Kazakhstan Tinplate Production Rises

SHANGHAI, July 19 -- Kazakhstan's State Statistics Agency reported that the country's tinplate production rose by 16.3% year-on-year to 110,102 tonnes in the first half of 2010. ArcelorMittal Temirtau is Kazakstan's sole tinplate producer, whose output last year climbed by 15.5% to 201,000 tonnes. ArcelorMittal Temirtau has three tinning lines with a combined capacity of 375,000 tpy. Apart from supplying CIS markets it is also a major exporter, particularly to Middle East markets.