History of Uzice

Modern Užice

Today, industry is the heart of the Užice municipality economic development. The most developed industrial branches are non-ferrous metallurgy, metal working and textile industries. Užice municipality has a 30% share of the total industrial production of the region, and the major volume of industrial products made in Užice municipality is exported.

The most significant economic enterprises are: in non-ferrous metallurgy field Valjaonicabakra and Valjaonicaaluminijuma (copper rolling mill and aluminium rolling mill), in metalworking field "Metaloprerada", "Alfaplast", "Tvrdi metal", "Woksal", "Sinter", "Autoventil", "FASAU", in textile industry "Frotex", "Kadinjača", "DesaPetronijević". The other bigger companies are: factory producing chemical products "Kotroman" in Mokra Gora, factory for leather and fur processing "Partizanka", the utilities for fruits-brandy production in "Agroindustrija" and Inex "Klekovača". There are a number of smaller