a group of integrated plants engaged in enrichment and conversion of uranium.

In 2017 the plan of SSC enterprises for production of enriched uranium products and achievement of the set capacity utilization factor was accomplished to the full extent.

Table 20

Labor efficiency dynamics of the separation and sublimation complex, RUB mln/person

Subsidiary companies

2015

2016

2017

∆ 2017/ 2016, %

SGChE JSC

3.88

4.73

5.17

9%

AECC JSC

4.54

5.90

7.04

19%

PA ECP JSC

5.77

6.78

7.41

9%

UEIP JSC

9.40

10.49

11.18

7%

Milestones 2017:

  • In 2017 ChMP JSC using the facilities for uranium tetrafluoride production* continued recycling of off-grade warehouse uranium to uranium oxide with further shipping for sublimation production at SGChE JSC to get uranium hexafluoride and its involvement in nuclear fuel cycle.
  • 5 sections of gas centrifuges of the 9th generation were commissioned at UEIP JSC.
  • SGChE JSC put into operation the fourth series of electrolyzers for fluorine production to increase conversion production capacity.
* In 2016 production of uranium tetrafluoride by ChMZ JSC was terminated; conversion program was transferred to SGChE JSC.

Main objectives 2018 and in the midterm of the separation-sublimation complex of TVEL FC:

  • Completion of off-grade warehouse uranium recycling.

Launch of fluorine production unit has marked the final stage of the major project for reconstruction of the sublimate plant capacities that will enable essential increase in uranium hexafluoride production volume.

Thus, the program for concentration at SGChE JSC of all conversion cycle of TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom is completed.

There was no need in construction of separate building to launch the fourth series of electrolyzers: the available building at the industrial site of the sublimate plant was used for this purpose. There was also need in production of electrolyzers: ready for service units were purchased from AECC JSC.

Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Complex (NFFC) – ) is a group of subsidiary industrial enterprises that manufacture nuclear fuel for various reactors.

The main activity of TVEL Fuel Company is production and sales of fuel assemblies for power and research reactors. The planned volume of the manufactured fuel products is determined in accordance with preliminary orders made by consumers based on the plans of primary charging and recharging. In 2017 the plan of TVEL Fuel Company for production of nuclear fuel was implemented in full.

Table 21

Labor efficiency dynamics of the fabrication complex, RUB mln/person

Subsidiary companies

2015

2016

2017

∆ 2017/ 2016, %

Machine-Building Plant (MSZ PJSC)

5.20

5.46

5.33

-2%

Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP PJSC)

4.83

4.92

6.04

23%

Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMP JSC)

4.02

4.58

4.38

-4%

Moscow Polymetal Plant (MZP JSC)

1.56

0.97

4.48

362%

Milestones 2017:

  • Launch and timely production of FA simulators for Unit No.1 of Belorusian NPP;
  • production and shipment of initial loading fuel set for Unit No.4 of Rostov NPP;
  • production and shipment to the customer of initial loading fuel set for Unit No. 4 of Tianwan NPP (China);
  • production and shipment of FA and targets for research reactor "Maria" (Poland);
  • commencement of operation of new acid storage facility at MSZ JSC.

Main objectives 2018 of the nuclear fuel fabrication complex of TVEL FC:

  • production and delivery to the customer of the initial loading fuel for Unit No.1 of Belorusian NPP;
  • Supply of MOX fuel for BN-800 reactor;
  • development and launch of new facility for uranium dioxide power production;
  • launch of upgraded production of fuel for research reactors at NCCP PJSC.

Gas Centrifuge Complex (GCC) - is a group of subsidiary industrial enterprises producing gas centrifuges (GC) and accessories for enterprises of the separation-sublimation complex.

Plans for batch production of GC-9, GC-9+ and pilot batches of new advanced GC were implemented to the full extent.

Table 22

. Labor efficiency dynamics of the gas centrifuge complex, RUB mln/person

Subsidiary companies

2015

2016

2017

∆ 2017/ 2016, %

KMZ PJSC

2.33

2.58

2.79

8%

Launch of batch production of GC-9+ and qualification tests of batch production became major milestones 2017. Performance efficiency of the upgraded gas centrifuge is considerably superior to its previous version, and its production cost is lower.

