Kazakhstan will import raw materials for metallurgical plants from Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan
Key Points
- Kazakhstan's metallurgical production decreased by 2.7 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the previous year.
- The reasons for the decline were announced as planned maintenance works and the decrease in raw material quality.
- Thanks to raw material supply, an improvement of 1.8 percent was achieved in the last five months' data.
- Kazakhstan plans to import the necessary raw materials for its factories from Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan Yersayın Nagaspayev announced that in the first half of 2026, the country's metallurgical production experienced a decrease of 2.7 percent compared to the previous year. The minister stated that the main reasons for this decline were planned maintenance and repair works at the facilities and the gradually deteriorating quality of the mineral raw material base.
Despite this, thanks to the supply of raw materials needed by the enterprises, a recovery of 1.8 percent was recorded in the data as of the end of May. The delivery of raw materials containing copper, zinc, and gold from local producers was increased, and zinc concentrate shipments were restarted.
In order to overcome the negative situation in production, Kazakhstan aims to diversify its raw material imports. In this context, agreements on raw material supply were reached with Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. One of the contracts covers the supply of approximately 30 thousand tons of zinc ore per year.
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- How did Kazakhstan's metallurgical production change in the first half of 2026?
- Kazakhstan's metallurgical production decreased by 2.7 percent in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year.
- What are the main reasons for the production decline in the metallurgical sector?
- The decline is due to objective factors such as planned maintenance and repair works at the enterprises and the gradual deterioration of the quality of the mineral raw material base.
- What are the details of the zinc ore agreement reached with Afghanistan?
- A Kazakh company and an Afghan firm signed a contract worth 18.9 million dollars for the supply of approximately 30 thousand tons of zinc ore per year.
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