JSC Vakaru Metalgama, a subsidiary company of JSC Western Shipyard, was established in October 2003. The main activity of the company is cleaning, priming, and cutting steel sheets and profiles. JSC Vakaru Metalgama is one of the network parts of a wholesale metal trade company ELME Metall of the concern BLRT Grupp. Inter-cooperating, the network operates in Russian, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian markets.

JSC Vakaru Metalgama operates a recently installed metal-processing complex consisting of:

• line UBR 25 x 3150 for flattening metal sheets;
• line DISA for cleaning and priming metal sheets and profiles;
• thermal cutting machines;
• storehouses for metal.

The new line for cleaning and priming metal ensures high-quality cleaning of metal surface according to Swedish standard SA 2.5. Cleaned surface is covered with 15-20 µm thick syncsilicate prime. Company’s cleaning and priming of metal sheets and profiles capacity is 150 000 tons per year. Good geographical position of the company allows it accepting and delivering cargoes both by wagons and ships. At the moment, 96 certified employees are employed at the company.

The metal processing complex of JSC Vakaru Metalgama, in which 7.5 mln Euro was invested, is the biggest one in the Baltic States.