Measures will be taken in Azerbaijan to develop the mining and metallurgy industries. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a corresponding decree. The purpose of the decree is to accelerate the development of the country’s mining (metal ores) and metallurgy industries across the entire value chain, efficiently utilize mineral resources, expand high-value-added metal processing, and increase…
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has submitted for public discussion a proposal by the Kazakh government to permanently introduce a zero import customs duty on titanium scrap and waste imported into the Eurasian Economic Union (TN VED 8108 30 000 0). The EEC is also considering a proposal by the Kazakh authorities to permanently introduce…
Chinese investors plan to build two alumina plants in Kazakhstan’s Kostanay region. The first plant is expected to have a capacity of up to 1 million tons per year. The project cost is 263.9 billion tenge ($0.554 billion). Production is scheduled to begin in 2028. The second plant is expected to have a capacity of…
Uzbekistan has gone five months without exporting gold, according to the National Statistics Committee. No shipments of the precious metal were made to foreign markets in January-February, compared with $1.7 billion during the same period in 2025. The suspension of sales began in October 2025 and continues despite high global prices. Gold prices remained near…
At a Government sitting on March 31, the Industry and Construction Minister Yersaiyn Nagaspayev announced the key innovative solutions launched in the country’s mining and smelting industry. He revealed that for the past five years, major mining companies had invested nearly 150 billion tenge in scientific research and developmental works, implementing over 1,500 projects. These…
In January, Uzbekistan manufactured metallurgical products worth 29.2 trillion sums, according to the National Committee on Statistics of Uzbekistan. This represents a 2.1-fold increase compared to the same period in 2025, highlighting significant growth in the sector. Data over recent years show a consistent upward trend in metallurgical output: 4.8 billion sums in 2020, 6.8…
A Diamond Steel plant for the production of aluminum-zinc and non-ferrous coated steel coils is being built in Turkestan region. A 15-hectare plot of land within the Turan SEZ has been allocated for the plant’s construction. The project cost is 41 billion tenge ($84.9 million). The plant is expected to launch in late 2026. Kazakh…
The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe has been operating in Europe for a long time, and now this region has become the second “home” market for the company. This was stated by the company’s Director of Products and Resources, Vitaly Sueta, during the Exporters Summit 2026, organized by Forbes Ukraine. According to him, the company has…