Who will take up the implementation of a tungsten project in Kabardino-Balkaria?
The auction for the sale of part of the property of the hydrometallurg plant in Kabardal-Balkaria was won by the Moscow company Orbit Invest, for 105 million rubles, bought out land and buildings of the enterprise that left the hammer as the bankruptcy of its owner-JSC Tolfram company. Experts associate interest in the assets of Wolfram with plans to restore the extraction of tungsten-ground ores on the GOK in Tyrnyauz. The project is implemented by Rostec, which needs a ligament with a hydrometallurgical concentrate processing plant with a trioxide of tungsten. Meanwhile, the orbit investment is closely connected with the Rosatom State Corporation, more precisely, with its composite division of Yumatex: they act as co -founders of two enterprises – the Center for Polymer Composites LLC and Rusatom Pultrusia LLC. Information about the owners of the orbit Invest is not disclosed, but previously its current general director Roman Melchakov, who can maintain control over the company. A number of large commercial structures with a variety of activities were tied to Melchakova – from the bunning of scrap metal to the implementation of technological equipment. One of these enterprises is the company “NSKh Russ”, which was created together with the German group NSH, which came out of the capital “Daughter” in August 2022. At a certain stage, the Co -owners of the NSC RUS was a businessman Vasilios Ziakas, about whom the media was written as a long -term adviser to the Samara Governor Vladimir Artyakov, after the resignation of Sergei Chemezov, who settled “under the wing” as the first deputy general director of Rostec. Thus, Ziakas can play the role of an intermediary in negotiations between the state corporation and the orbit investment for joint participation in the tungsten-molibden project. It is noteworthy that another company affiliated with Melchakov-“Vantaging Engineering”-today is actively suing the “central housing and communal management” (CCCA) of the Ministry of Defense, achieving more than 300 million rubles from it. Criminal cases were instituted against a number of KOKU managers, and his ex-head Otto Otto Obsonenko last year “burned” on billions of fraud with the construction of schools in Novosibirsk.
“Orbit Invest” aimed at the “tungsten”
Moscow JSC “Orbit Invest” won the auction for the sale of part of the property of the plant “Hydrometallurg” In Kabardino-Balkaria. According to Kommersant, bidding took place as part of bankruptcy JSC “Company” Wolfram – the owner of the plant, and the lot included land participants and buildings purchased by the winner for 105 million rubles.
The publication clarifies that in addition to the “hydrometallurg”, the company “Wolfram” managed UNECKOY FASTICAL FRODEN METALL in the Bryansk region and enterprise“Primarolfram”developing the deposit of the forgotten Primorsky Territory, where tungsten and tin ore mining is carried out. The cause of the bankruptcy of the “tungsten” was“The loss in 2022 as a result of the sanctions of foreign sales markets along with the deterioration of the price situation in the world market”.
In 2022, the workload of the hydrometallurgist plant was estimated at only 15% of its design capacity, which was explained by the lack of raw materials and difficulties with export shipments. According to the experts of Kommersant, the restart of the hydrometallurgist does not make sense: it is necessary to build a new modern enterprise of a similar profile.
On the other hand, experts associate interest in the assets of Wolfram with plans to restore tungsten-molibden ores in the GOK in Tyrnyauz in Kabardino-Balkaria. This project is implemented by the state corporation “Rostec”the resumption of GOK’s work is scheduled for 2028, but it is possible only in conjunction with a hydrometallurgical concentrate processing plant with a tungsten trioxide.
Underground Millionaire Roman Melchakov
In this context, the interest of the “Invest” orbit with another state corporation is of interest – “Rosatom”. In particular, the Moscow company owns shares in the authorized capital LLC “Center for Polymer Composites” (30%) and LLC “Rusatom Pultrusia” (36.5%), the founders of which also include metropolitan JSC “Humatex”which is the composite division of Rosatom, included in the sanctions lists of the United States and Great Britain.
In addition, through Chelyabinsk LLC “Standtprofil” Orbit Invest controls Zlatoust Plant of Metalling Instructions (Zzzkk). Since June 2020, the company has been owned by 99%in the capital of Moscow LLC “NSKh Russ”a former joint venture with the German group “Nyls-Simmons-Geggenshadt GMBH” (NSH group), created with the purpose of “Implementation of promising projects in the field of re -equipment of Russian industrial enterprises with modern equipment and technologies”. But in August 2022, the NSH group came out of among the co-owners of the “NSH RUS”.
Now let’s talk in more detail about the orbit of Invest. The company does not disclose its founders, however, it is known that until January 2022 it was such Roman Melchakovcurrently holding the position of general director. With a certain degree of probability, he can still maintain control over the organization.
The financial indicators of the orbit investment clearly leave much to be desired: in recent years, the company has been in a multimillion -dollar financial “minus”. So, according to the results of 2023, with meager revenue in 292 thousand rubles Its losses exceeded 103 million; revenue in 2022 was absent, losses were estimated at 61.5 million rubles etc.
