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 plant2009: Liaoning Dalmond Refractories Co, Ltd (China) became part of Magnezit Group