Main objectives 2018 of the GC complex of TVEL Fuel Company:

  • completion of works on concentration of gas centrifuge production at KMZ PJSC in one process building in the framework of the investment program "New facility for gas centrifuges production";
  • production of pilot batches of long-range GC;
  • follow-on works on cost improvement of GC production.

Medium-term objectives - batch production of new generation GC.

Scientific and Production Association

With the purpose to improve research and design activity and to provide full life cycle of the products (from marketing to disposal), in 2015 TVEL Fuel Company implemented the first stage of establishment of the scientific and production association (SPA). The scientific-design and technological competencies of three design bureaus (NRDC LLC, OKB-Nizhny Novgorod JSC, Centrotech-SPb JSC) were united.

In 2016 consolidation of main activity of the above-mentioned companies with the production enterprises Uralpribor LLC and ZEP LLC was completed. The companie’s organizational structure was established at the basis of UGCMP LLC (Novouralsk) with responsibility subdivision into the section of new businesses development, the section of gas centrifuges development, and the section of operational activity. In January 2017 the company was officially renamed as SPA Centrotech LLC*

* Centrotech-SPb JSC (Saint Petersburg) is the leading design bureau established in 1945, with huge experience and rich history. Taking into account that Centrotech-SPb JSC joined the developing SPA, the continuity in history and the best traditions of the consolidated enterprises became an important argument to choose the name and logo "Centrotech".

Thus, the unified production and design complex for development and manufacturing of gas centrifuges for Russian uranium enrichment and for production of non-nuclear products was established in Novouralsk.

In accordance with the corporate strategy 2017-2022 the revenue of SPA Centrotech LLC from sales of non-nuclear products should increase from RUB 284 mln to RUB 3.8 bln.

Table 23

Labor efficiency dynamics of the scientific-production complex, RUB mln/person.*

2015

2016

2017

∆ 2017/ 2016, %

2.99

1.91

2.06

8%

* Data 2015-2016 include UGCMP LLC indicators.

Launch of batch production of GC-9+ jointly with KMZ PJSC is the major milestone 2017 for SPA Centrotech LLC.

In 2018 an industrial cluster may appear in Novouralsk

In 2017 the enterprises of TVEL Fuel Company in Sverdlovsk region - UEIP JSC and Centrotech SPA LLC started establishment of Novouralsk Industrial Cluster (NIC) with a focus on machine-building.

At the fist stage NIC will include ten industrial enterprises of Novouralsk, including the city-forming UEIP JSC and Centrotech SPA LLC, as well as ANK-Service LLC and UEIP Atommashkompleks LLC.

It is planned that at NIC the pool of the key competences will be set, including those required for development of the machine-building complex in Sverdlovsk region, and industrial cooperation of enterprises in the most promising lines of production, including the import substitution.

The status of industrial cluster gives the right to apply for state subsidies out of the federal budget to recover 50% of incurred costs. At the moment, the maximal recoverable amount within one project makes about RUB 200 million per year. The recoverable costs include the costs of training, working out of the design documentation, licensing and certification, production and testing of prototypes and pilot batches, and other events.

Under the road map, in 2018 Novouralsk Industrial Cluster will be included in the register of industrial clusters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

The industrial cluster format is the tool of state support of industry and import substitution intended to promote industrial cooperation by establishment of new production chains and integration into the existing ones. Under the regulator's requirements the industrial cluster must comprise at least ten enterprises. At least 20% of products manufactured by each participant (except for manufacturer of the finished product), must be used at other enterprises of the same cluster. State support of industrial clusters includes budgetary recovery of costs on a number of organizational and technological activities.

General Industrial Activities

Development of non-nuclear business - is one of priority tasks set by ROSATOM to the enterprises of nuclear industry. The basis used for determination of new businesses development is as follows: competences accumulated for the years of nuclear production development, and availability of highly skilled personnel.

It is also important that new products manufactured at the newly established productions must be in demand on out-of-the-industry markets, new for TVEL Fuel Company, outside the limits of nuclear fuel cycle. This is ensured due to application of modern and efficient technologies, obtained owing to successful work in the traditional nuclear field.

TVEL Fuel Company addresses the range of inter-related issues through establishment of new high-technology businesses. New technologies in nuclear production provide advantages in technological process, contributing to increase of equipment capacity, rise of degree of automation. This results in reduction of workforce requirements at nuclear production.

