Private company

Chemical Automatics Design Bureau

Russian rocket engine manufacturer

Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (CADB), also KB Khimavtomatiki (Russian: Конструкторское бюро химавтоматики, КБХА, KBKhA), is a Russian design bureau founded by the NKAP (People's Commissariat of the Aircraft Industry) in 1941 and led by Semyon Kosberg until his death in 1965. Its origin dates back to a 1940 Moscow carburetor factory, evacuated to Berdsk in 1941, and then relocated to Voronezh city in 1945, where it now operates.2 Its revenue was ₽3.2 billion in 2015.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1941Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry1
  • HeadquartersVoronezh1
  • Founded inVoronezh1
  • Websitewww.kbkha.ru
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
KBHA
Photo: Insider, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (CADB), also KB Khimavtomatiki (Russian: Конструкторское бюро химавтоматики, КБХА, KBKhA), is a Russian design bureau founded by the NKAP (People's Commissariat of the Aircraft Industry) in 1941 and led by Semyon Kosberg until his death in 1965. Its origin dates back to a 1940 Moscow carburetor factory, evacuated to Berdsk in 1941, and then relocated to Voronezh city in 1945, where it now operates. Originally designated OKB-296 and tasked to develop fuel equipment for aviation engines, it was redesignated OKB-154 in 1946.2

The story

Founded by Semyon Kosberg in 1941, in Voronezh.1

Leadership

Who has led Chemical Automatics Design Bureau, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

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Products and brands

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Listed on Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20153.2B RUB1

Net income

  • 2015-130.5M RUB1

Timeline

  1. 1941Founded Founded in Voronezh1

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