Construction of a new metallurgical complex has started at the Qarmet site in Karaganda region  

In the Karaganda region, Qarmet has begun construction of a new complex for hot-dip continuous galvanizing and polymer coatings. The project cost is 84 billion tenge, its implementation will create 350 new jobs. The launch of the complex is scheduled for 2027.

This was announced by the company's press service.

"The new lines will be an important step in the implementation of the strategic program for the renewal and expansion of production capacities of the Qarmet steel division, implemented as part of the instruction of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the modernization of Kazakhstan's largest mining and metallurgical enterprise," the company emphasizes.

According to the results of the competition, the Belgian engineering company John Cockerill, one of the leading companies in the global market, was selected as the equipment supplier.

Currently, the Qarmet metallurgical plant operates two hot-dip continuous galvanizing lines with a total capacity of 592 thousand tons per year, as well as a polymer coating line with a capacity of about 115 thousand tons per year.

"The new complex will increase the total output of galvanized steel to 844 thousand tons per year and polymer-coated products to 254 thousand tons per year, as well as expand the range in thickness and width of the strip produced. These lines will become an essential element of the technological modernization of the enterprise, ensuring the production of competitive, import–substituting products for construction, engineering and infrastructure projects," the company said in a statement.