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On a south-east of China in Yingtan city (Jiangxi province) realization of project “Creation of Chinese-Kazakhstan Joint Venture on production of beryllium copper in strips” is continued. The leaders of Joint Venture Yingtan Ulba Shine Metal Materials Co. Ltd in the person of A. Suleymenov carry on negotiations with potential customers of future products, which nowadays use products of JV competitors.

Adjustment of technology of melting CuBe billets for rolling is going on with a sure pace. UMP’s technical experts like Valery Savchuk, George Fominykh and Sergey Klimov help Chinese colleagues in the process of adjustment and development of operating conditions. All the works keep in appropriate schedule.

There are good perspectives for collaboration between TOSHIBA Corporation and NAK Kazatomprom, which are based on signed Memorandum of understanding. This Memorandum was a logical continuation of issue about strengthening of relationships, which was declared by the leaders of two countries – Japan and Kazakhstan.

Beryllium Production of UMP is actively studying the possibility of sales on Japanese market. Negotiations with concerned Japanese companies about shipments of our beryllium products for testing are carried on and new areas of collaboration are discussed.

Alexey Chuvilin
Deputy Director of Beryllium Production
Marketing and Strategic planning

“UMP-Inform”, #23, 24/10/2008