Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga

The Samsung Electronics Rus Kaluga plant produces 100% of all Samsung TVs and monitors sold in Russia. The range of products includes LED, liquid crystal and plasma - TVs, liquid crystal monitors, Blu-ray players and home cinemas. In April 2010, at the Samsung plant, for the first time in Russia, the production of 3D LED TVs began. The equipment manufactured at the Samsung plant in the Kaluga region is also supplied to Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

History

2022

Switch to Parallel Import

On July 1, 2022, it became known that the Samsung plant in the Kaluga region switched to parallel imports. Electronics first goes to the EAEU countries (except for the Russian Federation, it includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan), and then returns to Russia.

Samsung wrote about the start of work of the Kaluga enterprise according to this scheme. " Kommersant According to the source of the newspaper, there are assembled televisions at this plant, which the vendor does not allow selling in Russia, "it is assumed that they can be exported to the CIS countries, after which they can be imported according to a parallel import scheme."

Samsung plant in Russia switched to parallel imports

According to the interlocutor of the publication, close to the Government of the Russian Federation, the scheme with the official export of electronics to the EAEU and return to the Russian market through parallel imports will allow foreign vendors to fulfill sanctions obligations to stop deliveries to Russia and partially relieve themselves of the risk of secondary sanctions.

The Russian Samsung plant works, but "it is not known on which components, officially now the South Korean company does not supply spare parts," says Gleb Mishin, head of the Russian representative office of Candy-Hoover Group (part of the Chinese Haier group). He confirms that Samsung sells stocks of TVs in Russia to the CIS countries, but Mishin does not know whether this equipment is returning to the domestic market.

Kommersant found out that in the stores of Samsung branded retail, which is managed by Inventive Retail Group (IRG), by the beginning of July 2022, goods intended for sale in the EAEU countries are sold. The press service of Samsung noted that they continue to cooperate with IRG, including on service issues.

Partner of the Pen & Paper Bar Association Sergey Uchitel reminds that the issue of maintaining the production and supply of foreign components remains relevant. In his opinion, Samsung and other manufacturers "sooner or later will have to make a decision whether it remains in Russia or not, and if it remains, then in what format."^[1]

The resumption of the plant in Russia

In early June 2022, it became known about the resumption of the plant Samsung in. To Kaluga However, at first the company will not operate in full "due to the beginning of the low season and the projected summer drop in sales, as well as existing logistics problems," the Ministry of Internal Policy and Mass Communications of the Kaluga Region said.

According to Businessman"," citing a source familiar with the situation, by the beginning of June 2022, the Samsung plant is operating for an incomplete week (2-3 days a week) and produces products only for export to, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan other countries. The factory employs about 900 people.

Samsung resumed the work of the plant in Russia

The Kaluga region produces most of all Samsung TVs sold in Russia, as well as monitors and washing machines. The plant has not worked since March 24, 2022 due to problems with the import of components. Earlier that month, Samsung announced a temporary halt in the export of all products to the Russian market. The manufacturer noted that due to the current geopolitical situation, the company, among other things, stops deliveries from microchips to smartphones and consumer electronics.

According to the Yonhap news agency, the reason for the cessation of supplies to Russia was the "problem with the shipment of goods." According to the publication, the situation is associated with the physical inability to deliver the company's products and difficulties with exports. At the same time, the interlocutor of the publication stressed that by March 2022 the company was developing measures to solve the problem.

The Russian factory Samsung by June 2022 does not have a single Russian co-owner. The factory, which has an authorized capital of 4.7 billion rubles, is entirely controlled by the Korean joint-stock company Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.. ^[2]

Stopping TV production

Samsung has suspended the assembly of TVs at its plant in the Kaluga region. This became known on March 22, 2022. The reason was a shortage of components, including LCD panels, caused by logistics problems.

It, in turn, was the result of international sanctions that hit Russia from dozens of countries in response to a special operation in the DPR and LPR. As a result, most of the supply chains were broken, and supplies for the remaining ones were difficult due to the unstable ruble exchange rate.

In early March 2022, citing all the same logistics problems, Samsung stopped supplying its products to Russia. This affected, among other things, smartphones, although Samsung is the leader in the Russian mobile market, as well as household appliances. A few days later, the restrictions extended to televisions.

Samsung representatives could not answer the question about the timing of the suspension of TV in Kaluga on March 22, 2022.

The Kaluga Region plant produced not only televisions, but also household appliances, including washing machines, which were then exported to various countries. Europe

As for the release of TV, the Kaluga Samsung plant collected the lion's share of all the company's TVs present in domestic retail. The exact number of TVs produced on it has not been established.

Not only Russians may suffer from the suspension of production of Samsung TVs in Russia. The country may have a shortage of these models, but the fact is also that the plant's products were exported to a number of other countries.

Thus, the plant carried out direct deliveries to Kazakhstan, Moldova and Mongolia, and through the Russian representative office of Samsung the TV collected on it was shipped to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus and Georgia. Samsung's office in Kazakhstan redirected them to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

As of March 22, 2022, it is not known whether Samsung in Russia has partners in the production of TVs in its own factories.

Plus, the Kaluga Samsung plant is hundreds of workplaces. As of July 2019, more than 1000 residents of the Kaluga Region worked on it. It is not yet clear how the suspension of TV production will affect their work activity^[3].

2020:10% job cuts

On May 28, 2020, it became known about a 10% reduction in the number of personnel at the Kaluga plant of Samsung. The layoffs were reported by the regional Ministry of Labor, which called this personnel purge "insignificant."