Development of new non-nuclear businesses is a real opportunity to employ personnel dismissed due to optimization of main nuclear production and to ensure social stability in the regions of presence.

Development of general industrial activities of the Company resulted in 2017 in preservation of 90 jobs.

As of the end of 2017 there were created 2.500 jobs with general industrial activities.

Moreover, new businesses mean additional revenue, and consequently additional budget revenue that may be allocated to address different issues in the regions of presence of TVEL Fuel Company.

Objectives aimed at strengthening of the Company positions on new markets require rapid development of scientific and technical potential, which in turn implies need for improvement of R&D, projects, production, economy, promotions and sales management systems. In 2017, the Company started the works on establishment of management system for second business core development.

At present time TVEL Fuel Company implements 61 non-nuclear business projects. The projects are at different stages, total funding in 2017 amounted to RUB 900 mln. Revenue from general industrial activities made RUB 11 billion.

Main projects:

  • "Development of metal multipowder 3D Printer production";
  • "Establishment of pilot metal powder production" (including for additive technologies);
  • "Arrangement and mastering of titanium production";
  • "Increase of calcium wire production";
  • "Establishment at NCCP PJSC of the Centre of Competences for Development and Production of Lithium Chemical Cells";
  • "Arrangement of energy storage systems production";
  • "Development of isotope production at PA ECP JSC";
  • "Development of pigment titanium dioxide production";
  • "Development of high-purity quartz concentrate production";
  • "Improvement of existing industrial complex for automotive catalysts production".

Second business core development supposes increase of interests to 18% revenue from non-nuclear products in total revenue of TVEL Fuel Company by 2030. These are challenging plans that require concentration of resources. Total revenue from non-nuclear products sales must be at least RUB 143 billion by 2030.

Main efforts in the second business core development are connected with expansion of market presence of non-nuclear products, implementation of investment projects, transactions on acquisition of equity in companies with the required competences and potential for development. The works are on-going to create the management systems for non-nuclear businesses development.

The following directions of non-nuclear activity are being developed: New Energy, Machine Building, Metallurgy, Chemistry.

Figure 7
Key directions of new businesses development in TVEL FC


Metallurgy

  • Special metallurgy
  • Titanium metallurgy
  • Superconductive materials and superwire


Chemistry

  • Stable isotopes
  • Catalysts
  • Fluorine compounds

Machine
Building

  • Instrument engineering
  • Equipment for NFC
  • Equipment for oil and gas industry

ADDITIVE
TECHNOLOGIES*

  • 3D printers
  • Powders and expendables
  • Software

New
energy

  • Lithium and lithiumbased materials
  • Materials for Li-Ion cells
  • Accumulators and electric power generators, fuel elements
* Read more about this direction on page 103, section "Intellectual capital".

In 2017 the works started to bring out the most challenging and large-scale activity to integrators - independent legal entities. The purpose of the integrators - is concentration of resources on development of marketable and efficient key-activity specific businesses.

Table 24

Integrator

Integrator

Purpose of establishment

Additive technologies (approved)

Business development in the sphere of full range additive technologies (production of granulated metal powder, 3D printers and services rendering)

Energy storage devices (approved)

Establishment of vertically-integrated company with own import-substituting production of smart materials and storage cells

Oil service

Establishment of system integrator for integrate approach to oil services rendering, with own import-substituting production of equipment

Metallurgy

Establishment of system integrator of metallurgical products to deal with import-substitution of key metallurgical products

Metallurgy

In this field TVEL Fuel Company made considerable progress: in 2017 sales growth of titanium products was 49%, calcium wire for liquid steel processing - more than 40%, products of hafnium and niobium - 18 and 45% respectively. Demand for metals and alloys with the enhanced characteristics (strength, weight, workability), as well as increase of steel and alloys smelting efficiency will contribute to development of this direction within the industry integrator. On the core Russian market estimated at RUB 180 billion the share of TVEL Fuel Company by 2025 may reach 7%.

