JSC Kaliningrad Amber Combine
Basic information
JSC "Kaliningrad Amber Combine" was established by the decision of the Soviet Government in February 1947. At the beginning of 2014 the combine was transfered to the government corporation Rostec.
Today the Kaliningrad Amber Combine is the only enterprise in Russia and the biggest one in the world which performs an industrial amber mining. The Combine is located near the town settlement of Yantarny the former Palmnicken where about 90% of the proved world amber reserves are located, the age of amber being some 50 million years. Annually the Amber combine produces some 300 tons of raw material. The field reserves are estimated at 116 thousand tons.
Structure of the Enterprise
- JSC "Kaliningrad Amber Combine"
- JSC Yantarny Yuvelirprom - 100% affiliatyed company
- A separate division located in the settlement of Malyshevo, Sverdlov Region.
Included in Rostec State Corporation
Business type:
Добыча драгоценных и полудрагоценных камнейLocation:
Kaliningrad , RussiaProducts
News
- 05.08.2026 The Amber Combine will donate unique paintings made of 50 shades of gemstones to the Ussuri Taiga Museum.
- 29.07.2026 A rare drop of ancient resin was found at the Amber Combine.
- 24.07.2026 The Amber Combine has improved its pressed amber production technology.
- 16.07.2026 The Amber Combine created the largest ever cup made from the sunstone.
- 03.07.2026 A unique nugget made from two types of sunstone was mined at Rostec's Amber Combine.
- 30.06.2026 The Primorsky quarry has increased amber production by 140 times in 50 years.
- 26.06.2026 The Amber Combine presented experimental jewelry at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.
- 19.06.2026 The Amber Combine and the Saint Petersburg Mining University are launching a program to train specialists for the amber industry.
- 15.06.2026 The Amber Combine Museum has acquired a fragment of an ancient oyster colony.
- 10.06.2026 The Amber Combine has doubled the efficiency of its amber production.
- 02.06.2026 The Amber Combine has created a remake of a vintage butterfly brooch from the 1960s.
- 29.05.2026 The Amber Combine has created a remake of a vintage butterfly brooch from the 1960s.
- 22.05.2026 The Amber Combine presented its new products at the Russian-Chinese EXPO
- 21.05.2026 The Amber Combine presented its new products at the Russian-Chinese EXPO
- 15.05.2026 The Amber Combine reports record demand for matte stone.
- 05.05.2026 The Amber Combine delivered the first batch of raw materials to the industry association under a new contract.
- 04.05.2026 A cast of an Eocene leaf was found at the Amber Combine.
- 27.04.2026 The Amber Plant will double the production of popular "amber diamonds"
- 21.04.2026 The Amber Combine has increased productivity at its Primorsky quarry.
- 01.04.2026 The Amber Combine has launched amber-embellished clothing on the international market.