At the same time, about 100 vacant jobs on production lines have been opened, now the enterprise is faced with the task of replacing them, primarily at the expense of reduced employees, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Kaluga Region quotes Interfax.

Samsung dismisses 10% of employees at Kaluga plant

Workers who fall under the reduction will be offered a choice of compensation with the termination of the employment contract and the transition to another job with the possibility of retraining if necessary. It is noted that layoffs are carried out in accordance with the requirements of labor legislation.

Judging by the information from the website of the Kaluga enterprise Samsung, about 1,200 people work on it by the end of May 2020.

As the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the region Pavel Konovalov clarified to RIA Novosti, it is planned to dismiss about 100 employees of non-working specialties, but the timing of the cuts is still unknown. If an employee refuses to leave by agreement of the parties, then the company will notify the regional employment service of his reduction in two months, he noted.

Konovalov also stressed that the regional employment service is ready to employ the released employees. Despite what payments they will receive at the enterprise itself, the employment service will provide them with unemployment benefits in the maximum amount within three months after dismissal, he added.

Over the 12 years of the existence of the Samsung plant in the Kaluga region, more than $250 million has been invested in it. The factory complex includes capacities at which finished products are assembled, workshops for the production of printed circuit boards and microcircuits and thermoplastic casting.^[4]

2018: QLED Q900R 8K TV production launches

On November 6, 2018, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of QLED Q900R 8K TVs with accurate and most realistic screen resolution. The company's plant in the Kaluga region will produce devices with diagonals of 75 and 85 inches for the local market. Read more here.

2017: QLED TV production launches

On April 4, 2017, Samsung Electronics announced the start of a mass launch of production of new generation TVs at its plant in the Kaluga Region. The plant is launching QLED TVs Samsung models Q7F, Q7C, Q8C, Q9F, which use advanced quantum dot technology.

"For 10 years now, the development of local production of equipment in Russia has been a priority for Samsung. The expansion of the model line here at the Kaluga plant is not only a historical moment for our company, but also an important contribution to the economic development of the region, "said Lee Hwang Kyun, CEO of the Samsung Electronics plant in the Kaluga region. "The plant has set high production standards and product quality, and it is thanks to this that the launch of QLED TVs became possible here."

"The record-fast launch of production of the latest QLED TVs at the Samsung plant in the Kaluga region demonstrates the successful use and application of high quality standards, including international ones. We are glad that thanks to the localization of production and Russian assembly of products, our customers in Russia get access to high-tech products of the highest quality, "said Dmitry Kartashev, Director of the Consumer Electronics Department of Samsung Electronics in Russia

Samsung QLED TVs are designed using the latest technology in the TV industry and taking into account the needs of the most discerning users. The technology of quantum dots with an improved structure has made it possible to achieve an even higher level of brightness and maximum color gamut richness. QLED TVs have improved all the key features of modern TVs, such as viewing angle, color volume, brightness and image contrast. The German Association of Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies VDE (Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker) has certified the QLED TV characteristics for 100% color gamut accuracy and 1500 nits brightness (HDR1500).

Samsung plant in the Kaluga region produces 100% of all TVs sold in Russia, which fully meets the needs of Russian consumers. Samsung pays great attention to the processes of localization of production in Russia. Today, TV localization is about 10%.

2014: Russian Samsung plant will become less harmful to the environment

In September 2014, the authorities of the Kaluga Region announced that the Samsung plant in the Vorsino industrial park had completed the installation of treatment facilities created on the basis of modern technologies. The construction lasted 8 months, and the investment of the Korean corporation in this project amounted to $10 million.

At the opening of the facilities, Samsung said that in December last year, their company decided to build its own complex of treatment facilities in order to reduce the burden on the municipal water treatment system.

The capacity of the treatment facilities built is 300 cubic meters of wastewater per day with the possibility of increasing to 600, and they occupy an area of ​ ​ 1865 square meters. m

A feature of the technology used in treatment plants in the company is called a membrane bioreactor, which made it possible to build structures 4 times more compact than conventional ones of the same capacity. In addition, the structures use modern methods of biological treatment of water, which allow removing heavy metal particles from water.

Samsung representatives noted that modern methods of biological treatment not only meet all the requirements of the Vorsino industrial park for the quality of wastewater, but also exceed them: "Water after processing is significantly cleaner than it was originally supplied to the plant."

The government of the Kaluga region, in turn, noted that, despite the concentration of powerful industrial facilities in the region, the region remains one of the most environmentally friendly territories in the Central Federal District, since all enterprises wishing to place their production in the Kaluga region are undergoing strict environmental expertise.

2007-2008: Construction

In 2007, Samsung Electronics entered into an investment agreement on the construction of a household appliance plant on the territory of the Vorsino industrial park in the Borovsky district of the Kaluga region. The total investment amounted to $200 million.

On September 5, 2007, a ceremony was held to lay the foundation stone of the plant, and a year later, on September 4, 2008, the plant was opened. The total area of ​ ​ the plant's production workshops is 40.6 thousand m ². Later, in March 2009, a logistics center was commissioned - the largest in Russia (53 thousand m ²).

The Samsung Electronics plant in the Kaluga Region (Samsung Electronics Rus LLC) Kaluga was opened on September 4, 2008 in the north of the region in the Borovsky District at the 85th kilometer of the Kievsky Highway. The volume of investments in the enterprise amounted to more than $250 million. The total area of ​ ​ the plant's production workshops reaches 40.6 thousand square meters. m. To date, the company employs more than 1200 employees from the Kaluga and Moscow regions. Samsung plant in the Kaluga region produces products not only for the Russian market, but also for the CIS countries, as well as for export to countries. Europe

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