Mechanical
engineering in Kazakhstan is experiencing steady growth. Since the beginning of
the year, the performance indicators of this sector of the manufacturing
industry have grown by 28 percent. The country is actively opening new
automotive production facilities. This was reported by Kazakh Minister of
Industry and Construction Kanat Sharlapayev at the Government’s meeting. He
outlined key projects that are scheduled to be launched by the end of 2023.
Among them is the production facility in the Kostanai region, where up to
30,000 units of new car models will be manufactured per year. There are also
plans to open a modern plant for special coke production with a capacity of
400,000 tonnes in December. Additionally, Sharlapayev discussed the implementation
of projects located in special economic and industrial zones.
“As of today, a
total of 325 projects worth 2.8 trillion tenge have been implemented within the
Special Economic Zones (SEZ), creating 24,000 permanent jobs. In the
territories of industrial zones, 226 projects worth around 900 billion tenge
have been launched, leading to the creation of 12,000 permanent jobs.
Furthermore, an additional 346 projects are currently under implementation,” Sharlapayev
said.
Additionally,
according to the minister, Kazakhstan plans to build small industrial zones for
small and medium-sized businesses. As part of the project, entrepreneurs will
be offered soft loans for the construction of ready-to-use industrial
facilities. Such facilities are intended
to be established in all regions of the country, exclusively for the production
of manufacturing goods. Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov highlighted that
this sector is fundamental to the industrial development of any state.
“Based on the
results of the first eight months of the current year, the volume of
manufacturing production increased by more than four percent. Investments in
fixed assets reached around 810 billion tenge. Metallurgical industry,
mechanical engineering, and food production account for the largest share in
manufacturing. As part of the Industrialization Map, there are plans to
commission 170 projects this year across sectors, including the food industry,
construction, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, and others,” said Smailov.
