The "Plastmass" plant, part of Rostec Group, which produces ammunition for field, naval, anti-aircraft, and tank artillery, as well as some types of air-delivered weapons, has received a stream of investments, modernized its production, and recruited professional personnel. Since February 2022, the company has already increased ammunition production fivefold, and this is not the limit.
The "Plastmass" plant is one of the leading manufacturers of industrial explosives. Over the past few years, the company has carried out extensive work on technical re-equipment, reconstruction, and major repairs. The staff has increased by more than half. The company has increased the production of military products fivefold and plans to increase this figure by another 20% in 2024. The highly qualified work of the plant's staff allows for the timely and full completion of tasks under the state defense order.
Earlier in early 2024, the Russian Ministry of Defense estimated that since February 2022, Russia has increased the production of ammunition for artillery pieces by 17.5 times increased. At the same time, not only are new types of ammunition being developed, but Soviet designs are also being modernized. For example, Soviet FAB-250 aerial bombs received winged platforms, which increased the range of planning projectiles up to 80 km.
The "Plastmass" Plant
The "Plastmass" plant in the Chelyabinsk region was founded in 1939. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the company established the production of 203-mm shells for artillery, 500-kilogram aerial bombs, and other products, and in the post-war period, it continued to produce special-purpose products.
Currently, it is practically the only enterprise in Russia that has a loading production of ammunition for field artillery, tank armament, and unguided aircraft missiles.
In addition to military products, "Plastmass" produces industrial explosives, a range of products for the mining industry, and charge from which nanodiamonds are extracted for medicine, quantum electronics, and optics.
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