The sapphire is the material of the electronics of the future, the technology for which was further developed in the Soviet Union at the State Optical Institute in the city of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). The Russian technology company Monokristall adapted for mass production and is currently the only plant in Europe, able to produce and treat the synthetic sapphires which can reach a weight of 300 kg.
The portal What They Say About USA informs, citing sources in the Russian media, which currently Monokristall is expanding production with the support of the Russian bank VTB, which granted the loan of 900 million for the company.
According commented Vice President of Mikhail Oseevsky bank management,
“Monokristall is the world leader. We like high-tech projects like this, which are in progress height. It is the guarantee of effectiveness. The company develops and we do the same at the same time. “
More than 98% of Monokristall of production is exported to 25 countries. Although part of the company policy is to closely guarded secret partners, Lyudmila Zubova, the company’s chief marketing officer, released the data statistic: 4 out of 10 large companies buy sapphire discs Monokristall and 8 out of 10 that produce disks buy sapphire cylinder Russian company.
“The Monokristall already takes many years providing sapphires to Apple to manufacture lenses for iPhones cameras”, said one of the shareholders of the company.
The newly received funds will allow the company to continue with its development, including buying new equipment, including those that are needed for the production of two-inch sapphire blanks, necessary for smart watch production the American company Apple.
It should be noted that the sapphire is the second most solid material after diamond and precision in the treatment of it is checked up angstroms, which is one ten-millionth of a millimeter.
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