BelAZ (Belarusian: Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, romanized: Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit. 'Belarusian Automobile Plant', Russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ, romanized: Belorusskii avtomobilnyi zavod) is a Belarusian automobile plant and one of the world's largest manufacturers of large and especially large dump trucks, as well as other heavy transport equipment for the mining and construction industries.
BelAZ is a site for one of the largest Commonwealth of Independent States investment projects. The factory finalized two of the three scheduled phases of the technical re-equipment and upgrades. The Quality Management System applied in research and development, fabrication, erection and after-sale service of the equipment complies with international ISO 9000 standards.
In 1948, a peat extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Žodzina.
In 1958 it was renamed into BelAZ. Initially it produced MAZ trucks.
In 1961 the first 27-tonne BelAZ pit and quarry dump truck was manufactured.
In 2006 the independent Mogilev Automobile Plant (MoAZ) was merged into BelAZ.
In fall of 2006 the first delivery of BelAZ-75600.[4]
In April 2012, BelAZ announced it would hold an IPO – the first in Belarus.[5]
In September 2013, BelAZ presented the first sample of mining dump truck BelAZ-75710, the world largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity.[6]
Political repressions, international sanctionsedit
On 21 June 2021, BelAZ was added to the sanctions list of the European Union for repressions against workers who participated in mass protests against the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenka following the controversial presidential election of 2020. According to the official decision of the EU,
"[BelAZ] is a source of significant revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Lukashenka stated that the government will always support the company, and described it as “Belarusian brand” and “part of the national legacy”. OJSC BelAZ has offered its premises and equipment to stage a political rally in support of the regime. Therefore OJSC “Belaz” benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime."[7]
Moreover,
"the employees of OJSC “Belaz” who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 elections in Belarus were threatened with layoffs and intimidated by the company management. A group of employees was locked indoors by OJSC Belaz to prevent them from joining the other protesters. The company management presented a strike to the media as a staff meeting. Therefore OJSC “Belaz” is responsible for the repression of civil society and supports the Lukashenka regime."[7]
On the same day, BelAZ was also sanctioned by Canada.[8] Later, Switzerland also sanctioned the company.[9][10]
On 30 June 2021, Rolls-Royce Holdings ended its cooperation with BelAZ as a result of EU sanctions,[11] in September 2021 Cummins joined the ban.[12]
^"Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List". Global Affairs Canada. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
^Shields, Michael; Liffey, Kevin (2021-07-07). Liffey, Kevin (ed.). "Swiss widen sanctions list against Belarus". Reuters. from the original on 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
^"Sanctions program: Belarus: Verordnung vom 11. August 2021 über Massnahmen gegenüber Belarus (SR 946.231.116.9), Anhang 7 und 8" (PDF). Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft. 2021-08-11. (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
^Rolls Royce Ends Cooperation With BelAZ - Charter'97, 30 June 2021
^"Cummins stops cooperation with BelAZ". Belsat. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
^Cerniauskas, Sarunas; Yarashevich, Ales; Kranceviciute, Migle (2021-11-25). "Ex-Prison Warden in Lithuania Struck $1M Deal with Sanctioned Belarusian State Truckmaker". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
^"U.S. imposes sanctions against BelAZ and MAZ". Interfax. March 24, 2023.
