Kazakhstan and China Sign Agreement for Major Copper Smelting Plant

06/06/2024

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Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Olzhas Bektenov, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Co. Ltd., Xi Zhengping, discussed cooperation in the copper industry, according to Kazinform news agency, citing the press service of the Cabinet. The meeting culminated in the signing of an agreement, in the presence of Prime Minister Bektenov, to construct a copper smelting plant with an annual capacity of 300,000 tons of copper. The agreement involves KAZ Minerals Smelting as the client, China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC) as the provider of design and equipment procurement services, and NFC Kazakhstan as the contractor for construction and commissioning. The plant will be built near the village of Aktogay in the Abay region. It will use copper concentrate from the Bozshakol and Aktogay mining and processing plants, operated by Vostoktsvetmet. Upon completion, the project will create a cluste

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