Vovchansk Aggregate Plant

Vovchansk Aggregate Plant Вовчанський агрегатний завод
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Built	1970
Location	Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates	50.3006958°N 36.9219556°E / 50.3006958; 36.9219556
Products	Aircraft engines, Automotives Part, Pump
Employees	821
Address	2 Pushkin St., Vovchansk, Ukraine
Website	https://vza.com.ua/

The Vovchansk Aggregate Plant (Ukrainian: Вовчанський агрегатний завод) is a production plant based in the Ukrainian city of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast, that mainly produces hydraulic machinery.

History

Soviet ownership

In 1970, this plant began operation after it was constructed as part of the Soviet's 8th 5-Year-Plan. The plant's main products were pumping stations and hydraulic motors for aircraft.[1]

The plant began expanding its production capabilities by the mid-1970s, and began manufacturing parts relating to natural gas. The city of Vovchansk soon began to receive gas supplies from nearby Shebekino. In addition, the company also helped build many residential buildings and other infrastructure within the city.

Privatization

After Ukrainian independence, the plant temporarily became part of the state-owned FED Plant [uk]. The company became privatized in 1995, and became a public joint-stock company.[2]

In August 1997, the plant became part of the list of strategically important companies from the Ukrainian government.[3] The company began receiving state subsidy in 2010,[4] and began manufacturing military products by 2013.[5] In 2021, the plant was given the green light for export of its military production.[6]

On November 23, 2020, in honor of the 50th anniversary of its founding, the company released an anniversary package "VAZ - 50 years!", which includes the No. 147 issue of the plant's own newspaper, and also a book celebrating this anniversary.

Russo-Ukrainian War

During the initial Russian occupation of Vovchansk in 2022, the plant was used as a prison. Local residents claimed that relatives of Ukrainian troops and pro-Ukrainian activists were held and tortured at the plant.[7]

In June 2024, during the Russian Kharkiv offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully stopped the Russian forces at this plant.[8] Ukraine retook full control of the facility on 24 September, capturing 20 Russian soldiers and killing at least four others.[9] Russian forces recaptured the plant on 7 October.[10]

Industries

During the 1990s, the plant began to produce fuel system units for aircraft engines, such as gas turbines.[1] It also produeced units for automotives such as hydraulic clutch boosters. It also produced brake systems by 2003.[11]

In 2013, the plant mastered the production of clutch master cylinders for MAZ trucks and KAMAZ vehicles. By January 2014, the plant began to deliver them to Kamaz and Minsk Tractor Works.[12]

In March 2014, the aggregate plant completed a joint development with Antonov for the electromagnetic brake of the An-178 aircraft.[13]

Economic standing

Year	Economic performance (Hryvnia)
2005	1.82 million[14]
2007	8.16 million[15]
2008	6.59 million[15]
2009	22.29 million[16]
2010	11.2 million[17]
2011	35 million[1]

References

1. "Волчанский агрегатный завод увеличил чистую прибыль почти в три раза" (in Russian). Status Quo. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
2. "Про доповнення переліку об'єктів, що підлягають обов'язковій приватизації у 1995 році". Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. July 20, 1995. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018.
3. "Про затвердження переліку підприємств, які мають стратегічне значення для економіки і безпеки держави" (in Ukrainian). Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. September 11, 1997. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
4. "Кабмин утвердил перечень самолетостроительных предприятий, которым будет предоставлена господдержка" (in Russian). RBC Ukraine. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
5. "Кабмин разрешил экспортировать товары военного назначения Волчанскому агрегатному заводу и Изюмскому приборостроительному заводу". Транспортный бизнес Украины. December 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
6. "Кабмин разрешил Волчанскому заводу продавать авиаоборудование за границу". gmk.center. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022.
7. Рєуцький, Костянтин; Братущак, Олексій (September 24, 2022). ""По декілька сіл за день". Звільнення Харківщини очима військових та місцевих". Ukrainian Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved January 7, 2025.
8. "Ukrainian army blocks Russian troops at Aggregate Plant in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast". The New Voice of Ukraine. June 26, 2024. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
9. Kateryna Denisova (September 24, 2024). "Around 20 Russian soldiers captured during operation to recapture Vovchansk aggregate plant, military intelligence claims". The Kyiv Independent.
10. Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Barros, George; Evans, Angelica; Barros, George; Gasparyan, Davit (October 9, 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 9, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
11. "Волчанский агрегатный завод выполнил годовой заказ на поставку в Россию тормозных систем большегрузных автомобилей" (in Russian). Status Quo. December 25, 2003. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
12. "Волчанский агрегатный завод начал поставлять комплектующие российскому и белорусскому автопрому". Status Quo. January 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
13. "Харьковчане создали прибор для нового украинского самолета". Status Quo. April 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
14. "Волчанский агрегатный завод решил выкупить 5% своих акций". UA Prom Info. December 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
15. "Волчанский агрегатный завод Харьковской области в 2008 г. получил 6,594 млн грн. чистой прибыли". Status Quo. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
16. "Волчанский агрегатный завод закончил 2009 г. с прибылью 22,3 млн грн". Транспортный бизнес Украины. April 23, 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
17. "Волчанский агрегатный завод уменьшил прибыль почти в два раза". Status Quo. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2024.

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