List of companies of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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This list comprises notable companies that participated in the economy of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a country which lasted from 29 November 1945 to 27 April 1992. They were mostly organized in the form of an associated labour organization (OUR).

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Those companies that were named using generic elements in a descriptive formula such as cityproduct/branch – "Factory" (or similar) have had their names translated. They were commonly referred to by their initials, which are kept in their original form.

Automotive industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
IDA-Opel Kikinda SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1977
cars; 49% owned by General Motors
Zavodi Crvena Zastava Kragujevac SR Serbia
1904
cars and trucks [1]
Ikarus Zemun SR Serbia
1923
buses
Neobus Novi Sad SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1952
buses
Maribor Automobile and Engine Factory (TAM) Maribor SR Slovenia
1946
trucks
Cimos Koper SR Slovenia
1972
cars; half owned by Citroën
Sežana Motorcycle Factory (TOMOS) Koper SR Slovenia
1954
motorcycles and cars
Sarajevo Car Factory (TAS) Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1969
cars
Zagreb Bus Factory (TAZ) Zagreb SR Croatia
1930
buses
Priboj Car Factory (FAP) Priboj SR Serbia
1953
trucks and buses
FAS 11 Oktomvri (FAS Sanos) Skopje SR Macedonia
1946
buses [2] [3]

Shipbuilding

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
3. May Rijeka SR Croatia
1948
construction and repair of ships
Uljanik Pula SR Croatia
1856
construction and repair of ships
Viktor Lenac Shipyard Rijeka SR Croatia
1896
construction and repair of ships
Brodosplit Split SR Croatia
1931
construction and repair of ships
Tito's Shipyard Kraljevica SR Croatia
1729
construction and repair of ships

Military industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Krušik Valjevo SR Serbia
1939
ammunition, weapons, mining tools, shovels
Prvi Partizan Užice SR Serbia
1927
ammunition
Trayal Kruševac SR Serbia
1889
commercial explosives and pyrotechnics
SOKO Mostar SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950
fighter planes
PPT-Petoletka Trstenik SR Serbia
1949
aviation, hydraulics, pneumatics
Utva Aviation Industry (UTVA) Pančevo SR Serbia
1937
piston engine aircraft and gliders
Yugoimport SDPR Belgrade SR Serbia
1949
import and export, and production of weapons
Zastava Arms Kragujevac SR Serbia
1853
civil and military program, artillery

Wood and paper industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
SIMPO Vranje SR Serbia
1963
production of furniture
Sloveniales Ljubljana SR Slovenia production of wooden furniture
ŠIPAD Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1892
production of wooden furniture
Incel Banja Luka SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1954
production of cellulose, viscose and paper

Construction

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Energoinvest Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1951
construction company [4]
Energoprojekt Belgrade SR Serbia
1951
design company

Electronics

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Digitron Buje SR Croatia
1971
electronic devices
Zagreb Radio Industry (RIZ) Zagreb SR Croatia
1948
electronic devices, transmitters, gramophones, computers
Niš Electronic Industry (Ei) Niš SR Serbia
1948
television sets, gramophones, computers, measuring instruments
Rudi Čajavec Banja Luka SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950
transistor radios, television sets, car equipment, military electronics and integrated systems
Elektrotehna / Iskra Delta Ljubljana SR Slovenia
1974
computers, affiliated with DEC

Machine industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
14. oktobar Kruševac SR Serbia
1923
heavy machinery and equipment
Đuro Đaković Slavonski Brod SR Croatia
1921
locomotives, machines, agricultural machines, devices
Gorenje Velenje SR Slovenia
1950
white goods, home appliances
Goša Smederevska Palanka SR Serbia
1923
passenger and freight wagons
Iskra Ljubljana SR Slovenia
1946
white goods, electrical and electronic devices
Industry of Machinery and Tractors Belgrade SR Serbia
1947
tractors and attached agricultural machines
Jelšingrad  [ fr ] Banja Luka SR Bosnia and Herzegovina machine tools
Končar Zagreb SR Croatia
1921
generators, motors, household appliances, metal structures
Litostroj Ljubljana SR Slovenia heavy machinery
Metalac Gornji Milanovac SR Serbia
1959
production of enamelware
Niš Machine Industry (MIN) Niš SR Serbia
1884
heavy machinery, locomotives, wagons, railway infrastructure, special vehicles
Rakovica Motor Industry (IMR) Rakovica SR Serbia
1927
tractors, diesel engines [5]
Riko  [ sl ] Ribnica SR Slovenia agricultural machines and tools, road maintenance machinery
Tvornica željezničkih vozila Gredelj (TŽV Gredelj) Zagreb SR Croatia
1894
locomotives, wagons
Tomo Vinković Bjelovar SR Croatia
1953
tractors and attached agricultural machines
UNIS Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1968
metal equipment, bearings and parts [6]
Zmaj Zemun SR Serbia
1927
combine harvesters and attached agricultural machines

