BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21. Kazakhstan plans to
establish production of stamped body components for passenger
vehicles using domestically produced steel as part of efforts to
increase localization in the automotive industry.
This was announced by Andrey Lavrentyev, Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Allur Grou, during a government meeting chaired by
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
The project is planned as a joint initiative involving Qarmet,
Allur and Kia Kazakhstan, linking domestic steel production with
automotive manufacturing.
"Developing a full-cycle stamping production cycle for passenger
cars using Kazakhstani steel will be an important step for the
automotive industry. We are developing the Qarmet-Allur-Kia
Kazakhstan inter-industry project with other manufacturers, which
will integrate metallurgy and automotive manufacturing into a
single production chain, similar to bus production in Saran, where
Qarmet steel is already used," Lavrentyev said.
According to Lavrentyev, a similar approach is already being
applied at the Saran bus assembly plant in the Karaganda region,
where steel produced by Qarmet is used in the manufacturing of
vehicle chassis and structural components.
Under the current plans, Qarmet is expected to complete
preparations for the production of automotive-grade sheet steel by
2028. The launch of localized stamping operations and serial
production of vehicle body components is scheduled for 2029. The
planned facility is expected to have a production capacity of at
least 100,000 stamped body sets per year.
According to the project parameters, locally produced steel is
expected to account for at least 75 percent of the raw materials
used in manufacturing the stamped components. The initiative is
aimed at expanding domestic supply chains for the automotive sector
and increasing the share of locally produced components used in
vehicle assembly.
