The "Uralasbest" Plant is known as the world's biggest producer of chrysotile asbestos. It is located on the eastern slope of the Ural ridge, in the middle of the mixed Ural taiga, 80 kilometers north-east from Ekaterinburg. The asbestos deposit was found in 1885, the first saleable tons of asbestos were mined in 1889. The JSC "Uralasbest" presents an ultimately mechanized ore-mining and dressing enterprise utilizing up-to-date equipment. A body of ten thousand workers turns out over 500 thousand tons of chrysotile asbestos annually. Every year, the Plant adopts and works to implement the Quality Assurance Program destined to raise the technical level of asbestos production and improve its quality. All Plant's products are covered by health safety certificates. The Ural asbestos is exported to the countries of Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, the Pacific islands.