BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 3. Kazakhstan’s silicon production was recorded at 137,000 metric tons in 2024, Trend reports, citing data from the Eni World Energy Review 2025.
Commencing in 2020, the production metrics for Kazakhstan were made accessible, exhibiting an output fluctuation between 67,000 and 137,000 metric tons throughout the analyzed timeframe.
| Year | Production (thousand metric tons) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | — |
| 2015 | — |
| 2019 | — |
| 2020 | 67 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2022 | 101 |
| 2023 | 134 |
| 2024 | 137 |
The data reflects Kazakhstan’s emergence as a noted producer of silicon—a mineral essential for the solar industry, semiconductors, and other high-tech applications. Eni’s inclusion of the country in its critical minerals review highlights Kazakhstan’s growing role in global mineral supply chains.
The country is home to several silicon production plants, with key players like YDD Corporation running a large ferrosilicon plant in the Karaganda region. Recent years have seen an expansion, with new facilities like the Qaragandy Power Silicon Company plant coming online to boost production. On the solar-grade front, a domestic supply chain for photovoltaic modules was established, with companies like KazSilicon producing metallurgical silicon, which is then processed by other domestic firms into wafers and cells.
Over the decades subsequent to its inception in 1953, Eni has engaged in a multitude of sectors encompassing contracting, nuclear energy, power generation, mineral extraction, chemical processing, polymer production, refining and distribution apparatus, the hospitality domain, as well as the textile sector and media dissemination.
