Kazakhstan increased steel production by 23.4% m/m in November

In November 2025, Kazakhstan’s steel enterprises increased steel production by 23.4% compared to the previous month, to 390.38 thousand tons. Compared to November 2024, the figure increased by 23%. This was reported by Kallanish, citing data from the statistical committee of the Ministry of Economy.

Flat steel production for the month decreased by 11% y/y and by 16.5% m/m, to 175.08 thousand tons.

During January-November, steel production in Kazakhstan increased by 2% compared to the same period in 2024, to 3.87 million tons. Rolled metal production for 11 months increased by 3.6% y/y, to 2.6 million tons.

It should be recalled that in 2024, Kazakhstan increased steel production by 9.5% compared to 2023, to 4.17 million tons. Flat steel production last year increased by 18.2% compared to 2023, to 2.9 million tons.

The Kazakh metallurgical plant Qarmet exceeded its production plan for the year by 15% for pig iron, 15% for steel, 18% for coke, 12% for sinter, and 17% for the section rolling shop. The improved performance of the industry’s main enterprise has a positive impact on the country’s overall production volume.

Last year, Qarmet and the Chinese company Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co agreed to build a cast iron pipe plant in Kazakhstan. The plant’s design capacity will be 200,000 tons per year, and the total investment will be $161 million.

The company also signed a $1 billion agreement with China Metallurgical Group to establish long-term and comprehensive cooperation in the steel industry.