Table 25

Metallurgy

New businesses

Products

Basic enterprises

Scope

Supplies geography

Special metallurgy

  • Zirconium alloys

ChMP JSC

  • Electric Power
  • Machine Building
  • Medicine
  • Metallurgy

Russian Federation

  • Hafnium

Russian Federation/Great Britain

  • Calcium metal
  • Calcium injection wire

Russian Federation/Estonia, Kazakhstan, Norway, France, Latvia, Belgium, Sweden

  • Nickel filtering elements, powders

Centrotech SPA LLC

Russian Federation

Titanium metallurgy (full range titanium production)

  • Seamless titanium tubes, ingots, forgings, rods, wire

ChMP JSC

  • Different engineering industries: aircraft engineering, ship-building, engine-building, etc., medicine

Russian Federation/Germany

Superconductive materials and superwire

  • Superconductive wires

ChMP JSC

  • Electric power
  • Medicine
  • Transportation
  • Telecommunications systems

Russian Federation

  • High-strength nanocomposite superwire

Research and Production Enterprise "Nanoelectro" LLC

Russian Federation

Titanium production

Over the last five years ChMP JSC has carried out organizational, scientific-research and design-experimental activities: regulatory framework has been prepared and ingot production process has been elaborated.

The plant has launched batch production of more than 250 products out of 19 alloys, including intermetallic titanium-based alloys. Main types of products - are ingots, rods, seamless tubes and welding wire. Production of unique capillary tubes and tubes with spiral fining has been mastered.

The products of the plant have number of serious competitive strengths, in particular: full-range production (from ingot melting to the end product) of seamless tubes within one production site - the only one in Russia.

Under the contract the specialists of ChMP JSC have elaborated the manufacturing process for the products most demanded on the European market, in compliance with requirements of foreign standards.

In 2017 production of spring wire for automotive industry was launched.

Through adoption of technological conversions of new alloys, ChMZ JSC will increase the level of competences development, expand the product range and strengthen the positions of TVEL Fuel Company on the world market.

Under conditions of strict requirements set by the designers to improvement of physic-chemical properties and specification of materials and alloys for the updated and new articles and components for aircraft, ship- and machine-building industries, titanium production at ChMZ JSC will be focused on development of the range of products out of new alloys.

Contract with Hermith GmbH

In late 2016 ChMP JSC signed a five-year contract with Hermith GmbH - European distributor of titanium products. In 2017 the contract was ratified.

Under the contract the specialists of ChMP JSC elaborated the range of products, most demanded on the European market, in compliance with technical requirements of foreign standards. In February 2017 the first batch, comprising mostly the pilot samples, was shipped to the customer for control tests. Qualification stage provided by the contract will make it possible to set the rate of increase in scope of future supplies. The contract provides for annual manifold increase in scope of supply, and the peak will fall on 2021.

In the first quarter there were shipped 12 tons of titanium products for aircraft industry, more than 4.5 tons for medical industry that sets special requirements to the product quality. In 2017, ChMP JSC launched production of titanium spring wire. In autumn the first qualification batch was shipped to the Italian company Ferrari. New lines of cooperation with Hermith GmbH include also titanium wire for additive technologies and titanium spring wire.

 

5
-year
contract with Hermith GmbH
Delivery to the European market more than 1 thous. tons of different titanium products made by ChMZ JSC.
Total contract value exceeds
>2
billion RUB.

Titanium for the world shipbuilding industry

ChMP JSC produces more than 50% of titanium welding wire for the Russian shipbuilding market. The enterprise also produces more than 15 items of titanium welding wire applied in welding of elements of hull structures of vessels.

Titanium wire produced by ChMP JSC has additional advantages due to the low hydrogen content and the quality of outer surface. The innovative product showed good results with the leading enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation and enterprises of the Russian power engineering industry.

In summer 2017, at the International Maritime Defence Show in Saint-Petersburg ChMP JSC presented innovative technological solutions for the world shipbuilding industry.

During the International Maritime Defence Show specialists of ChMP JSC reached an agreement on cooperation with titanium roll stock consumers. More than 50 negotiation with major shipbuilding enterprises were held.

 

By 2022 ChMZ JSC can hold more than

30%
of the Russian titanium market.

Revenue of ChMZ from sales of non-nuclear products must increase

4.6
times (from RUB 2.7 bln in 2017 to RUB 12.6 bln by the end of 2022).
The application of titanium tubes in the "heart" of nuclear-power icebreaker proves quality and reliability of titanium products by ChMZ JSC. This unique article represents the main structural element of the reactor of nuclear-powered vessels.

