Economics of Astrakhan

Astrakhan is a center of transport road (transportation of timber and oil) by railway, sea, and river.
In Astrakhan the main industries are light, food (including fish), machinery-building, metal processing (shipbuilding, ship repairing), timber processing, pulp and paper.
On the base of Astrakhan condensate gaz deposit (60 km to the south-west from Astrakhan) industrial complex for processing of gaz and condensate, production of sulphur was opened.

Main enterprises:

Electric energy
- Joint-stock company "Astrakhan energo"
Offer: heating energy, electric energy

Oil industry
- Company "Lukoil- Astrakhanmorneft"
Offer: oil, natural gaz

Chemical and oil-chemical industry
- Joint-stock company "Astrakhan steklovolokno"
Offer: glass fiber, electric- isolating glass textile, glass-fibre plastics

Ship building industry
- Joint-stock company "Sea ship building factory"
Offer: barges

Repairing of railway roads
- Teplovozremontny factory
Offer: repairing of trains, details for trains

Timber, timber processing, pulp and paper industries
- Joint-stock company "Astrakhan bumprom"
Offer: pasteboard, bricks

Food production
- "Astrakhankonservprom"
Offer: canned fish, canned vegetables, canned fruit, meat cans.

Fish industry
- Joint-stock company "Astrakhan fish factory"
Offer: canned fish, fish caviar, flour
- Joint-stock company "Kaspfish"
Offer: fish caviar, canned fish