Our history

The development of Magnezit Group is in fact the history of refractory industry formation in Russia, and further increase of its scientific and industrial potential.

2015–2025: A global program of  production facilities upgrade and modernization implemented as part of the Development Strategy

2015: The 2025 Development Strategy adopted; Russian Magnezit™, a new flagship product line of high-quality refractory materials is launched

2011: The Group obtained a new license to develop the «Talskoye» magnesite deposit in Krasnoyarsk Region, one of the largest high-quality magnesite deposits on the continent

2009: Liaoning Dalmond Refractories Co, Ltd (China) became part of Magnezit Group

2008: A double-step dead-burned magnesia production facility, one of its kind in Russia, started operating in Satka

2003: The birth of Magnezit Group

1997: The first start-up complex of the «Magnezitovaya» Mine put into operation

1971: Fused magnesia production technology newly adopted

1958–1970: Large-scale equipment upgrade, with new production facilities put into service

1941: The plant began industrial manufacturing of special items for open-hearth furnaces used in the production of armored steel required by the Soviet Army

1923: Start of export sales

1913: The plant’s share in the global magnesite production reached 10%

1901: Refractory production launched at the Satka plant

2009: Liaoning Dalmond Refractories Co, Ltd (China) became part of Magnezit Group