Kazchrome, the ferrochrome producer owned by Eurasian Resources Group, has obtained an international Environmental Product Declaration for its high-carbon ferrochrome, following an independent lifecycle assessment conducted by global inspection and certification firm SGS.
The declaration confirms that Kazchrome’s ferrochrome meets rigorous international environmental standards across every stage of its production cycle, from raw material extraction through to end-of-life disposal. The assessment covered a comprehensive range of factors including mining, transportation and preparation of raw materials, water and energy consumption, and the ratio of primary to secondary inputs used in production.
SGS’s ecology business manager for Kazakhstan and the Caspian subregion, IlyaKorlyakov, said the declaration goes beyond simply measuring a product’s environmental and carbon footprint — it signals a company’s commitment to continuous improvement in production processes in order to reduce its overall environmental burden. In an era of tightening carbon requirements and growing green economy pressures, he said, holding an EPD has become a meaningful competitive advantage in international markets.
Kazchrome said its use of modern beneficiation, extraction and recycling technologies enables more efficient use of natural resources, reducing dependence on primary raw materials, cutting its carbon footprint and minimising the volume of waste sent to tailings dumps.
The EPD positions Kazchrome to better meet the procurement and sustainability requirements of international buyers, particularly in Europe, where regulatory pressure on supply chain emissions is intensifying under frameworks such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
