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.