Kazakmys is interested in attraction of new investors form Asia, USA

/REUTERS, Almaty, Tatyana Seroshtanova, November 29, 06/ - Kazakhmys, entering the ten of the largest copper producers in the world, want to widen the circle of investors for account of Asian region and America, told the chairman of board of directors, president of Kazakhmys PLC Vladimir Kim. Kazakhmys, shares of which are traded on London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges, is the monopoly producer of copper in Kazakhstan.. Las year Kazakhmys had attracted more then $1 bn. through IPO in London.. "In our portfolio are presenting mostly investors from Great Britain. We would like to widen the geography. For example, now we are attentively examining the Japanese investors, Hong Kong, Singapore", - he told on the press- conference on Wednesday. In July of this year company had informed about the ability of offering in New York, but Kim denies the plans of listing on New York stock exchange. "Question did not staid about the conducting of listing on New York stock exchange. Question was about that we would like to work more closer with those (American) investors, which are almost the largest in the world", - told Kim. Kim, who this year had entered to the list of milliard owners by Forbes' version with the capital $2.7 bn., entering to the number of the largest shareholders of Kazakmys along with the general manager Yong Ku Cha and financial director Oleg Novachuk. [2006-11-29]