Turkish company plans to start lime production in Kazakhstan

The main consumers of lime are the companies operating in the ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy. Representatives of the largest producer of lime in Turkey "Kimtaş Kireç A.Ş", which is part of the Belgian group of companies "Carmeuse", has visited some of these companies. They agreed with "Arcelor Mittal" and Temirtau electrometallurgical plant on further cooperation. "Kimtaş Kireç A.Ş" is actively exploring the local market conditions for investment, as well as considering the option of establishing a joint venture. Thus, the company and National Agency for Export and Investment "Kaznex Invest" have signed a relative memorandum during the VII AEF in Astana. "Kimtaş" has 6 factories, which annually produce more than 824 tons of quicklime and more than 1.5 million tons of limestone. In 2007 the company joined the Belgian group of companies "Carmeuse", one of the world's leading producers of lime.