04.03.19.
In January 2019, the output of non-ferrous metals reached 107 billion tenge, by increasing for 25.2% over the same period last year. This is the maximum rate in recent years. In 2018, the production was 85.5 billion tenge, with an annual growth of 33.2%.
The main consumers of Kazakhstan copper are the countries of Asia and the CIS. The total exports of refined copper and unprocessed copper alloys amounted to $ 2.4 billion in 2018. The largest share in terms of exports is China 55.4%. In the second place is the United Arab Emirates (16.1%) and the United Kingdom is in the third place (15.4%).
Copper scrap and scrap exports amounted to $ 58.4 million. The main importers are Russia (98.2%) and Belarus (1.8%).
One of the companies focused on the extraction and processing of copper in the country is KAZ Minerals PLC. The copper production reached 294.7 thousand tons in 2018, which is 14% more than a year earlier.
In general, for the first 9 months of 2018, the foreign direct investment in the production of metal ores in the country amounted to $ 368.2 million (an increase of 95.4% per year).
China for the same period invested $ 1.2 billion in the economy of Kazakhstan (an increase of 40.6% per year).
