# DST-Ural to invest RUB 1.1B in excavator production in Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant DST-Ural signed a special investment contract with the Russian government to produce import-substituting crawler excavators and backhoe loaders. The project is valued at RUB 1.1 billion and will create over 500 jobs.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-02-26
- Where: Chelyabinsk and Kalachevo, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, Russia
- Value: $12.0M (1.10B RUB)
- Jobs: 500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2,000 excavators over eight years
- Products: crawler excavators, backhoe loaders
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [DST-Ural](https://endata.com/companies/83178.md)

## Sources

- [kommersant.ru](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7535050), 2025-02-26: "Реализация проекта оценивается в 1,1 млрд руб."

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