Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant (stylized KrasMash) is a Russian arms manufacturer and home appliance manufacturer based in Krasnoyarsk. It was established in 1932 and became a subsidiary of Roscosmos.[1]
The Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant was a leading producer of liquid propellant submarine-launched ballistic missiles in the USSR. It has also produced "Biryusa" refrigerators for many years and in the 1990s it converted to the production of a number of new civilian goods.[2] The company also produced the torches for the 2014 Winter Olympics torch relay.[3]
History
The plant was founded on July 13, 1932, when the Charter of the State Administration for the Construction and Temporary Operation of the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant was adopted by order of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry. At that time, the plant produced dredges, steam boilers and excavators