Petroleum industry

Energoprojekt designed the headquarters of Naftagas; it was completed in 1998, at which time Naftagas had been renamed to Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), so the building is known as the NIS building. NIS HQ Novi Sad 2006.jpg
Energoprojekt designed the headquarters of Naftagas; it was completed in 1998, at which time Naftagas had been renamed to Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), so the building is known as the NIS building.
NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished in
INA Zagreb SR Croatia
1964
Jugopetrol Kotor SR Montenegro
1947
Naftagas Novi Sad SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1945

Food, tobacco and agricultural industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Agrokomerc Velika Kladuša SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1969
food products
Bambi Požarevac SR Serbia
1967
confectionery and food products
Badel Zagreb SR Croatia
1862
alcoholic beverages
Belgrade Agricultural Combine (PKB) Belgrade SR Serbia
1945
agribusiness; its notable departments were Imlek (1953; dairy) and Frikom (1975; ice cream and frozen food)
Cedevita Zagreb SR Croatia
1929
non-alcoholic beverages
Centroproizvod Belgrade SR Serbia
1976
coffee and food products
Vindija Varaždin SR Croatia
1959
non-alcoholic beverages
Gavrilović Petrinja SR Croatia
1690
meat products
Dijamant Zrenjanin SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1938
production of oil, margarine, mayonnaise and delicacies
Franck Zagreb SR Croatia
1892
food products
Niš Tobacco Industry (DIN) Niš SR Serbia
1930
tobacco products
Zvečevo Zvečevo SR Croatia
1921
various food products
Jaffa Crvenka SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1975
biscuits
Kraš Zagreb SR Croatia
1911
chocolates and candies
Kandit Osijek SR Croatia
1920
chocolates and candies
Koestlin Bjelovar SR Croatia
1905
chocolates and candies
Knjaz Miloš Arandjelovac SR Serbia
1811
mineral water and soft drinks
Ledo Zagreb SR Croatia
1958
frozen products
Maraska Zadar SR Croatia
1768
liqueurs, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
PIK Takovo Gornji Milanovac SR Serbia
1959
confectionery products (notably, Eurokrem)
Plantaže 13. jul Podgorica SR Montenegro
1963
wine and wine products
Podravka Koprivnica SR Croatia
1934
food products
Radenska Radenci SR Slovenia mineral water and soft drinks
Rubin Kruševac SR Serbia
1955
alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
Sojaprotein Becej SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1977
soy processing
Štark Belgrade SR Serbia
1922
chocolates and candies
Rovinj Tobacco Factory  [ de ] (TDR) Rovinj SR Croatia
1872
tobacco products
Trebješa Brewery Nikšic SR Montenegro
1896
alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
Viro Virovitica SR Croatia
1982
sugar production
Zvijezda Zagreb SR Croatia
1916
production of oil, margarine, mayonnaise, ketchup and delicacies

Traffic

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations
Aviogenex (division of Generalexport) Belgrade SR Serbia
1968
air transport
Adria Airways Ljubljana SR Slovenia
1961
air transport
Air Yugoslavia Belgrade SR Serbia
1969
air transport
Jugoslovenski aerotransport (JAT) Belgrade SR Serbia
1947
air transport
Yugoslav Railways (JŽ) Belgrade SR Serbia
1918
railway transport
Lasta Belgrade SR Serbia
1947
bus transport
Niš-Ekspres Niš SR Serbia
1951
bus transport
Severtrans Sombor SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1947
bus transport

Textile and footwear industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations
Sintelon Bačka Palanka SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1971
carpet production
Međimurska trikotaža Čakovec (MTČ) Čakovec SR Croatia
1923
clothing production

Mines and ironworks

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished in
Smederevo Ironworks Smederevo SR Serbia
1913
Zenica Ironworks  [ uk ] Zenica SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1892
Bor Mine Bor SR Serbia
1904
Kolubara Mine Lazarevac SR Serbia
1896
Nikšić Bauxite Mines Niksic SR Montenegro
1948
Trepča Mine Trepča SAP Kosovo
1925

Pharmaceutical industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished in
Alkaloid Skopje SR Macedonia
1945
Bosnalijek Sarajevo SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
1951
Galenika Zemun SR Serbia
1945
Krka Novo Mesto SR Slovenia
1954
Lek  [ sl ] Ljubljana SR Slovenia
1946
Pliva Zagreb SR Croatia
1945
Hemofarm Vršac SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1960

Chemical industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Fotokemika Zagreb Samobor / Zagreb SR Croatia
1947
Production of photographic films and chemicals under license by ADOX (notably Efke)
HIP-Petrohemija Pančevo SR Serbia (SAP Vojvodina)
1977
petrochemical products
Tigar Pirot SR Serbia
1966
rubber products and rubber footwear

Retail industry

NameHeadquartersRepublic/provinceEstablished inOperations/products
Jugoexport Belgrade SR Serbia
1953
import–export, clothing
Razvitak Metković SR Croatia
1947
supermarkets, department stores, hospitality industry

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