The plant’s construction in Vladikavkaz stated in 1898. Three years after the enterprise commissioned the annealing plant for production of zinc concentrate and in November 1904 the plant produced over 600 poods of first metallic zinc in Russia. In 1934-1935 the plant produced electrolytic zinc and in honor of this event in 1935 the plant was renamed into “Electrozinc”.

By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War “Electrozinc” was one of the biggest metalworks within the country. It produced electrolytic zinc, lead, cadmium, zinc oxides, gold and silver alloys, sulfuric acid, copper sulfate and others. The war forced to arrange new production lines fast for defensive purposes. In June 1942 the enterprise was awarded with challenge Red Banner of State defensive committee for production achievements and help for front needs. On 25 of July of the same year the staff of the factory was granted with the Order of the Labor Red Banner.

In 1958 “Electrozinc” was appointed as the main enterprise of lead-zinc industry on complex mechanization and automation of lead and zinc production processes by the order of the Council of Ministers of RSFSR.

Up to the end of 80-s the plant preserved its leading position. In 1988 the company became the winner of industrial competition according to the results of work for 11 time.

At the end of 2003 the plant joined the structure of UMMC. Today large-scale program on reconstruction and development is implemented at the plant. The attention is focused on solving of ecologic problems, in particular utilization of exhausting gases into sulfuric acid.

July 18, 2010 - A pump failed in the sulfuric acid workshop of a zinc factory in North Ossetia, Russia, Sunday, causing an emission into the atmosphere, officials said.  But factory officials in the Ossetian capital of Vladikavkaz said the harmful substances emission posed no threat to the local population, RIA Novosti reported.  A group of experts from the Emergencies Ministry was sent to the factory to investigate the incident, the ministry told Novosti. The results will be announced later.  The factory has been discharging harmful substances into the atmosphere periodically since October 2009, Novosti said.  On Oct. 28, 2009, emissions exceeded permissible concentrations of sulfur dioxide by 10 times, data from the factory's administration indicated, Novosti said.