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ASTANA – Production of unprocessed zinc in Kazakhstan reached 325,500 tonnes in 2016, which is 0.5 percent more than in 2015. Kazakhstan exports almost 90 percent of its produced zinc.
Domestic demand has grown by 38,700 tonnes, almost a third, in the last 11 months. Exports, on the other hand, fell by 3.2 percent to 259,400 tonnes.
The East Kazakhstan region is the leader of zinc production with annual production of 325,400 tonnes. Kazzinc, which is located in Ust-Kamenogorsk in the East Kazakhstan region and KAZ Minerals are major manufacturers …read more
Source: The Astana Times
