Vladimir Lisin



Vladimir Lisin (born 7 May 1956 in Ivanovo) is a Russian steel tycoon. He is chairman and the majority shareholder of Novolipetsk or NLMK, one of the four largest steel companies in Russia.

Vladimir Lisin has made his fortune in steel, railways and cargo logistics. He started out as a mechanic in a coalmine, then worked as a steelworker in Siberia after college. In 1991, when his boss was appointed minister of metallurgy, Lisin came with him to Moscow. A year later, he joined a group of traders, called Trans-World Group, who came to dominate Russia's aluminum and steel exports. 

He managed the factories, and when the partners went their separate ways in 2000, he got a majority stake in the giant Novolipetsk steel mill. He also controls Universal Cargo Logistics Holding, which owns railway operator First Cargo, as well as some ports and shipping companies. He built one of Europe's largest shooting-range complexes in Lisya Nora, near Moscow

He is said to be one of the richest men in Russia and 72nd richest in the world. As of 2013, his estimated net worth is $14.1 billion.
 

Putin's oligarchs are entrenched on the Cote d'Azur

Business●29.04.2024

The families and loved ones of Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Vladimir Lisin, Arkady Rotenberg, Vladimir Potanin, Viktor Vekselberg, Roman Abramovich and many others feel great in French Provence.

FAS grabbed the gills of Mordashov, Lisin and Rashnikov

Business●27.04.2021

The Federal Antimonopoly Service opened three cases: against Alexey Mordashov's Severstal, Vladimir Lisin's NLMK and Viktor Rashnikov's MMK.

Russian billionaires have bred heirs on a grand scale

Business●01.07.2020

Russian oligarchs were able to make fortunes that would be enough for a comfortable life of several generations.

Lisin will argue with Abramovich for control of Transcontainer

Business●14.10.2019

The company of Vladimir Lisin filed a request for participation in the auction for the sale of a controlling stake in Transcontainer. At the end of August, the FAS allowed Roman Abramovich’s structure to participate with partners.

German Gref and Victor Vekselberg invest in governors

Officials●24.09.2019

The regional election was won by the proteges of Sberbank, NAMK and Renova.

Vladimir Lisin did not bargain with ArcelorMittal

Business●07.11.2018

The Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine will not receive ArcelorMittal plants in Belgium and Luxembourg.

A large Russian pipe manufacturer will gain momentum due to the oil boom

Business●08.10.2018

OMK Anatoly Sedykh to build a steel plant and new pipe shops for 110 billion rubles.

Railway operators do not manage to export coal for export

Business●20.09.2018

Carriers increase the export of coal in their own cars.

Top manager NLMK fell out of the window in Moscow

Society●30.08.2018

Vice President of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works Charles Bruno de Cooman died tragically, having worked only for a year at Vladimir Lisin.

Public Russian companies from Belousov's plan will lose at least 1 trillion rubles

Business●13.08.2018

"Dekulakization" of Russian metallurgical and chemical corporations can lead to aggregate losses of more than 1 trillion rubles. Businessmen themselves do not fully believe in such measures.

The Russian state due to lack of finance will disembowel the commodity exporters

Officials●10.08.2018

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov explained his initiative to withdraw 513 billion rubles from metallurgical and chemical companies not so much by fulfilling the "May" decrees as by "equalizing the tax burden."

Vladimir Lisin refused to share with the state

Business●10.08.2018

Chairman of the Board of Directors of NLMK criticized the idea of ​​an adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov "withdraw" from metallurgists and chemical companies 537 billion rubles.

The last regional bank died in the Lipetsk region

Business●29.06.2018

Lipetskcombank after the departure of NLMK Vladimir Lisin with a salary project will become a branch of its head bank Zenit.

Billionaires Vladimir Lisin and Leonid Mikhelson became angry at FAS

Business●21.06.2018

Regulation of tariffs both the monopolist and consumers are dissatisfied. According to the owner of NLMK Vladimir Lisin, it is not the case of the antimonopoly authority to regulate prices "at the corners", without taking into account other factors. But the government will make the final decision.

Vladimir Lisin became the leading supplier of metal for football stadiums in Russia

Business●18.06.2018

Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine of Viktor Rashnikov outperformed the largest metallurgists. However, the purchase of metal for the construction of stadiums "weather" Russian manufacturers still did not do because of its modest volume - an average of about 100 thousand tons per year.

Ziyavudin Magomedov lost the battle for "Transcontainer"

Business●08.06.2018

Ziyavudin Magomedov's "Sum" group, who is in jail, is ready to abandon the creation of a national container operator, which the billionaire dreamed of since 2012. Fesco, which is controlled by it for a third, is looking for a buyer for a blocking stake in TransContainer.

Group "Sum" can sell a stake in "Transcontainer"

Business●07.06.2018

In the fight for a blocking stake in the carrier, Vladimir Lisin and Roman Abramovich can clash.

FAS brought UCL to a fine

Business●04.06.2018

FAS fined the Container Terminal St. Petersburg (KTSP) entering into UCL Holding Vladimir Lisin by 91.2 million rubles. But Igor Artemyev's department will not see this money.

TransContainer loses a chief

Business●01.06.2018

From the company goes general director Peter Baskakov.

The richest heirs of Russia

Business●25.05.2018

Forbes presented the rating of the heirs of the richest businessmen of Russia for the third time. The first place was taken by Yusuf Alekperov, the second place was occupied by the children of Leonid Mikhelson, "bronze" - in the son and daughter of Andrei Melnichenko.

The company of the richest Russian businessman can buy factories in Europe

Business●25.04.2018

NLMK billionaire Vladimir Lisin - the only contender for the Belgian assets ArcelorMittal.

Forbes published a rating of 200 richest businessmen in Russia

Business●19.04.2018

Forbes magazine published the 15th updated rating of Russia's 200 richest businessmen, whose overall condition is estimated at $ 485 billion.

Toxic "Rusal": Russian billionaires lost more than 12 billion dollars a day

Business●10.04.2018

The collapse of the quotes of "Rusal" was the main event of the day, however, sanctions were hit not only by the state of Oleg Deripaska - today many members of the Forbes list have become poor.

Vladimir Lisin returned to the first place in the Russian list of Forbes

Business●06.03.2018

The list of richest people in Russia, according to Forbes magazine, was replaced by the leader. He became the owner of a controlling stake in the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine (NLMK) Vladimir Lisin. His state of the publication was estimated at 19.1 billion dollars.

Vladimir Lisin earned the most among all Russian businessmen for the year

Business●28.12.2017

The cumulative fortune of the world's 500 richest businessmen has grown by $ 1 trillion over the year, with the largest increase among Russians among the main NLMK owner Vladimir Lisin.

"Transcontainer" was taken over by Alexander Abramov with Roman Abramovich

Business●14.12.2017

Billionaire partners bought out operator's shares from NPF Blagosostoyanie.

Russian oligarchs are fat with money

Business●03.11.2017

Russian billionaires have grown rich by 22 billion dollars since the beginning of the year.

The European Union punished Russian metallurgists for dumping

Business●10.10.2017

The products of Severstal, MMK and NLMK are more expensive in Russia than in Europe. It did not cause any questions among the Russian authorities, but the Europeans made themselves alert.