belaz, belarusian, Беларускі, аўтамабільны, завод, romanized, belaruski, autamabilny, zavod, belarusian, automobile, plant, russian, Белорусский, автомобильный, завод, БелАЗ, romanized, belorusskii, avtomobilnyi, zavod, belarusian, automobile, plant, world, la. BelAZ Belarusian Belaruski aytamabilny zavod romanized Belaruski autamabilny zavod lit Belarusian Automobile Plant Russian Belorusskij avtomobilnyj zavod or BelAZ romanized Belorusskii avtomobilnyi zavod is a Belarusian automobile plant and one of the world s largest manufacturers of large and especially large dump trucks as well as other heavy transport equipment for the mining and construction industries Belarusian Automobile Plant BelAZ A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factoryCompany typeState owned enterpriseIndustryAutomotiveFounded1948HeadquartersZodzina BelarusArea servedWorldwideKey peoplePiotr ParkhomchykProductsDump trucksHaul trucksHeavy equipmentGoods wagonsRevenue 979 9 million 2018 1 Operating income 177 9 million 2018 1 Net income 139 3 million 2018 1 Total assets793 298 000 Euro 2015 OwnerBelarusian government 100 2 3 Number of employees9927 2016 3 Websitebelaz by Mining dump truck BelAZ 7547 1971 USSR postage stamp depicting BelAZ 540 BelAZ is a site for one of the largest Commonwealth of Independent States investment projects The factory finalized two of the three scheduled phases of the technical re equipment and upgrades The Quality Management System applied in research and development fabrication erection and after sale service of the equipment complies with international ISO 9000 standards Contents 1 History 1 1 Political repressions international sanctions 2 Models 2 1 Discontinued models 2 1 1 Mining dump trucks 2 2 Current model range 2 2 1 Mining dump trucks 2 2 2 Construction amp road building vehicles 2 2 3 Other vehicles 2 2 4 Other products 3 Sponsorship in football 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1948 a peat extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Zodzina In 1958 it was renamed into BelAZ Initially it produced MAZ trucks In 1961 the first 27 tonne BelAZ pit and quarry dump truck was manufactured In 2006 the independent Mogilev Automobile Plant MoAZ was merged into BelAZ In fall of 2006 the first delivery of BelAZ 75600 4 In April 2012 BelAZ announced it would hold an IPO the first in Belarus 5 In September 2013 BelAZ presented the first sample of mining dump truck BelAZ 75710 the world largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity 6 Political repressions international sanctions edit On 21 June 2021 BelAZ was added to the sanctions list of the European Union for repressions against workers who participated in mass protests against the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenka following the controversial presidential election of 2020 According to the official decision of the EU BelAZ is a source of significant revenue for the Lukashenka regime Lukashenka stated that the government will always support the company and described it as Belarusian brand and part of the national legacy OJSC BelAZ has offered its premises and equipment to stage a political rally in support of the regime Therefore OJSC Belaz benefits from and supports the Lukashenka regime 7 Moreover the employees of OJSC Belaz who took part in strikes and peaceful protests in the aftermath of the fraudulent August 2020 elections in Belarus were threatened with layoffs and intimidated by the company management A group of employees was locked indoors by OJSC Belaz to prevent them from joining the other protesters The company management presented a strike to the media as a staff meeting Therefore OJSC Belaz is responsible for the repression of civil society and supports the Lukashenka regime 7 On the same day BelAZ was also sanctioned by Canada 8 Later Switzerland also sanctioned the company 9 10 On 30 June 2021 Rolls Royce Holdings ended its cooperation with BelAZ as a result of EU sanctions 11 in September 2021 Cummins joined the ban 12 According to a joint journalistic investigation by Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Belarusian Investigative Center and Siena after BelAZ was blacklisted by the European Union a Belarusian company