The Belgian «Zingametall» to expand its presence in the Kazakhstan market

East Flanders, Belgium, March 11, 2022 – Ambassador Margulan Baimukhan visited the production plant of the «Zingametall» that represents a unique form of corrosion protection Zinga, a one-component anti-corrosion zinc coating system that contains at least 96% zinc in the dry film.

During the meeting with Bruno Saverys, the CEO of the company, the parties discussed the current state, and prospects of expanding the presence of the company in Kazakhstan. «Zingametall» already has distributors in Almaty and Nur-Sultan and plans to establish a distribution network in the Western and Eastern regions of the country.       

The Kazakh diplomat informed the CEO about the socio-economic situation in the country and the investment preferences for foreign companies, as well as prospects for entering regional markets around Kazakhstan.

Discussing the cooperation prospects, CEO Saverys accepted the invitation to participate in the «Oil and Gas» Kazakhstan International Exhibition and Conference planned on September 28-30, 2022 in Almaty.

The parties agreed to exchange information on the implementation of infrastructure projects. The Embassy is assisting the firm to find potential partners.

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The Belgian company «Zingametall» produces and sells the Zinga Corrosion Protection, which was originally invented at the Ghent University of Belgium in the 1970s and has since been used in various sectors of the economy.

Zinga products are a metallic coating (not a paint) and active cathodic protection also providing a passive physical shield. The purity of the zinc used is so high that the dry Zinga coating does not contain toxic elements. Zinga is used in industry, transport, nuclear power plants, and hydroelectric power plants, in the construction of roads and bridges, in oil refining, construction, and urban infrastructure facilities.