Kazakhstan Copper, Steel Output Skyrockets in First Half, Zinc Output down

Published: Jul 20, 2017 10:13

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Committee of Statistics under Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced Wednesday the country’s copper cathode and crude steel output jumped in the first half of this year,

SHANGHAI, Jul. 20 (SMM) - Committee of Statistics under Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan announced Wednesday the country’s copper cathode and crude steel output jumped in the first half of this year, while zinc production was down, wenhua. com reported.

Copper cathode and crude steel output rose 5.4% and 9.7%, respectively, year-on-year. Refined zinc output fell 0.5%.

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KAZ Minerals and Glencore’s Kazzinc contributed a lion’s share of Kazakhstan’s metal production.

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ArcelorMittal has the sole large steel mill in the country.

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