OREANDA-NEWS. December 5, 2007. Products of JSC Novosibirsk Metallurgical Plant named after Kuzmin (part of ESTAR Group) - road metal guardrails – were awarded a Diploma of the All-Russian contest “100 best Russian products”.

The new production at the Novosibirsk Metallurgical Plant named after Kuzmin began a few years ago when the construction of federal roads increased and, consequently, the demand for road guardrails went up. In 2005 the road guardrails produced by JSC Novosibirsk Metallurgical Plant named after Kuzmin were certified for compliance with the GOST state standard 26804-86. In 2006, upon the requirement of the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the durability of rail bars was improved. In the same year the road guardrails were awarded a Gold medal of the contest “Best products and services of Siberia, Gemma - 2006".

Over the 9 months of 2007 the plant produced 3,581 t of road guardrails (28.6% more on the year-on-year basis – 2,784 t last year).