Company

The basis of mobility is natural building stone

Nowadays on the territory of Russian Federation a German company Basalt Minerals GmbH carries out the activity by means of two quarries: (limited liability company) OOO «Karier-Sheleiki» and (Joint-Stock Company) AO "KP-Gabbro".

The quarry on a deposit "Sheleikinskoje" is located in Podporozhsky area of the Leningrad region in 120 km from the city of Podporozhje, in 17 km to the north from settlement Voznesenje and in 2 km from the west cost of Onega.

The quarry AO "KP-Gabbro" is located on the deposit "Navolokskoje" in Kondopogsky area of the Republic Karelia in 1,8 km to the west from the railwaystation Novy Poselok.

Our business concept is to exploit the absence of primary rock formations suitable for the production of high-quality macadam.

The major part of our product is sea-freighted, direct from the port of Sheleiki.

Products of AO "KP-Gabbro" will be freighted by the means of railway transport.

Scope of activity of Basalt AG
The production of macadam, grit, crushed stone and asphalt for the construction industry are the main business areas of Basalt AG company. Minerals are extracted, refined and processed in more than 450 modern manufacturing divisions.

Other business areas of the "Basalt" Group are quarry stones, concrete, gravel, the recycling of secondary raw materials and waste disposal of recyclable materials

The main consumers of out products are companies working in construction of underground and hydraulic facilities, automobile roads and railways, state and private contracting companies as producers of rock wool. Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft company is also a supplier for asphalt, concrete and concrete products manufactures.
History
1888
Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft foundation in Koln (Germany). Shareholder Werhahn joined the company the same year.

1892
Central administrative board relocated from Koln to Linz-on-Rhine.

1895
Replacement manual production by mechanized: usage of the first stone crusher.

1927
Foundation of the trading company "Basalt Union" to unify sales.

1953
Constant updating of industrial machines

1978
Wilhelm Werhahn company becomes the only participant of Basalt-Actien-Gesellschaft.

1985
Foundation of other trading companies.
Foundation of branches in the east federal lands
Purchase of market share in countries of Eastern Europe and Sweden have been carrying out since 1991.

1996
Purchase of controlling interest of EBAG company, and also 51% of share in authorised capital stock in Deutag company.

2002
Purchase of department producing building materials of the branch of Holzmann-Deutsche Asphalt GmbH company.

2003
Restructuring of the enterprises in Kassel, East Germany and Bavaria - foundation of NHW Erfurt and HBT Mipertajh branches.

2004
Purchase of OOO"Karier-Sheleiki", Russia

2008
Purchase of AO "KP-Gabbro"