OREANDA-NEWS. On 15 January 2009 OMZ-Special Steels, a part of OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group) (RTS: OMZZ; LSE: OMZD; OTC: UHMVY), announced that it has successfully passed a planned regular certification of its steel forgings designed for shipbuilding and marine engineering. The certification procedure was conducted by the Russian Maritime Navigation Register (RMNR).

The Russian Maritime Navigation Register (RMNR), founded in 1913, is a well-known and highly respected classification organization. As a member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), RMNR provides high quality standards for the shipbuilding industry.

The certificate received by OMZ Special Steels confirms the high quality of OMZ Special Steels products developed for the shipbuilding industry. They have allowed the company to work successfully with domestic and international shipbuilding companies including ABB Oy Machines, Finland.

OMZ Special Steels' products for the shipbuilding industry have also been certified by a number of other classification societies which are IACS members including Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR, UK), Germanischer Lloyd (GL, Germany), Det Norske Veritas (DNV, Norway), Bureau Veritas (BV, France), American Bureau of Shipping (ABS, USA), Registro Italiano Navale (RINA, Italy), and Russian River Register (RRR).