controlled by a citizen of Lithuania was used for shipping BelAZ trucks to Chile via the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda 13 In March 2023 the U S Treasury included BelAZ and its CEO Sergei Nikiforovich in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons SDN List 14 In May 2023 Ukraine also imposed sanctions against BelAZ 15 Models edit nbsp BelAZ 548A 1967 nbsp BelAZ 75214 nbsp BelAZ 7513 nbsp BelAZ 75450 Discontinued models edit Mining dump trucks edit MAZ 525 25 t 1958 1965 BelAZ 540 27 t 1965 BelAZ 540A BelAZ 540B 45 t BelAZ 548A 40 t 1967 BelAZ 548B 65 t BelAZ 549 75 80 t 1969 BelAZ 7519 110 120 t 1977 BelAZ 7521 180 t 1979 BelAZ 75211 170 220 t 1983 BelAZ 75214 BelAZ 7522 BelAZ 75303 BelAZ 75483 Current model range edit Mining dump trucks edit BelAZ 7540 30 t BelAZ 7545 45 t BelAZ 7547 42 45 t BelAZ 7555 55 60 t since 1994 BelAZ 7557 90 t BelAZ 7513 110 130 t since 1996 BelAZ 7517 154 160 t BelAZ 7530 180 220 t BelAZ 7531 240 t BelAZ 7560 320 360 t BelAZ 7558 90 t BelAZ 7571 450 t since 2013 Note New models 16 are highlighted in bold Construction amp road building vehicles edit MoAZ 4048 front end loader 7 5 t BelAZ 7822 front end loader 7 t BelAZ 7823 Wheel dozer Belaz 78221 Wheel loader MoAZ 60148 scraper MoAZ 60007 scraper Concrete mixer trucks Other vehicles edit MoAZ 75296 low profile mining and tunneling concrete mixer truck BelAZ 74212 aircraft tug Other products edit Articulated haulers Underground vehicles Vehicles for mine servicing works Vehicles for metallurgical works Goods wagons covered hoppers open wagons flat wagons nbsp BelAZ 7540 nbsp BelAZ 7555 nbsp BelAZ 75570 nbsp Front end loader BelAZ 78221 nbsp Concrete mixer truck MoAZ 75296 nbsp Aircraft tug BelAZ 74212Sponsorship in football editFC Torpedo BelAZ ZhodinoSee also editBelAZ 75600 off highway ultra class haul trucks BelAZ 75710 the world s largest and heaviest dump truck References edit a b c IFRS Audit 2018 BelAZ provodit dopemissiyu akcij vtoroj raz za god Archived from the original on 2021 06 13 Retrieved 2021 06 22 a b BELAZ OAO upravlyayushaya kompaniya holdinga BELAZ HOLDING Dva novyh karernyh samosvala BelAZ 75600 gruzopodemnostyu 320 t in Russian 2006 09 11 Archived from the original on 2021 06 16 Retrieved 2009 03 20 BelAZ Truck to hold first Belarusian IPO Steelguru Retrieved 14 April 2012 BELAZ produced the world s largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity Land of Ancestors 2013 Archived from the original on 10 November 2013 Retrieved 30 September 2013 a b COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION EU 2021 997 Official Journal of the European Union 21 06 2021 Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List Global Affairs Canada 19 October 2015 Retrieved 2021 06 29 Shields Michael Liffey Kevin 2021 07 07 Liffey Kevin ed Swiss widen sanctions list against Belarus Reuters Archived from the original on 2021 07 07 Retrieved 2021 07 10 Sanctions program Belarus Verordnung vom 11 August 2021 uber Massnahmen gegenuber Belarus SR 946 231 116 9 Anhang 7 und 8 PDF Staatssekretariat fur Wirtschaft 2021 08 11 Archived PDF from the original on 2021 08 15 Retrieved 2021 08 15 Rolls Royce Ends Cooperation With BelAZ Charter 97 30 June 2021 Cummins stops cooperation with BelAZ Belsat 2021 09 02 Retrieved 2021 12 22 Cerniauskas Sarunas Yarashevich Ales Kranceviciute Migle 2021 11 25 Ex Prison Warden in Lithuania Struck 1M Deal with Sanctioned Belarusian State Truckmaker Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project U S imposes sanctions against BelAZ and MAZ Interfax March 24 2023 Open Joint Stock Company BELAZ the management company of the holding BELAZ HOLDING National Agency on Corruption Prevention BelAZ Our Products Mining Dump Trucks Archived from the original on 10 November 2013 Retrieved 9 November 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to BelAZ vehicles MoAZ home page in English Belarusian Machine Building Once a Nation s Pride Now a Burden BelAZ s channel on YouTube Belaz Autoworks on Flickr BelAz gallery in Russian The fullest technical information 3D models BELAZ Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BelAZ amp oldid 1223512457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