Production of high-duty titanium alloys

ChMP JSC successfully mastered the unique manufacturing process of commercial-grade large ingots of high-duty alloys based on titanium intermetallides VIT-1 and VTI-4.

The technology adopted at TVEL JSC enterprises contributed to successful execution of the order for ingot production (weighing 450 kg each one) for the purposes of the Russian aircraft industry by smelting the large ingots with diameter 450 mm, with estimated weight up to 1.480 kg with subsequent cutting into the parts with the required weight. This process scheme resulted in substantial improvement of key indicators of metallurgical process, and enabled metal loss reduction at interstage operations and labor costs, as compared to smelting of small ingots. Scope of smelting and orders schedules decreased, and volume of products increased.

Due to the big diameter of ingots and their weight, there were chosen the optimal modes of electrodes preheating prior to smelting and cooling-down of ingots. Special attention was given to the ingots with high level of uniformity (distribution efficiency) of alloying elements. All these actions made it possible to avoid defects of the ingots and to get the required quality of the products.

Superconductive materials and superwire

Production of the components for electrical wire

In 2017, ChMP JSC shipped to Research and Production Enterprise "Nanoelectro" LLC the pilot batch of conductive cores made of copper, chrome and niobium, for the winding heat-resistant wire ПОЖ-700. This type of wire is applied in the reactors' (VVER) control and safety system, and improves their reliability.

A new product represents the rectangular-sectioned wire made of copper alloy. Production process was developed by Research and Production Enterprise "Nanoelectro" LLC, and was introduced by the plant specialists using the facilities and unique up-to-date equipment of the shop for production of superconducting materials, that was established at ChMP JSC during execution of works under ITER International Project. In future the enterprise is ready to master the production of conductive cores with different cross-sections and of various alloys, in compliance with the requirements of the customers.

Special metallurgy

Calcium injection wire

In 2017 ChMP JSC concluded contracts for delivery of Calcium injection wire to the major Russian steel companies: Severstal PJSC, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works PJSC, NLMK PJSC.

In 2017 the calcium wire was qualified for liquid steel processing by foreign customer at ArcelorMittal plants.

In August 2017 TVEL Fuel Company shipped the batch of FA jackets manufactured by Chepetsky Mechanical Plant for the multi-purpose nuclear-powered icebreaker Arctic.

These seamless thin-walled hexagonal tubes made of zirconium alloy with the walls 1.6 mm thick are manufactured in Russia at ChMZ according to the unique and exclusive technology, developed by the specialists of the plant in cooperation with the scientists of VNIINM JSC.

Hexagonal tubes for reactor plant are the super-duty articles with strict requirement to quality. High purity of surface, improved accuracy of lines and faces - these are the key factors of the essential production steps. Finishing process steps require delicate workmanship, because a hexagonal tube is a deformable thin-walled difficult-to-make profile.

The production scheme developed by the specialists of ChMZ metallurgy centre, the unique process, facilities and instrumentation make it possible to produce hexagonal tubes in compliance with customer requirements.

Production of equipment for zirconium manufacturing

Improvement of zirconium manufacturing is the strategical objective of TVEL Fuel Company, that will strengthen position of ROSATOM on the world nuclear fuel market.

In 2017 the machine-building complex of ChMP JSC was the first in Russia to produce the unique processing equipment out of HASTELLOY (rare alloy resistant to highly aggressive media) - the absorption column for zirconium chlorides and hafnium separation unit.

This new equipment of ChMP JSC made it possible to reach new quality of zirconium, and the team of the subsidiary company has got new competences. ChMP JSC became the first enterprise in Russia to work with HASTELLOY alloy on an industrial scale.

The absorption column has successfully passed the acceptance tests and complies with all quality requirements.

The machine-building complex of ChMP JSC has also set the rectifying and splitter columns. They will comprise the plant that will make it possible to produce nuclear purity zirconium (free of any impurities), to reduce power consumption and to speed up manufacturing and technical processes.

Hafnium

TVEL Fuel Company develops the first Russian high-tech production of hafnium out of hydrometallurgical wastes of ChMP JSC for the needs of metallurgy, nuclear power engineering, defence industry and electronics.

The elaboration by the plant specialist is considered to be unique, since for the first time in Russia within one enterprise there was established the full-range process cycle for hafnium oxide production: from zircon and impurity elements to the finished products with at least 99% content of the base material.

