Key Facts

  • Five integrated divisions supported by a central Sales & Marketing operation.
  • Over 64,000 employees.
  • Annual sales in excess of US$4.1bn.
  • Annual investment programme of around US$900m in 2006.
  • Sizeable proven reserves of chromium, manganese, iron ore, bauxite and coal supplemented by extensive resources.
  • The world's largest producer of ferrochrome on a chrome content basis.
  • The largest iron ore mining and processing enterprise in Kazakhstan and the sixth largest iron ore exporter by volume in the world.
  • The world's fifth largest producer of traded alumina by volume.
  • Low-cost production model based on accurate, wholly-owned energy services and logistics.
  • Combined operations contribute around 4% of Kazakhstan's GDP.