Milan Blagojević - Namenska

Milan Blagojević - Namenska (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Благојевић - Наменска) is a Serbian chemical manufacturing company, specialized for defence industry. It was founded in 1949 and has headquarters in Lučani, Serbia. With around 1,300 employees, it is the largest enterprise in Lučani and one of the largest in Moravica District.

For other uses, see Milan Blagojevic.

Milan Blagojević - Namenska
Native name
Милан Благојевић - Наменска
TypeJoint-stock company
IndustryChemical
Defense
Founded19 June 2000 (2000-06-19) (Current form)
First founded in 1949
HeadquartersRadnička bb,
Lučani
,
Serbia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Radoš Milovanović (General director)
Revenue €54.20 million (2018[1])
€7.06 million (2018[1])
Total assets €86.15 million (2018[1])
Total equity €49.63 million (2018[1])
OwnerGovernment of Serbia (70.37%)
Serbian Development Fund (16.51%)
Lučani (9.31%)
Others
Number of employees
1,301 (2018[1])
Websitewww.mbnamenska.com
Footnotes / references
Business ID: 07327153
Tax ID: 101263524 [2]

Name

The company is named after famous Yugoslav Partisan Milan Blagojević Španac who is credited for initiating the anti-fascist struggle in Yugoslavia during World War II.

History

The company was founded in 1949 by the Yugoslav government. During the 1990s, company has deteriorated due to the Yugoslav Wars and sanctions imposed on FR Yugoslavia.

According to the company's management, from 2001 to 2017, the company has invested more than 50 million euros in modernization of technological processes, measures of protection at work and fire protection.[3] However, in 2017 two consecutive fires broke out, injuring four workers of whom two had died of large burns.[3]

As of 2017, Milan Blagojević - Namenska is one of the largest defence industry companies of Serbia, exporting more than 90% of its products.[4] The Government of Serbia invested 4.4 million euros in 2017 for factory's hall renovation.[4]

Products

The company offers a variety of products for defence industry. It manufactures nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, ball powders and dynamite applications. The notable products are:[5]

  • shot shell, rifle, and pistol and revolver powders,
  • double base powders,
  • military powders, such as aircraft and antiaircraft, mortar shells, mortar shells-extend range, artillery ammunition, ignition powder, and grenade launchers,
  • conventional powder charges,
  • sport and other special powders.

The company also provides combustible components and increment containers for mortar ammunition. Apart for military purposes, it offers products for civil consumers. Celluloid is manufactured for use in furniture and interior decoration, drawing and writing accessories, music instruments, toys, sport equipment, and optic accessories. In addition, it offers consulting, modernization of process technology, design and engineering, transfer of technology, and training personnel services.[5]

Accidents

In 1997 accident, eight employees were killed when the fire broke out in company's facilities.[6] On 21 September 2011, one employee was injured after minor fire in the production hall.[7] On 25 June 2012, one employee was hurt after rocket fuel explosion on a production line.[7]

On 14 July 2017, fire broke out in one department of the factory, and two employees got life-threatening burns.[8] The cause of fire was unsafe transport of goods (i.e. gunpowder) due to lacking protection measures of the company.[9] Both employees, Milomir Milivojević and Milojko Ignjatović, later passed away due to large burns.[8][9] On 2 August 2017, another fire broke out, hurting two employees, of which one had 35% of the body covered in burns.[10] Following the accidents, the Prime Minister of Serbia Ana Brnabić and the Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin stated that the Government will continue to invest in factory's safety, but that "accidents will continue to happen until the full process automation is reached".[6] From 1995 until 2017, a total of 18 employees were killed in various accidents in production facilities of Milan Blagojević - Namenska.[11]

On 17 January 2018, another fire broke out while the employees were cleaning the precipitator of nitrocellulose, hurting two of them.[12] On 10 October 2018, another employee was injured after minor explosion.[13]

See also

References
  1. "СТО НАЈ... привредних друштава у Републици Србији у 2018. години" (PDF). apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. Основни подаци о привредном друштву. apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. "MB Lučani: Gine se i na putevima, pa nije toliki publicitet". n1info.com (in Serbian). 3 August 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. Radovanović, Zoran (24 April 2017). "Vojne fabrike u dugovima, hale i oprema zastareli". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. "Company Overview of Milan Blagojevic-Namenska A.D." bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. Santavac, Adam (13 September 2017). "Automatizacija jedini lek protiv nesreća u namenskoj". n1info.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. "U nesrećama u namenskoj industriji za 11 godina poginulo 15 radnika". blic.rs (in Serbian). Beta. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  8. "Preminuo radnik povređen u požaru u Lučanima". blic.rs (in Serbian). Tanjug. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. Jeremić, V. (23 December 2017). "Veštak prebacuje odgovornost na oca preminulog radnika". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. Bojović, Beba (2 August 2017). "Novi požar u fabrici "Namenska" u Lučanima, dva radnika povređena!". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  11. Jeremić, V. (11 December 2017). "Država skriva uzrok tragedije u fabrici oružja "Milan Blagojević"". danas.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. Santavac, Adam (17 January 2018). "Požar u fabrici "Milan Blagojević", povređena dva radnika". n1info.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  13. I., V. (10 October 2018). "EKSPLOZIJA U FABRICI "MILAN BLAGOJEVIĆ - NAMENSKA": Radnik povređen u pogonu raketnog goriva". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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