In 2022, Kazakhstan increased the supply of refined copper and raw copper alloys to China. In monetary terms, exports grew to $2.3 billion (+15.2% yoy), EnergyProm.kz reports.
Copper became the second commodity in the list of key export categories. Topping the list are oil and crude oil products derived from bituminous materials, whose shipments doubled in value last year. In total, during the reporting period, China imported $4.1 billion worth of oil from Kazakhstan (+120.5% compared to 2021).
Kazakhstan's revenue from natural gas exports last year increased by 13.6% - $1.2 billion. By the way, in 20