[SMM News] SMM reported on May 9 that recently, Murat Nurtleu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, met with Stefano Manfredi, the General Manager of Tubacex IBF Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of Tubacex, a Spanish producer of seamless stainless steel pipes, to discuss matters related to the establishment of the first production plant for seamless stainless steel and nickel alloy pipes in Central Asia. The commissioning of the new plant is expected to reduce reliance on imported products, strengthen the country's industrial sector, create job opportunities, and help the country achieve its goal of developing high-tech industries.