Kazzinc (, قازمىرىش, ) with its headquarters in Oskemen is Kazakhstan's largest producer of zinc, lead and precious metals. The general investor is Glencore International AG. Kazzinc’s core operations are in East-Kazakhstan, Karagandy and Akmola regions of Kazakhstan. According to the data for 2020 Kazzinc employs over 20’000 people.
Background
Kazzinc as a company was established is 1997 through the merger of East Kazakhstan’s main ore and non-ferrous metal producers: Zyryanovsk Lead Complex in Zyryanovsk (now Altay), Leninogorsk Polymetallic Complex in the Leninogorsk (now Ridder) and Ust-Kamenogorsk Lead and Zinc Complex in Ust-Kamenogorsk (now Oskemen). All three producers were majority-owned by the Government of Kazakhstan. After the merger, they were sold to the private sector, and the Swiss group Glencore International became the company’s main investor.
Bukhtarma Hydro Power Plant is operated by Kazzinc under a long-term concession agreement.
Kazzinc is a general sponsor of Torpedo Ice Hockey Club, based in Oskemen.
Organizational structure
Oskemen
Oskemen Metallurgical Complex
Zinc Plant
Lead Plant
Copper Plant
Precious Metals Refinery
Ridder
Ridder Mining and Concentrating Complex
Ridder Metallurgical Complex
KazzincMash Industrial Complex
Kazzinc-Shakhtostroy Industrial Complex
Altay
Altay Mining and Concentrating Complex
Serebryansk
Bukhtarma Hydro Power Plant
Zhairem
Zhairem Mining and Concentrating Complex
Kokshetau
Altyntau Kokshetau Ltd
Company Management
Nikola Popovic, Chairman of the Board, Kazzinc Holdings Ltd
Aleksandr Khmelev, Chief Executive Officer, Kazzinc Ltd
Daniyar Tursunkulov, Executive Director, Transformation (formerly CFO)
Turarbek Azekenov, Executive Director, Metallurgy
Mirek Benes, Executive Director, Exploration
Valery Zavyalov, Executive Director, Mining and Mineral Processing
Nariman Kuanyshev, Executive Director, Government Relations
Igor Radovic, Executive Director, Commerce
Andrey Lazarev, Executive Director, Administration
Andrey Dobroumov, Executive Technical Director
Margarita Plakhotnikova, Executive Director, Corporate Development
Honors and awards
Kazzinc is a five-time winner of the Paryz National Prize established by the President of Kazakhstan and an eight-time winner of the Golden Hephaestus National Award for ore and metal producers.
Social Contribution
Kazzinc is an active contributor to the social and economic development of the regions where its operations are located. Kazzinc sponsors healthcare, public education, sports and cultural institutions, invests in social infrastructure and supports socially vulnerable groups in Oskemen, Altay, Ridder, Kokshetau and Zhairem.
Construction of the following social facilities was sponsored by Kazzinc:
Oskemen
The Palace of Combat Sports; Olga Rypakova Field-and-Track Training Center; The Central Swimming Pool; The Tennis Center; The Asyl Miras Children's Autism Center; Repairs of Boris Alexandrov Palace of Sports.
Zhairem
The Central Mosque
The Community Center
Ridder
The Central Mosque
Kazzinc patronizes several children’s homes in East Kazakhstan Region. In July 2019 Kazzinc launched the Larger Family Support Program. Kazzinc donates approximately KZT 11.0 bln (about $28.5M) annually to the local communities where its operations are located.
The company established a regional Heroism Award for the acts of heroism by the local people. The winners are selected through public opinion polls.