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Global Demand Reshapes Kazakhstan’s Copper Exports

By Nagima Abuova on 25 February 2026

ASTANA — Kazakhstan produced 471,000 tons of refined copper in 2025, according to the Bureau of National Statistics, as rising global demand for copper reinforces its strategic importance for energy and industrial development and reshapes the country’s priorities.  Refined copper, a high-purity metal processed through smelting and electrochemical refining,...