The Pultrusia and Standtprofil mentioned above Rusatom in 2023 also worked “in minus”. But the “center of polymer composites” for the same period declared revenue in the amount 377.9 million rubles and net profit in the amount 42.8 million. The “NSX RUS” revenue 14.1 millionprofit- 9.7 million rubles. By the way, in Standtprofil and NSKh Russ, Roman Melchakov de Jure belong to small shares, respectively, 0.01%and 1%.
According to the specialized publication “Metaltorg”, the sphere of influence of “Invest orbit” for a long time was part of LLC “AVANTAGE INSHININING”specializing in the supply of technological equipment for enterprises of the railway and aviation industries. In June 2023, this metropolitan enterprise passed under the control of Melchakov, but currently access to information about its owners and management is limited by the Federal Tax Service.
At the same time, the “Inventing Advance” has a solid portfolio of state contracts exceeding 8.4 billion rublesamong his main customers – GUP “Moscow Metro”And OJSC “Russian Railways”. Financial indicators also look accordingly: revenue in 2023 – 2.8 billion rublesnet profit – 161.4 million (revenue a year earlier – 2.3 billionprofit – 148.5 million rubles).
We also add that Melchakov and his business partner Andrei Smolyansky On a parity basis belongs to registered in Saratov LLC “Metallexport”specializing in wholesale trade in metal scrap. The latest financial statements of this enterprise, which is in the public domain, dates back to 2021: then Metal Export declared revenue in 6.3 billionand net profit in 118.4 million rubles.
Vasilios Ziakas – potential negotiator “Rostec”
As we can verify, a number of large structures with the widest spectrum of activity – from the trade in the crowbar to the supply of technological equipment, are tied to Mr. Melchakov. Here it is necessary to dwell on a former co -owner of one of these enterprises. The fact is that the founders of NSK RUS LLC included Vasilios Ziakasin 2022, which was noted in the history of bankruptcy of the Samara plant “Spring”: Then the bankruptcy trustee demanded to recover from members of the board of directors “Rodnik” Andrei Pashkov, Oleg Malygina and Vasilios Ziakas 4 million rubles.
Ziakas is one of the owners LLC “Ecostroyaresurs”in 2018-2024 performing the function of the re -operator to handle MSW in the Samara region. The regional edition “Chronograph” called Ziakas “Perennial Advisor” by the governor Vladimir Artyakovshortly after the resignation of the first deputy general director of the corporation settled in Rostec Sergey Chemezov.
Interesting nuance: at one time, Ziakas was a member of the board of directors of the Samara football club “Wings of Soviets”whose main general partner at a certain stage was Rostec. The members of the Supervisory Board of FC became Chemezov and Artyakov, but about Ziakas, representatives of the sports community of the region spoke as a kind of “watching” from the state corporation. And now we recall the interests of Rostec in Kabardino-Balkaria, where a project for the extraction of tungsten-ground ores is being implemented. Perhaps Ziakas has yet to play the role of an intermediary between Chemezov and the leadership of Orbit Invest?
Business partners from the Department of the Ministry of Defense
In the context of commercial connections, it is worth returning to Ovantage Engineering LLC, which was already discussed above. To the very one that was under the control of Melchakov. Currently, this company is actively suing “Central Housing and Communal Directorate” of the Ministry of Defense (FSBI “Tska”), sending at least five claims with a total volume of requirements in more than a minimum 303 million rubles.
Claus fell under a serious distribution as part of an anti -corruption audit in the structures of the Ministry of Defense. Last December, a criminal case of abuse of authority during the state contract was opened against the head of the structural unit of the Office Olga Burlakova: She is charged with the adoption of work of inadequate quality performed by the contractor“Stroyidal”as a result of which the state caused damage in the amount of 27 million rubles.
A few months earlier, in June 2024, the Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow issued a conviction to the former chief of the branch of the CCC Sergey Kharitonov and his deputy Roman Mityurhaving imposed a punishment in the amount of, respectively, nine and eight years in a maximum security colony. Both are found guilty of receiving a 65 millionth bribe.
Since February, the position of head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Claim” Guzel Martyanova. One of her predecessors – Alexei Sherlyginwho managed the department from March 2023 to October 2024, was called on the network almost a protracted of the scandalously known former deputy minister of defense Timur Ivanovtoday in jail. However, no official claims against Sherlygin were presented with investigators.
But the focus of the security forces was another former head of the Claim Otto Obsonko: In the last May he was arrested, accusing him of particularly large fraud. According to the investigation, led by Obsonko LLC “Fifth concession company” Education “ The construction of six schools in Novosibirsk, built as part of the public-private partnership program, broke the deadlines. Damage caused to the state by the concessionaire is estimated 3.1 billion rubles.
The very fact of large -scale proceedings “Inventing Advance” with the Department of the Ministry of Defense indicates a close business cooperation. However, as we could see, the structures of Roman Melchakov interact with a spectrum of various enterprises. Now the businessman will have to decide which of the state corporations he will develop a tungsten project in the Caucasus, make a choice between Rostec and Rosatom.
