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{{Infobox company
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| name = Belarusian Automobile Plant<br/>(BelAZ)
| image = BELAZ truck zhodino.jpg
| image_caption = A truck mounted outside of the BelAZ factory
| logo = Belaz_logo.gif
| type = [[Joint Stock Company|JSC]]
| foundation = 1948
| location_city = [[Zhodzina]], Belarus
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Piotr Parkhomchyk]]
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| products = [[Dump truck]]s<br/>[[Heavy equipment]]<br/>[[Goods wagon]]s
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| net_income = {{increase}} US$ 165 million <small>(2011)
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees =
| owner =
| divisions =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.belaz.by/en belaz.by]
}}

[[File:Belaz 7547.jpg|thumb|Mining dump truck BelAZ-7547]]
[[File:The Soviet Union 1971 CPA 3999 stamp (BelAZ-540 Tipper Truck).jpg|thumb|1971 [[USSR]] postage stamp depicting BelAZ 540]]
'''BelAZ''' ({{lang-be|''Беларускі аўтамабільны завод'' or ''БелАЗ''}}, Belarusian Automobile Plant, [[Romanization of Belarusian|Romanized]]: ''Belaruski autamabilny zavod'' or ''BelAZ'') is a [[Economy of Belarus|Belarusian]] manufacturer of haulage and [[earthmoving]] equipment based in [[Zhodzina]]. The factory opened its door in 1948 and has produced over 120,000 vehicles for use in the [[Soviet Union]].

BELAZ is a site for one of the largest [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] investment project. 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.

== History ==
*In 1948, a [[peat]] extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Žodzina.
*In 1951 the plant was expanded into the plant of [[road construction]] and [[land improvement]] machinery and renamed into "Dormash" (Дормаш), an abbreviation for "дорожное машиностроение", "road construction machinery building".
*In 1958 it was renamed into BelAZ. Initially it produced [[Minsk Automobile Plant|MAZ]] trucks.
*In 1961 the first 27-[[tonne]] BelAZ [[Open-pit mining|pit]] and [[quarry]] dump truck was manufactured.
*In 1990 a 280-tonne truck was manufactured.
*In 2001 the director of BelAZ plant, [[Pavel Maryev]], was awarded the order [[Hero of Belarus]].
*In 2005 plans were revealed for production of [[Belaz 75600|BelAZ-75600]] with 320 tonne (352,600&nbsp;kg, or 352.6 tons) capacity, ordered by [[Kuznetsk Basin|Kuzbass]] mining.
*In 2006 the independent Mogilev Automobile Plant ([[MoAZ]]) was merged into BelAZ.
*In fall of 2006 the first delivery of BelAZ-75600.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.gruzoviki.com/713.html|script-title=ru:Два новых карьерных самосвала "БелАЗ-75600" грузоподъемностью 320 т.|language=Russian|date=2006-09-11|accessdate=2009-03-20}}</ref>
*In April 2012, BelAZ announced it would hold an [[Initial Public Offering|IPO]] – the first in Belarus.<ref>{{cite news|title=BelAZ Truck to hold first Belarusian IPO|url=http://www.steelguru.com/russian_news/BelAZ_Truck_to_hold_first_Belarusian_IPO/258005.html|accessdate=14 April 2012|newspaper=Steelguru}}</ref>
*In September 2013, BelAZ presented the first sample of mining dump truck [[BelAZ 75710|BelAZ-75710]], the world largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://landofancestors.com/news/302-belaz-produced-the-worlds-largest-dump-truck-with-450-tons-load-capacity.html |title = BELAZ produced the world's largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity |year = 2013 |website = Land of Ancestors |accessdate= 30 September 2013 }}</ref>

== Models ==
[[File:Museum of dfdc 033.jpg|thumb|right|BelAZ-548A (1967)]]
[[File:BelAZ-75214 truck in Russia.jpg|thumb|right|BelAZ-75214]]
[[File:БелАЗ-7513.jpg|thumb|right|BelAZ-7513]]
[[File:Belaz 75450 at Belarus Expo exhibition in Vilnius.JPG|thumb|right|BelAZ-75450]]

=== Discontinued models ===

==== Mining dump trucks ====
* 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

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=== Current model range ===

==== Mining dump trucks ====
* 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 75600|'''BelAZ-7560''']], 320–360 t
* BelAZ-7558, 90 t
* [[BelAZ 75710|'''BelAZ-7571''']], 450 t (since 2013)

Note: New models<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.belaz.by/en/catalog/products/dumptrucks/ |title = BelAZ. Our Products. Mining Dump Trucks |accessdate= 9 November 2013}}</ref> are highlighted in bold.