Hafnium oxide is applied to obtain anoxic compounds (carbides, borides, nitrides) that are used for production of hard, wear-resistant coatings for heated assemblies and parts of air-space equipment, the tools for high-speed processing and high-temperature materials. It is also applied in production of special grades of glass for fibre-optic articles, as film-forming materials in optical fabrication.

Revenue of ChMP JSC from delivery of products made of hafnium to foreign customers increased eight times in the reporting year as compared to 2016, and amounted to more than RUB 100 mln. In 2017 the enterprise completed the process of iodide hafnium development.

Chemistry

Growth in demand of isotope products is the crucial factor for development of isotope products manufacturing.

Production of stable isotopes

ECP remains the world leader in stable isotopes production: its products cover more than 40% of requirements of the world market. In 2017 the Company developed and delivered stable isotopes for international and home scientific projects:production and delivery of 40 kg batch of Germanium-76 isotope; production of 6 kg of polycrystalline silicon-28. PA Electrochemical Plant JSC after long-term pause has delivered the batch of Germanium-76 isotope to continue the tests in search of neutrinoless double beta decay that are carried out by international scientific collaboration GERDA. The delivery has been performed under the contract concluded between M. Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics and JSC Isotope - the official supplier of isotopic complex of ROSATOM State Corporation.

The first Germanium-76 for GERDA project was developed at PA ECP JSC in 2004-2005. At that time the company obtained the competences under the special requirements set to production, storage and transportation of this product.

Due to the proper logistic scheme developed by the specialists of PA ECP JSC together with JSC Isotope, new batch of Germanium-76 was delivered in due time to the purchaser who carried out the isotope quality tests and proved its compliance with the contract terms. In addition to provision of high chemical purity and content of target isotope, PA ECP JSC has completed non-routine tasks to comply with requirements to storage and transportation of the products. Interim storage of Germanium isotopes has been organized in underground storehouse in special-purpose enclosure to protect the products from cosmic radiation. The specialists of the enterprise have also manufactured special transport and storage container with functionality similar to underground enclosure.

Table 26

Химия

New businesses

Products

Basic enterprises

Scope

Supplies

Production of stable isotopes

  • Production of 95 isotopes of 19 chemical elements: Ar, W, Ge, Fe, Ir, Cd, Si, Kr, Xe, Mo, Ni, Sn, Os, Pb, Se, S, Te,C, Zn.

PA ECP JSC
SGChE JSC
NCCP PJSC

  • Industries
  • Medicine
  • Research of new generation elementary particles properties
  • Agriculture
  • Metrology
  • Researches in the sphere of geology, biology, oceanology, etc.

Russian Federation,
USA,
Germany,
Canada,
Korea,
Great Britain,
Uzbekistan,
China,
Japan,
France

Catalysts

  • Autocatalysts

Ecoalliance LLC (UEIP JSC subsidiary)

  • Industries
  • Transportation

Russian Federation

  • Zeolite catalysts for petroleum chemistry

NCCP PJSC

  • Industry

Russian Federation

Fluorine compounds

  • Extra pure anhydrous fluorine hydrogen

ECP JSC
SGChE JSC

  • Nuclear, oil-producing and chemical industry
  • Transport

Russian Federation

  • Trifluoromethanesulfonic Anhydride (Triflic Anhydride)

AECC JSC

  • Pharmaceutical, chemical industry
  • Agricultural chemistry

Russian Federation,
Foreign trade supplies

In May 2017 the representative of the US company QSA Global Inc. visited PA ECP JSC to audit the Quality Management System for compliance with CFR and ISO requirements. Following the audit results it was acknowledged that PA ECP JSC maintains proper quality management system for supply of the enriched stable isotope products under QSA Global Inc. order

Silicon enriched in silicon-28 has been manufactured and delivered under International project (contract with Federal Physical Technical Agency of Germany) for creation of mass standard "Kilogram-3".

In 2017 during implementation of the programme "Development of isotope production at Electrochemical Plant JSC PA", there was put into operation a new unit for production of iridium enriched in stable isotope iridium-191, this will enable increase in production of this isotope.

Disks made of iridium-191 serve as a base for creation of gamma ray radiation source based on iridium-192 radionuclide in non-destructive control systems for evaluation of commercial products' quality using radiography technique.

