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DESTINATION KAZAKHSTAN
There is no doubt that an important
factor in the well-being and economic
development of Kazakhstan is a
thriving construction industry, for
the development of which both
high-quality building materials and
qualified personnel are vital. Thus, the
German company HeidelbergCement,
one of the largest producers of
building materials in the world, carries
out the production of cement and
ready-mixed concrete in Kazakhstan.
The company invested about 700
million US dollars and created about
2,000 jobs.
Linde Group's industrial gases are
used to perform special tasks in
all industries: metalworking and
metallurgy, chemical industry and
energy, food industry and the
environment, in the manufacture of
glass and electronic equipment, in
construction, in the production of
rubber and plastic, in medicine, as well
as in scientific research. Since 2013,
the German group has invested about
$120 million in the construction of a
plant to produce industrial gases on
the basis of Arselor Mittal Temirtau.
Currently, the group is implementing
the second phase of the project with
an investment of about $80 million.
French Alstom company provides a
full range of products and services in
the railway market. From trains and
integrated systems to signaling and
other services, which has established
the production of electric locomotives
and switch actuators in Kazakhstan,
with the creation of more than 500
new jobs.
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Polish Polpharma became the
majority shareholder of Chimpharm
JSC, and today has invested about
$100 million in the production
of medicines according to GMP
standards. The company is the
largest
Polish
manufacturer
of pharmaceuticals and active
pharmaceutical substances.
The French company Total Ehren
intends to implement a project for
the construction of a 30 MW solar
power plant in the Kyzylorda region.
The Polish company Selena Group
carries out the production of building
mixtures and products for thermal
insulation with the creation of about
100 new jobs at the ‘Astana - New
City’ FEZ.
The German company Wilo in the
Almaty region has established the
production of energy-saving pumps
and pumping systems. The company
plans to further expand its production.
The Dutch company Farm Frites in
the Almaty region intends to organize
the processing of potatoes and the
production of potato products. In the
future, it is planned to create up to
400 new jobs.
The Turkish group Anadolu built four
plants in Kazakhstan to produce
beverages with an investment of
about $700 million.
The Turkish group Yıldırım Holding
previously invested in the Voskhod
mining and processing complex in
the Aktobe region and is currently
implementing a new project on soda
ash production in Kazakhstan.
The Russian Efco group of companies
has modernized the oil and fat
complex in Almaty and is currently
producing margarine and butter.
Korean Lotte in Almaty carries out
the production of confectionery.
In 2018, the Turkish group Ulker
completed the capital modernization
of the existing plant and expanded
production capacity in order to
increase the existing exports of
products to China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, and Mongolia.
In addition, the Russian Lukoil
is building a plant to produce
lubricants in the Almaty region with
an investment of about $90 million.
And I would like to add that
Kazakhstan’s
new
approaches
will bear fruit and provide the
most comfortable conditions for
investment in the country.
This work will continue to improve
Kazakhstan’s investment climate
and the implementation of projects
that have begun. Since we are not
going to stop there, the work on
attracting new investments will
continue strenuously.
We will also be glad to continue
mutual long-term cooperation with
the European Business Association
of Kazakhstan.