NKMZ

What NKMZ does

NKMZ (Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod) is a Ukrainian heavy engineering company founded in 1934 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, and self-described as the largest heavy engineering enterprise of tailor-made production in Europe. The company designs, manufactures, supplies, commissions, and maintains specialized equipment across five primary product categories: mining and mineral processing equipment (crushers, ball mills, semi-autogenous grinding mills up to 7-9.5m shell diameter, 400-ton ring coolers, drum pelletizers); sinking and tunneling equipment (П110-series roadheaders, ShPM mine winders, hydraulic rock breakers); metallurgical equipment (carbon blank compression systems, pneumatic installations for graphitization furnaces, BOF bodies); press-forging and rolling mill equipment; and heavy handling cranes including 320-ton bridge casting cranes with Siemens Simatic S7-300 / Sinamics S120 controls. Manufacturing is vertically integrated on a single site with full closed-loop capability covering steelmaking, foundry, forging, heat treatment, machining, mechanical assembly, and tool-making. Notable technical capabilities include rotor shafts for GE Oil & Gas at 9-micrometer mechanical runout tolerance and a novel journal-free ball mill design delivering 50% larger volume than conventional mills.

NKMZ operates a sales-led, direct-to-enterprise go-to-market with no public pricing or standard tiers — each order is custom-engineered, multi-year contracted, and quote-based. Revenue is generated from hardware sales plus engineering and lifecycle service revenue. Customers are large industrial enterprises in metallurgy, mining, oil & gas, graphite production, and power generation across 79 countries, with named accounts including Metinvest (Ingulets GOK, Kamet-Stal), Azovstal, Zaporozhstal, Poltava GOK, Southern GOK, DTEK Pavlogradugol, Ukrgrafit, Navoi Mining (Uzbekistan), JSC TNC Kazchrome (Kazakhstan), Vostoktsvetmet (Kazakhstan), and General Electric (USA). Repeat-order patterns are pronounced, evidencing high switching costs.

The company has been significantly disrupted since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Operations were suspended on 28 February 2022 under Order No. 64; labor contracts were partially suspended from 1 March 2023 due to ongoing hostilities in Donetsk Oblast, lack of new orders, and limited electricity. Despite this, NKMZ continued paying salaries, supported employees and the Armed Forces, and as of June 2026 publicly denied relocation rumors, signaling intent to resume operations from Kramatorsk. NKMZ is privately held by the Skudar family and self-financed without external credit, holding EN ISO 9001:2015 certification (TUV Thuringen) and Central Factory Laboratory accreditation per DSTU ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (NAAU), and is ranked top-5 in Ukraine for patents on inventions and utility models (2016-2020).

Name

NKMZ

Legal name

Private Joint-Stock Company "Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod" (ChAo "NKMZ")

Website

https://nkmz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

NKMZ (Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod) is a Ukrainian heavy machinery manufacturer founded in 1934, producing custom metallurgical, mining, press-forging, sinking, and tunneling equipment for industrial clients in 79 countries. Operations at its Kramatorsk site have been suspended since the February 2022 Russian invasion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392), Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (333519)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Underground Mining Equipment (Loaders/LHDs, Continuous Miners, Longwall Systems) (IMAKANAB), Conveying, Hoisting & Materials Handling Systems (Conveyors, Stackers/Reclaimers, Winches) (IMAKANAE), Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

Keywords

• Heavy machinery manufacturing
• Metallurgical equipment
• Mining equipment
• Press-forging equipment
• Tunneling machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Kramatorsk

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Heavy machinery manufacturing and supply: Custom heavy machinery manufacturing including metallurgical equipment, mining equipment, rolling mills, crushing equipment, mine winders, roadheaders, and specialized industrial equipment. Revenue generated through direct sales to industrial customers with full lifecycle support including design, manufacturing, supply, commissioning and maintenance services.
2. Engineering and commissioning services: Complete solutions from project development through engineering, supply, commissioning to maintenance throughout equipment service life

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NKMZ manufactures custom heavy industrial machinery for metallurgical, mining, press-forging, sinking and tunneling, and material handling applications. The company provides complete closed-loop solutions from design and engineering through manufacturing, supply, commissioning, and maintenance throughout equipment service life. Core products include crushing and grinding equipment (crushers, ball mills, semi-autogenous mills, ring coolers, pelletizers), sinking equipment (roadheaders, mine winders, hydraulic rock breakers), metallurgical equipment (BOF bodies, graphitization furnace equipment), rolling mill stands, press-forging equipment, and bridge/casting cranes up to 320-ton capacity.

