Information/
Market and Company News
TABLE: Kazakhstan copper production increased by 7.1% in January- November of 2002
/Almaty bureau REUTERS, December 12, 02/ - Statistics agency informs that copper production in Kazakhstan in January-November of 2002 increased by 7.1% in comparison with similar period of last year, and equaled to 415,529 tons.
PRODUCTION OF NON-FERROUS METALS IN KAZAKHSTAN:
-------------------------------------------------------
November October January-
2002 2002 November 2002
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Refined copper (tons) 38,021 38,653 415,529
to previous month, % -1.6 -0.2 -
to previous year, % +1.8 +3.0 +7.1
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Zinc (tons) 24,286 25,088 261,468
to previous month, % -3.2 +4.6 -
to previous year, % +1.0 +3.4 +3.7
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Lead (tons) 12,515 10,375 128,630
to previous month, % +20.6 -21.3 -
to previous year, % -1.7 -14.3 +0.8
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Alumina (tons) 118,886 123,331 1,265,450
to previous month, % -3.6 +2.9 -
to previous year, % +5.6 +14.8 +12.4
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Refined gold (kg) 867 868 9,941
to previous month, % -0.1 +8.2 -
to previous year, % -22.2 -44.0 -26.9
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Refined silver (kg) 69,857 62,443 777,464
to previous month, % +11.9 -10.5 -
to previous year, % -18.7 -24.4 +10.6
--------------------- -------- ------- -------------
Bauxites (tons) 374,000 381,400 3,970,900
to previous month, % -1.9 -0.1 -
to previous year, % +7.7 +11.0 +18.5
-------------------------------------------------------
* - Indicators on industrial production volume in natural expression are presented on all enterprises producing industrial goods taking into account final counts on small enterprises and industrial productions at non-industrial enterprises (organizations), is said in the document.
[2002-12-12]