KJ
Ulba Metallurgical Plant
Project information
As at 31 December 2025
Type:
Processing Facility
Type:
Processing Facility
Aggregation level:
Asset
Aggregation level:
Asset
Status:
Operating
Status:
Operating
Report standard:
-
Report standard:
-
Ownership %:
100
Ownership %:
100
Operator:
Yes
Operator:
Yes
Extraction:
Processing Facility
Extraction:
Processing Facility
Country:
Kazakhstan
Country:
Kazakhstan
Region:
East Kazakhstan
Region:
East Kazakhstan
Facility kind:
Fuel Fabrication
Facility kind:
Fuel Fabrication
Licensed capacity:
-
Licensed capacity:
-
Capacity unit:
-
Capacity unit:
-
Capacity period:
-
Capacity period:
-
Capacity kind:
-
Capacity kind:
-
Description
As at 31 December 2025
Nuclear fuel cycle and rare metals plant in Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan, wholly owned by Kazatomprom (UMP segment). Produces UO2 ceramic powder, fuel pellets (including tolling), dioxide from scraps, and beryllium, tantalum and niobium products; hosts Ulba-FA LLP fuel assembly production and ULBA-CHINA Co Ltd sales channel. In 2025 UMP secured exploration licenses for solid minerals. 2025 sales incl. tolling: 257.3 t fuel pellets, 27.2 t dioxide from scraps, 732.97 t beryllium products, 109.26 t tantalum products, 28.43 t niobium products.
Processing facilities
Multiple effective dates
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