Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
About the company
On May 29, 1929 the Soviet government made a decision to build a Tractor plant in Chelyabinsk. In spring, 1930 the construction project was completed, and 3 years later the factory already produced the first Soviet crawler tractor Stalinets-60. Since 1939 the plant started the production of military equipment, and in 1940, ChTZ made its first tank.
During the Great Patriotic War ChTZ and other plants evacuated to Chelyabinsk formed the famous "Tankograd" - the factory for tank production. The enterprise became the first in the world that had assembly line production of tanks.
After the war, ChTZ returned to peaceful production. ChTZ tractors were highly desirable both in the USSR and abroad. Chelyabinsk machines were widely used in various sectors of the Soviet economy , in the construction of the Volga-Don Canal , land clearing and other ambitious projects. In 1984 the plant produced its millionth tractor. In 1992 the company was transformed into ChTZ-Uraltrak, later Uraltrac LLC. In March, 2011 ChTZ joined the Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod. At present Chelyabinsk Tractor plant remains one of the leaders of the domestic engineering, producing new pieces of equipment, and actively selling its products both in Russia and abroad.
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In the early 1930s the construction of such a plant as ChTZ in the Soviet Union required not only big money, but also the international experience in the field of engineering. That is why the plant construction project was prepared by the company "Albert Kahn Inc." from Detroit, which previously created the construction projects of Ford and General Motors plants in the United States. For this purpose in Detroit there was organized a special design office " Chelyabinsk Tractor Plent " in which Soviet and American engineers developed the plant project. Besides designing , foreign companies were actively involved in providing ChTZ with modern equipment. Equipment was produced and delivered by the companies from Germany, USA, France and England.
Taking into account the fact that the plant was one of the most modern machine-building enterprises of that time, its products soon gained recognition in the global market. In 1937 tractor S-65 won the "Grand Prix" at the World Exhibition in Paris, in the 1960s ChTZ tractors got gold medals in international technical exhibitions, and in 1988 Tractor T-800 was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's first super-power tractor.
Exports always took an important part in ChTZ corporate activities. In Soviet times ChTZ products were mainly exported to the countries of the socialist camp. The Chelyabinsk machines worked worldwide, participating in a variety of tasks and projects. The ChTZ products of the Soviet period are still famous around the world. For example, in the museum of engineering troops in Vietnam there is a tractor T-100,used in the construction of fortifications during the Vietnam war.
In the 1990s, ChTZ exports decreased due to the decline of production volume. However, in the early 2000s, the company began an active policy to restore the previous international bonds and increase exports. The enterprise resumed the supply of products to the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Moreover, ChTZ managed to come into the markets of Southeast Asia and Africa.
In 2002 ChTZ resumed foreign supplies of cast iron grates, inlets, manholes to Europe. Currently ChTZ products can be seen on the streets of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Finland.
In 2007 exports achieved a quarter of the total production volume of the enterprise. The same year CTZ participated in the International Industrial Exhibition in Hanoi "VIIF-2007", the international trade fair for construction machinery and equipment "Caucas Build" in Tbilisi. Furthermore, the factory made a big contract with a company from Indonesia on the delivery of bulldozers, loaders and pipe-layers.
Due to the proper export policy, ChTZ was recognized the best Russian exporter in 2006 and 2007. In 2009 ChTZ products got European certificates, and thus was allowed to establish joint ventures with the countries of the European Union. In 2010, together with the Italian foundry partners ChTZ commissioned a mini-factory.
ChTZ has traditional export bonds with companies in the Middle East, Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, including Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia and others. Today ChTZ smoothly increases production capacities, and expands the sales geography, what make the ChTZ products remain competitive at the Russian and international markets.
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