Holding company "NEVZ-Soyuz" has its origin from the Leningrad factory "Svetlana".

During the Second World War, hundreds of factories have been converted from the south and west of the country in Siberia. State Defence Committee, it was decided the strategic relocation of production facilities and the staff of "Svetlana" from Leningrad to Novosibirsk. In August 1941, the Novosibirsk branch of the Leningrad factory "Svetlana" transformed into an independent company. It supplies its products to the front.

November 7, 1941 the plant produced the first batch of products - ammunition (stabilizers for rockets). Six months later, started production of the first profile products.

In the early years of the Second World War, the plant became the most universal of all branch factories and became the sole supplier receiving-amplifying tubes, without which it was impossible while functioning systems, radar, navigation and telecommunication. In wartime, was mastered almost all range of electronic devices produced before "Svetlana": metal and glass receiving-amplifying tubes, generating tubes, small, medium and large capacity, discharge and mercury devices. Later in the nomenclature of production appeared finger (6V) and receiving- amplifying subminiature tubess, for color television.

In the 50-70s in the factory appeared fundamentally new electronic goods . First in the USSR was organized industrial production of titanium metal and ceramic - generator tubes for radar systems , onboard navigation and microwave link.

By the end of the 80s was a factory complex diversified economy with different types of productions: ceramic, glass, steel, thermochemical, assembly.

Currently, the company specializes in producing generator tubes small and medium capacity and performance in a sintered coaxial waveguide modules, development and production of medium voltage switching equipment, including vacuum interrupters, housings for power semiconductor devices, products of technical ceramics. In 1994 the company was transformed into a holding company JSC "Novosibirsk ELECTROVACUUM plant - Union".