Minsk Tractor Works

The Minski Traktorny Zavod (also: Production Association Minsk Tractor Works ); (White Russian Менскі трактарны завод, Russian Минский тракторный завод, abbreviation МТЗ / MTS ) is a Belarusian company, which produces agricultural and forestry trucks. It was founded on May 29, 1946. The company is based in Minsk.

Gradually, it became one of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturing companies and employs nearly 20,000 employees ( 2005). Main products are the tractors of the brand Belarus exported according to the company (2005 ) in more than 60 countries and thus have 8-10% share of the world market. Since its founding more than three million tractors were manufactured, over 70,000 of which were exported to the GDR. Other products are walking tractors and harvesters on the basis of tractors as well as cast and forged products.

Belarus 2522DV with seed drill

Belarus MTS 50 with S- shield and backhoe

MTS 82 in the open-air museum Klockenhagen

Belarus 1522

Belarus Tractor at Riga Airport

Forwarders

Branch plants

• Bobruisk (tractor parts and aggregates)
• Choiniki, Homelskaja Woblasz ( hydraulic drive )
• Homel ( hydraulic drive )
• Lepel, Wizebskaja Woblasz ( Electromechanics )
• Mazyr (machine factory)
• Minsk (gear )
• Minsk ( instruments and accessories )
• Narovlya, Homelskaja Woblasz ( hydraulic drive )
• Smaljawitschy, Minsk Woblasz (gear )
• Smarhon, Hrodsenskaja Woblasz (aggregates )
• Vitebsk (tractor parts)

Sponsoring

The Minsk Tractor Works are sponsoring the Belarusian Erstligafußballteams Partizan Minsk ( Belarusian: МТЗ - РІПА Менск ( Менскі трактарны завод - Рэспубліканскі інстытут прафэсійнай адукацыі ) ) is known, earlier than FK tractor. The club was created during construction of the works and the construction workers stood, even German prisoners of war, and later the company employees open.