On July 29, Ilzat Kasimov, Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, held talks with Wong Jiabo, Director of the Uzbekistan office of the Chinese company Bedley Hong Kong International Limited. The discussions focused on the prospects of developing a project for the extraction and processing of copper ore. The…
The inspection and analytical laboratory of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC has passed international accreditation, the company reports. The corresponding certificate was issued by the Kyrgyz Accreditation Center. According to the company, this confirms the high quality and reliability of the laboratory tests and analyses conducted at the Kumtor mine, now officially recognized at the international…
On July 28, Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Ilzat Kasimov held talks with Song Lipin, General Director of the Chinese company Limaomaoli Metal Company. The discussions focused on the current status of the joint iron ore mining project and the prospects for expanding investment cooperation. The Chinese side expressed interest in…
The European Union has allowed the transit of Kazakh coal through Russian ports despite existing sanctions against Russia, the Ministry of Trade and Integration reports. The decision was made following negotiations under the EU’s 18th sanctions package. It permits the use of certain Russian ports exclusively for the transit of coal originating from Kazakhstan. The…
ArcelorMittal Poland, the largest steel manufacturer in the country, has announced a temporary shutdown of the blast furnace No. 3 at the plant in Dabrova Gornicza. The company explains the decision with the drastic worsening of market situation, which makes the operation of the blast furnace inefficient. The company operates under several negative conditions: very…
There is no seismic risk recorded at the Artsvanik tailings dam operated by the Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), according to Ardzvin Tsatryan, acting head of the company’s environmental department. Tsatryan stated that monthly reports were compiled based on seismic sensors installed in different sections of the dam, recording underground tremors and their potential impact. In…
Metinvest Group’s Zaporizhstal was visited by representatives of Ukrainian diplomatic missions from more than 50 countries around the world: in particular, the ambassadors of Ukraine to Poland, Spain, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Sweden, Moldova, Bulgaria, Finland and other countries. The key production monitoring center is the main control room, a powerful hot rolling shop, an ecological…
In 2024, the world produced 1.86 billion tons of unrefined steel, 1% less than in 2023. 98% of the world’s crude steel production comes from 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), which includes Kazakhstan. Steel remains a backbone material for the global economy, determining the level of industrialization, the rate of infrastructure…