Kazakhstan is accelerating the development of its non-ferrous metals sector, with eight new industrial projects set to launch this year attracting investments of approximately 80.1 billion tenge and creating more than 1,500 permanent jobs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Construction.
The country holds significant deposits of copper, zinc, nickel, lead, aluminium and precious metals, and is now moving to maximise the industrial value extracted from those resources through a structured programme of processing capacity expansion.
In Karaganda Region, production of copper cathode has already begun at a facility that received 8 billion tenge in investment and currently employs 512 specialists. New production lines for copper rod and cable, aluminium powder and unalloyed aluminium bars are planned to come online before the end of 2026.
Six further non-ferrous metallurgy projects are at an active implementation stage, including facilities for doré alloy production and aluminium billets and profiles. These are expected to be commissioned in 2027 and 2028, with combined investment exceeding 532.1 billion tenge and around 800 new jobs — approximately 140 of them in rural areas.
A further 34 projects are at the planning and development stage, targeting production of gold and silver doré bars, nickel matte, unalloyed aluminium, tungsten, lead and zinc. This pipeline would require a total of 6.9 trillion tenge in investment and is projected to create 17,100 jobs across the sector.
Key industrial sites will be concentrated in Kostanai, Pavlodar, Karaganda and Abai regions — locations chosen to leverage local raw material resources and stimulate the growth of related industries, while consolidating Kazakhstan’s position as a leading non-ferrous metals producer in the region.
