Kazakhstan Invites Chinese Companies to Invest in Mineral Exploration and Processing
Kazakhstan has invited Chinese and international companies to cooperate in mineral exploration, mining and advanced processing. Industry and Construction Minister Yersayin Nagaspayev made the announcement at the China Mining 2026 international conference in Tianjin, according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Construction.
"Kazakhstan offers opportunities to jointly create new value chains and modern production facilities. We invite Chinese and international companies to cooperate in geological exploration, mining and advanced processing of mineral resources. We place particular emphasis on attracting modern technologies and localising production. It is important to take industrial cooperation to a new level and implement projects that serve the long-term interests of our countries," Nagaspayev said.
The minister noted the steady expansion of business and investment ties, as well as closer industrial cooperation in recent years.
According to the ministry, around 11,000 companies with Chinese participation currently operate in Kazakhstan. The country’s largest partners include CNPC, Sinopec, CITIC Group, Zijin Mining, East Hope Group, Huawei, PowerChina, SANY, Fufeng and Lihua Group, among others.
These companies are implementing projects in the oil and gas industry, mining, energy, infrastructure, high technology and other sectors.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev previously said that relations between Kazakhstan and China had reached an unprecedentedly high level
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