In January-October, the value of metallurgical production in Uzbekistan amounted to 184.4 trillion sums, according to data from the National Statistics Committee. Compared with the same period of 2024, the indicator increased by 1.9%, reflecting moderate growth in the sector amid sustained demand from industry and infrastructure projects. Navoi region remains the key center of…
In January-September, Azerbaijan produced 461.7 tons of copper wire, up 5.1-fold YoY, 47.435 thousand tons of aluminum wares, up by 65.7%, and 290.2 thousand tons of steel castings, up by 21.8%. Manufacture of rebars increased by 32.1%, to 317.1 thousand tons, but of steel pipes fell by 70.8%, to 68 thousand tons, and raw lead,…
Kazakh Industry and Construction Minister Kanat Sharlapaev reported the metallurgical industry output growth in the first quarter of 2024. He said industrial output increased by 4.3% and was expected to rise further due to the expansion of production at steel manufacturers including Qarmet, Steel KSP, Shymkent Temir, Ferrum Vtor, Kazferrostal, Forever Flourishing (Middle Asia), Pty…
In January-May, Kazakhstan produced 1.624 million tons of raw steel, down by 9.4% YoY. In May, output dropped by 1.4% YoY, to 331,785 tons (358,994 tons in April). The share of carbon steel in May output was 3,663 tons (3,146 tons in April), down by 51.2% YoY. In 5 months, the share decreased by 6.3%,…
In January, Kazakhstan produced 359.945 thousand tons of non-refined steel, up by 5% YoY. In December 2021, the output totaled 387.484 thousand tons. Flat rolled metal manufacture grew by 39.3%, to 22.5 thousand tons (350.55 thousand tons in December 2021). At the same time production of ferroalloys dropped by 18.4%, to 155.097 thousand tons. (Ukrainian…
In November, Kazakhstan produced 391.39 thousand tons of raw steel, up from 339.95 thousand tons in October and by 10.8% YoY. In January-November, output grew by 14.7%, to 4.11 million tons. Rolled metal output grew by 74.7% YoY, to 350.48 thousand tons (199 thousand tons in October), and by 18.6% in 11 months, to 2.7…
In June, Kazakhstan produced 327.56 thousand tons of steel, down from 419.45 thousand tons in May and by 11.7% YoY. In H1, steel output grew by 18.1% YoY, to 2.151 million tons. Manufacture of flat rolled metal totaled 211.55 thousand tons in June, down by 4.1% YoY and from 290.49 thousand tons in May. In…
In March, Kazakhstan produced 374 thousand tons of steel, up by 7.3% YoY. In Q1, output grew by 8.2%, to 1.044 million tons. Manufacture of flat rolled metal went up by 29.3%, to 257 thousand tons, in March, and in three months – by 26%, to 663 thousand tons. Kazakhstan also produced 158 thousand tons…