Product overview

NKMZ (Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod) is a heavy industrial machinery manufacturer producing specialized equipment across multiple categories: mining and mineral processing equipment (crushers, ball mills, grinding mills, ring coolers, pelletizers), sinking and tunneling equipment (roadheaders, mine winders, rock breakers), metallurgical equipment (carbon compression, pneumatic installations), rolling mill equipment (coil winding stands), press-forging equipment (inductors, hammers, presses), and handling equipment (bridge cranes). The company offers complete lifecycle services from engineering and manufacturing to supply, commissioning, and maintenance. Products serve mining, metallurgy, power generation, and general industrial sectors across 79 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ККД-1500/180 Crusher Coarse crushing equipment designed for processing ore from open pit operations as part of in-pit crushing and conveying complexes. Sold to large mining companies and ore dressing works.
• Hydraulic Rock Breaker (Бутобой) Stationary rock breaker with manipulator rotating on turntable and fixed hydraulic hammer for splitting oversized rock directly in crusher receiving hoppers. Used at large ore mining operations.
• Mine Winder ShPM 2Ts-6×2.4 TD Modernized mine winder with disc brake system based on electromagnetic sensors for 365-day continuous ore mining operations with improved vessel positioning accuracy. Sold to mining companies.
• Roadheader П-110 / П110-03 Roadheaders for mine tunneling with rock hardness up to 100 MPa; the П110-03 variant features a longitudinal-axial cutting crown for smaller cross-section workings (7-25 m²). Sold to underground coal and ore mining companies.
• Ball Mills (МШЦ series) Ball mills with central charging and central discharge for ore grinding, shell diameters from 2700-5500 mm; includes novel journal-free models with integrated end walls. Sold to mining and ore processing enterprises.
• Wet Semi-Autogenous Grinding Mills (ММПС series) Large-scale wet grinding mills with shell diameters of 7-9.5 m and drives up to 5750 kW for high-capacity ore processing. Sold to large mining and ore processing plants.
• Ring Cooler for Iron Ore Pellets 400-ton ring cooler with four zones for cooling iron ore pellets to 120°C, using a conveyor grate design. Sold to iron ore processing plants.
• Carbon Blank Column Compression Equipment Equipment for compression of carbon blanks in graphitization furnaces, supplied to graphite production enterprises for electrode manufacturing.
• Pneumatic Installation Equipment New equipment line designed for servicing electrode graphitization furnaces, enabling efficient processing in compressed timeframes. Sold to graphite and electrode manufacturers.
• Coil Winding Machine Revision Stand Equipment for revision and adjustment of extractable coil winding parts with strip winding simulation capability, reducing maintenance time for hot rolling mills. Sold to rolling mill operators.
• Bridge Casting Crane КМЕЛ-320+100/20 Bridge casting crane with 320t nominal lifting capacity, 100t main hoist and 20t auxiliary hoist, modern Siemens automation platform. Sold to steelworks and metallurgical plants.
• Rotor Shafts for General Electric 15-ton precision rotor shafts for GE Oil & Gas with mechanical runout tolerance not exceeding 9 micrometers. Sold to global OEM in oil & gas equipment sector.
• Inductor Sectors for Hardening Installations Newly manufactured inductor sectors for ТПЧ-1500 hardening installations, diameters ranging from 250-660 mm. Sold to press-forging and heat treatment operations.
• Drum Pelletizers Drum pelletizers with 4m diameter and 11m length for producing iron ore pellets. Sold to iron ore beneficiation and steelmaking enterprises.
• Engineering, Commissioning and Maintenance Services Complete solutions including project development, engineering, supply, commissioning, and maintenance of heavy equipment throughout its service life. Bundled with product sales for industrial customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mine winder allows 24/7 ore mining operation 365 days per year without reducing productivity while increasing positioning accuracy
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• General Electric (GE Oil & Gas)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2013NKMZ has been certified as a supplier to GE Oil & Gas since 2013, providing parts with complete finish machining cycle for generators and electric motors for gas and oil pumping. Over 3,000 tons of products supplied. GE specialists created special measurement methodology for bearing neck form deviation which NKMZ implemented with specialized equipment achieving 9 micrometer tolerance.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FLSmidth: Danish global supplier of mining and cement equipment, including grinding mills, crushers, and material handling systems that directly compete with NKMZ's ball mills, SAG mills, and ККД crushers.
• Metso: Finnish leader in mining and metals processing equipment, with overlapping product lines in crushing, grinding, screening, and material handling — directly competitive with NKMZ's core mining equipment portfolio.
• ThyssenKrupp: German industrial conglomerate with extensive heavy machinery, metallurgical plant equipment, and mining systems divisions that compete head-to-head with NKMZ in steel plant equipment and rolling mills.
• Sandvik: Swedish manufacturer of underground mining and tunneling equipment, including roadheaders and drilling systems that directly compete with NKMZ's П-110 and П110-03 roadheader product lines.
• Danieli: Italian supplier of metallurgical equipment and rolling mills with similar custom-engineering capabilities to NKMZ, serving the same steel mill customers globally with comparable BOF, continuous casting, and rolling mill offerings.
• SMS group: German family-owned plant engineering company specializing in metallurgical equipment, rolling mills, and forging presses — a direct competitor in NKMZ's press-forging and metallurgical equipment segments.

Broad incumbents

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries: Japanese diversified heavy industrial manufacturer with mining equipment, metallurgical machinery, and large cranes — overlapping with NKMZ's product portfolio but operating across many other industrial segments.
• Caterpillar: American global leader in heavy machinery, mining equipment, and material handling — competes with NKMZ in mining equipment and material handling, though focused on higher-volume standardized products rather than bespoke heavy engineering.
• Komatsu: Japanese manufacturer of construction, mining, and forestry equipment that competes in surface mining equipment categories with NKMZ's crusher and material handling systems.
• Liebherr: German-Swiss family-owned manufacturer of heavy equipment including mining trucks, cranes, and material handling systems — competes with NKMZ's bridge cranes and heavy lifting equipment lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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