Finished products in commodity forms made of iridium 191Ir and 192Ir are delivered to USA under the contract concluded between JSC Isotope (the authorized supplier of isotope complex products of ROSATOM to the international market) and the company QSA Global Inc (USA).

1.5
RUB billion
Revenue from sales of products, works and services of general industrial activities in 2017 at PA ECP JSC made RUB 1.5 billion, and exceeds 10% of the annual total revenue of the enterprise
>300
RUB billion
Annual revenue from sales of fluohydric products for the first time ever exceeded RUB 300 million
>14
USD million
Revenue from sales of isotope products on the international market exceeded USD 14 million

If GERDA tests reveal neutrinoless double beta decay, this rare reaction means that neutrino and antineutrino represent the same subnuclear particle, as it was suggested by Ettore Majorana in 1930s.

This will involve adjustment of the Standard model of particle physics, which is considered to be the theoretic foundation of the modern concepts of structure and development of matter.

SGChE JSC manufactures the products under 11 items of stable isotopes, including stannum, sulphur, chrome, lead, wolfram, xenon and others. Stable isotopes are generally applied as starting material for production of radioisotopes that are widely applied in industry, science, and medicine.

Starting from January 1, 2017 the isotope separation plant started commercial operation of high-tech gas centrifuge unit that made it possible to widen the range of production capacity of SGChE JSC, and to ensure utilization of gas centrifuge production capacities.

Revenue from sales of products, works and services of general industrial activities in 2017 at PA ECP JSC made RUB 1.5 billion, and exceeds 10% of the annual total revenue of the enterprise.

Annual revenue from sales of fluohydric products for the first time ever exceeded RUB 300 million, and revenue from sales of isotope products on the international market exceeded USD 14 million.

In 2018 the plant plans to launch new production - Chrome-50 isotope for scientific research in the field of neutrino physics. Chrome-50 will become the 107th isotope (21st chemical element) in the range of production competences of the plant.

In 2017 SGChE JSC concluded long-term contract on delivery of isotope products with Russian manufacturer of medical supplies. Under the five-year contract SGChE JSC undertakes to manufacture and to deliver to the customer the stable isotopes to the amount more than RUB 70 mln for application in diagnostic medical equipment.

Catalysts

Ecoalliance LLC (Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region) - the subsidiary of UEIP JSC - is the only Russian manufacturer of catalysts systems for neutralization of exhaust gases. The enterprise covers full technological cycle: from catalyst development to batch production of exhaust gases neutralizers. Ecoalliance LLC holds 31% of the Russian market of automotive catalysts for gasoline and diesel engines.

Key competences of Ecoalliance LLC:

  • design development and modelling of neutralizers, catalytic collectors of the cars with gasoline and diesel engines complying with the international standards Euro 3, Euro 4, Euro 5, Euro 5+, Euro 6;
  • prototype production;
  • development of catalysts for purification of industrial emissions;
  • production of precious metals salt solutions;
  • services on comprehensive testing to confirm compliance with environmental requirements of automotive transport.

In 2017 Ecoalliance LLC launched commercial operation of dynamometer test stands for light vehicles VULCAN II EMS-CD48L 2WD by HORIBA (Japan). The parties signed the certificate of commencement of commercial operation of the test stand, and acknowledged thereby successful completion of improvement of gas analysis equipment complex of Ecoalliance LLC. This modern test stand enables participation of the subsidiary of the Urals Integrated Electrochemical Plant in supplies of products complying with EURO-5 and EURO-6 standards.

Notwithstanding the difficulties on the Russian automotive market - sales of light vehicles decreased in 2015 by 33% in monetary terms, the market decline continued in 2016, growth began only in 2017 - revenue of Ecoalliance LLC increased. From 2014 to 2017 the revenue increased more than three times (from RUB 0.76 bln to RUB 2.6 bln). In 2017 sales grew from RUB 1.9 bln to RUB 2.6 bln. Development strategy provides for revenue increase up to RUB 4 bln following the results 2022.

Machine Building

In 2017 the design of equipment set (five items) for drilling mud cleaning was developed. Batch production of three items of the equipment for drilling mud cleaning started in 2017, the products were shipped to the consumers. Shipment of the full sets of drilling equipment is scheduled starting from 2018.

