What makes you say this mob?
They do have extensive experience with all things industrial/carbon/graphite/energy.
Novocherkassk Electrode Plant is the largest graphite electrode producer in Russia and Eastern Europe. The plant bene ts from its proximity to EU markets, as well as to major ports at Baltic, Caspian and Black seas, which allows to guarantee fast and ef cient deliveries worldwide. In Russia the plant is located in the cluster of metallurgical plants which provides an opportunity to ensure outstanding logistics to our client
http://energoprom.ru/en/our_business/products/graphite_electrodes
GROUP HISTORY
2015
ENERGOPROM Group project received financing from the Industry Developments Fund of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russian Federation.
2014
Partnership with Skolkovo.
2013
RUSAL production system is launched at the Group’s plants;
Corporate R&D center signs cooperation agreements with MEPHI, R&D Carbon, RAS Siberian branch, Sigma Innovations centre;
The Group’s representative office opens in Shanghai, China.
2012
ENERGOPROM Group joins Skolkovo innovation centre;
Launch of electronic trading facility B2B ENERGOPROM;
Launch of corporate R&D centre project;
Opening of pre-baked anode factory at the facilities of Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant.
2011
Approval of the ENERGOPROM Group's development strategy up to 2015;
Launch of unique investment projects for the production of pre-baked baked anodes and isostatic graphite at the Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant;
Establishment of the Association of Carbon and Graphite Manufacturers (the Carbon and Graphite Association).
2010
Start of strategic partnership between the ENERGOPROM Group and the State Research Institute of Graphite-Based Structural Composites "NIIgrafit";
Establishment of the first representative office of the ENERGOPROM Group in Europe (Germany).
2009
Novocherkassk and Novosibirsk Electrode Plants receive Best Exporter 2009 awards by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade in nominations "Most dynamically developing Russian exporter" and "Best Exporter to CIS countries".
2008
Rebranding the ENERGOPROM Group enterprises;
Establishment of LLC Donkarb Graphite;
Inclusion of the ENERGOPROM Group in the list of strategic enterprises of the Russian Federation.
2007
The ENERGOPROM Group consolidates shares of Russian electrode companies; ENERGOPROM ranks among the top five world manufacturers of carbon and graphite products.
2006
Transfer of management functions at the electrode plants to ENERGOPROM MANAGEMENT Company;
The Renova Group and Access Industries Company become shareholders of the ENERGOPROM group.
1995
Sart of exclusive cooperation between ZAO ENERGOPROM MANAGEMENT and Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk and Novocherkassk Electrode Plants.
1974
Commissioning of the Novosibirsk Electrode Plant.
1954
Commissioning of the Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant; Commissioning of the Novocherkassk Electrode Plant.
Digging a little deeper they were taken over by Renova whose chairman is worth around $14B USD and has his hand in every pie in Russia and plenty more abroad it seems.
Renova Group is a Russian conglomerate with interests in aluminium, oil, energy, telecoms and a variety of other sectors. The main owner and president is Viktor Vekselberg who founded the company in 1990.[1]
The Renova Group is primarily active in Russia, the C.I.S. states, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States. Its major assets include participation in the oil company TNK-BP and in aluminum producer RUSAL.
http://www.renova.ru/en/about/management/detail/vekselberg_v_f_en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renova_Group
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