==== Construction & road-building vehicles ====

* MoAZ-4048, [[Loader (equipment)|front-end loader]], 7.5 t
* BelAZ-7822, front-end loader, 7 t
* BelAZ-7823, Wheel dozer
* Belaz 78221 Wheel loader
* MoAZ-60148, [[Wheel tractor-scraper|scraper]]
* MoAZ-60007, scraper
* [[Concrete mixer]] trucks

==== Other vehicles ====

* MoAZ-75296, low-profile mining and tunneling concrete mixer truck
* BelAZ-74212, [[aircraft tug]]

==== Other products ====
* [[Articulated hauler]]s
* Underground vehicles
* Vehicles for mine-servicing works
* Vehicles for metallurgical works
* [[Goods wagon]]s: [[covered hopper]]s, [[open wagon]]s, [[flat wagon]]s

{{clear}}
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<gallery widths="170">
Innoprom 2013 426.jpg|BelAZ-7540
Belaz 7555.jpg|BelAZ-7555
Belaz 75570 2.jpg|BelAZ-75570
Belaz 78221.jpg|Front-end loader BelAZ-78221
Belaz 75296.jpg|Concrete mixer truck MoAZ-75296
Belaz 74212.jpg|Aircraft tug BelAZ-74212
</gallery>

== Sponsorship in football ==
*1989-1993: [[FC Torpedo Zhodino|BelAZ Zhodino]]

== See also ==
*[[BelAZ 75600|BelAZ-75600]] - off-highway, ultra class haul trucks
*[[BelAZ 75710|BelAZ-75710]] - the world's largest and heaviest dump truck.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|BelAZ vehicles}}
*[http://www.moaz.ru/ MoAZ home page in English]
*[http://belarusdigest.com/story/belarusian-machine-building-once-nations-pride-now-burden-21081/ Belarusian Machine Building: Once a Nation's Pride, Now a Burden?]
*{{YouTube|user=belazjsc|BelAZ}}
*{{flickr-inline2|photos/belaz/|Belaz Autoworks}}
*[http://www.avtomash.ru/pred/belaz/belaz_prod.htm BelAz gallery, in Russian]
*[http://www.belaz-mining.com The fullest technical information. 3D models BELAZ]


{{Automotive industry in Belarus}}
{{Automotive industry in Belarus}}

Revision as of 22:46, 2 November 2016

Belarusian Automobile Plant
(BelAZ)
Company typeJSC
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1948
Headquarters
Zhodzina, Belarus
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Piotr Parkhomchyk
ProductsDump trucks
Heavy equipment
Goods wagons
Revenue165,250,000 United States dollar (2011) Edit this on Wikidata
Increase US$ 165 million (2011)
Total assets793,298,000 Euro (2015) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
10,614 (2020) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitebelaz.by
Mining dump truck BelAZ-7547
1971 USSR postage stamp depicting BelAZ 540

BelAZ ([Беларускі аўтамабільны завод or БелАЗ] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Belarusian Automobile Plant, Romanized: Belaruski autamabilny zavod or BelAZ) is a Belarusian manufacturer of haulage and earthmoving equipment based in Zhodzina. The factory opened its door in 1948 and has produced over 120,000 vehicles for use in the Soviet Union.

BELAZ is a site for one of the largest Commonwealth of Independent States investment project. 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.

History

  • In 1948, a peat extraction machinery plant was constructed by the railroad station Žodzina.
  • In 1951 the plant was expanded into the plant of road construction and land improvement machinery and renamed into "Dormash" (Дормаш), an abbreviation for "дорожное машиностроение", "road construction machinery building".
  • 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 1990 a 280-tonne truck was manufactured.
  • In 2001 the director of BelAZ plant, Pavel Maryev, was awarded the order Hero of Belarus.
  • In 2005 plans were revealed for production of BelAZ-75600 with 320 tonne (352,600 kg, or 352.6 tons) capacity, ordered by Kuzbass mining.
  • In 2006 the independent Mogilev Automobile Plant (MoAZ) was merged into BelAZ.
  • In fall of 2006 the first delivery of BelAZ-75600.[1]
  • In April 2012, BelAZ announced it would hold an IPO – the first in Belarus.[2]
  • In September 2013, BelAZ presented the first sample of mining dump truck BelAZ-75710, the world largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity.[3]

Models

BelAZ-548A (1967)
BelAZ-75214
BelAZ-7513
BelAZ-75450

Discontinued models

Mining dump trucks

  • 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

Mining dump trucks

  • 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[4] are highlighted in bold.

Construction & road-building vehicles

Other vehicles

  • MoAZ-75296, low-profile mining and tunneling concrete mixer truck
  • BelAZ-74212, aircraft tug

Other products

  • BelAZ-7540
    BelAZ-7540
  • BelAZ-7555
    BelAZ-7555
  • BelAZ-75570
    BelAZ-75570
  • Front-end loader BelAZ-78221
    Front-end loader BelAZ-78221
  • Concrete mixer truck MoAZ-75296
    Concrete mixer truck MoAZ-75296
  • Aircraft tug BelAZ-74212
    Aircraft tug BelAZ-74212

Sponsorship in football

See also

References

  1. ^ Два новых карьерных самосвала "БелАЗ-75600" грузоподъемностью 320 т. (in Russian). 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  2. ^ "BelAZ Truck to hold first Belarusian IPO". Steelguru. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. ^ "BELAZ produced the world's largest dump truck with 450 tons load capacity". Land of Ancestors. 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  4. ^ "BelAZ. Our Products. Mining Dump Trucks". Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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