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Машиностроение

New businesses

Products

Basic enterprises

Scope

Supplies

Instrument engineering

  • Car electrical equipment

Tochmash VPA

  • Electric Power
  • Industries
  • Transportation

Russian Federation

  • Static frequency converters
  • Dosimeters, radiation meters
  • Controllers
  • Printed circuit boards
  • Connector boxes

Centrotech SPA LLC

  • Electric Power
  • Industries

Russian Federation

Nuclear fuel cycle equipment

  • Core components

Tochmash VPA JSC

  • Electric Power
  • Industries

Russian Federation

Equipment for impurities filtering

  • Filters

Centrotech SPA LLC

  • Electric Power
  • Industries

Russian Federation

Mining industry equipment

  • Oil-fields equipment

Centrotech SPA LLC

  • Mining and processing of mineral resources

Russian Federation

New energy

Energy storage devices

The unified branch integrator for new business line "Energy Storage" was established within the group of TVEL JSC. The estimated total revenue of the integrator will amount to RUB 11 billion by 2030.

The long-term benefits of this direction are provided by market demand for energy storage systems, including for transport, and the initiative of major cities to use green e-transport.

In 2017 Centrotech SPA LLC concluded the contract for elaboration of manufacture and delivery of the products with the leading Russian manufacturer of passenger transport with grid-isolated run. Scopes of delivery are scheduled for 2018-2023. Total amount of deliveries under the contract for the mentioned period will make RUB 8.6 bln.

Lithium and lithium-based materials

In 2017 new projects were initiated for diversification of the lithium products range.

High quality of lithium products was qualified and proved by new clients.

Test sample of current source on solid oxide fuel cells (250 W) has been produced, design of the pilot unit is being updated to comply with changes of the customer requirements.

In-site e-transport of UEIP JSC and PA ECP JSC was re-equipped from conventional storage batteries to lithium-ion batteries.

Energy JSC carried out researches of active material for lithium-ion batteries, and obtained positive results proving applicability of the material in batch production of batteries by Energy JSC.

Electrochemical power sources

In 2017 Centrotech SPA fulfilled a commitment under the contracts with Energy JSC for delivery of electrodes for supercondensers and nickel-cadmium cells. From August 2017 to May 2017 the partners received 325 thousand electrodes.

Production technique of positive electrodes was developed in 1997 by the specialists of electrochemical fabrication of the Plant of electrochemical transducers (at the present time - the subdivisions of Centrotech SPA LLC). Today Centrotech SPA is the only world manufacturer of this product. Its unique character is explained by great electrical capacity of super-thin electrodes.

Electrodes produced by TVEL Fuel Company are intended for production of supercondensers and alkaline cells applied in the power supply systems of civil e-transport, for instance: underground railway, electric vehicles, hybrid cars, electric buses, trolley buses.

Table 28

New energy

New businesses

Products

Basic enterprises

Scope

Supplies

Lithium and lithium-based materials

  • Lithium hydroxide-7
  • Lithium metal
  • Lithium chloride

NCCP PJSC

  • Transportation
  • Electric Power
  • Metallurgy
  • Aircraft
  • Industries
  • Telecommunications Systems

Russian Federation,
Germany,
USA,
Great Britain,
China

Materials for Li-Ion cells

  • Lithium Ferrophosphate

NCCP JSC / Katodnye Materialy (Cathode Materials) LLC (NCCP JSC subsidiary)

Russian Federation

  • Lithium cobaltate
  • Lithium tetrafluoroborate

SGChE JSC

  • Electrolyte fluid for lithium batteries

Accumulators and electric power generators, fuel elements

  • Special purpose (military and space machinery) electrochemical power sources (alkaline fuel cells)
  • Electrochemical power sources on solid oxide fuel cells

Centrotech SPA LLC

  • Electric Power
  • Telecommunications Systems

Russian Federation

In the nearest 5 years NCCP JSC plans to increase revenue from non-nuclear products by 82% to RUB 3.9 billion by 2022.

The enterprise holds strong position on the market of commercial and isotope lithium products.

The way forward is connected with both export development and production of high-technology products - energy storage systems based on chemical cells (Li-ion cells).

The concept of NCCP site development involves continuation of work to upgrade production capacities, and to attract investors for establishment of new productions using the available plant territories.