BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 4. Kazakhstan’s manufacturing industry output reached 16 trillion tenge ($33.7 billion) in the first half of 2026, increasing by 9.8% year-on-year, Minister of Industry and Construction Yersayin Nagaspayev said at the government meeting.
According to the press service of the Kazakh government, Nagaspayev said the growth was supported by new production facilities, state procurement mechanisms and measures aimed at expanding the role of domestic manufacturers. The minister noted that more than 45,000 contracts with Kazakh producers worth 82 billion tenge ($172.7 million) have been signed under state and regulated procurement programs. In addition, Samruk-Kazyna Fund concluded 286 long-term agreements and offtake contracts worth more than 390 billion tenge ($821.7 million).
"Under the development of new production facilities, 623 projects have been launched since 2023, aimed at deep modernization of the economic structure and increasing manufacturing output. New types of products that were previously not produced in Kazakhstan have been introduced, including locomotive support beams, bus body elements, cylinder blocks and drive axle beams for heavy vehicles, seats, multimedia systems, household appliances, welded longitudinal pipes, window profiles, fiber cement boards, laminate and heating radiators," Nagaspayev said.
The minister noted that preferential procurement for Kazakh enterprises has been ensured for 5,323 product categories, while 425 guaranteed purchase agreements worth 123 billion tenge ($259.2 million) have been concluded in the mining sector. He added that government support measures helped increase the capacity utilization of several industrial enterprises, including a transformer plant in Shymkent to 90%, a cable and wire products producer in Semey to 72% and a rope manufacturing plant in Karaganda to 71%.
Nagaspayev also said that Kazakhstan’s non-resource exports increased by 14.6% in the first half of the year, reaching $12 billion.
He noted that measures are also being taken to protect the domestic market and support local producers. Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on imports of cement, drywall, flat glass, stone products and dry construction mixtures from third countries. "The ministry is carrying out systematic work to increase production capacity utilization and create guaranteed markets. For this purpose, the Register of Kazakh producers has been launched. Large companies are developing long-term programs to increase the share of local value, including guaranteed purchase agreements with domestic manufacturers and the development of small and medium-sized enterprises," Nagaspayev said.
The minister added that export licensing for mineral fertilizers has also been introduced to ensure stable supplies to farmers at fixed prices, while regulation of scrap metal turnover is being improved to support the development of Kazakhstan’s steel industry and expand production for automotive, engineering and construction sectors.
