BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 1. Kazakhstan’s
ferroalloy exports to Spain fell by 41.4% year-on-year in volume
terms during January-August 2026, reaching 14,184 tonnes compared
with 24,196 tonnes in the same period of 2025, according to Trend’s
calculations based on data from the Bureau of National Statistics
of Kazakhstan.


In value terms, ferroalloy exports to Spain declined by 37.0%
year-on-year to $19.95 million from $31.65 million recorded in the
first eight months of 2025.


In total, Kazakhstan exported 1.05 million tonnes of ferroalloys
in January-August 2026, down 16.8% compared with 1.26 million
tonnes in the same period of 2025.


In value terms, ferroalloy exports declined by 6.16%
year-on-year to $1.36 billion from $1.45 billion. China remained
the largest destination for Kazakh ferroalloys, receiving 631,220
tonnes worth $704.5 million during the first eight months of
2026.


Japan ranked second, importing 127,485 tonnes valued at $213.2
million. Other major destinations included the United States, with
72,179 tonnes worth $135.7 million; Germany, with 28,042 tonnes
worth $53.5 million; Russia, with 37,759 tonnes worth $47.7
million; Italy, with 20,716 tonnes worth $33.5 million; and South
Korea, with 22,518 tonnes worth $31.3 million. Indonesia, Spain,
the Netherlands and the Czech Republic were also among the main
buyers.


In August 2026, Kazakhstan exported 102,127 tonnes of
ferroalloys worth $145.49 million.


Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover reached $102.96 billion in
January-August 2026, up 12.8% in nominal terms compared with the
same period of 2025.







Exports totaled $60.39 billion, increasing by 19.5% in nominal
terms, while imports reached $42.57 billion, up 4.5%.


Crude oil and crude oil products obtained from bituminous
minerals accounted for 49.8% of Kazakhstan’s exports in
January-August 2026. Other major export commodities included
refined copper and unwrought copper alloys (6.4%), radioactive
chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (5.1%), copper ores and
concentrates (4.4%), and ferroalloys (2.2%).


Passenger cars and other motor vehicles accounted for the
largest share of imports, at 3.3%. Other major imported commodities
included telephone equipment (2.7%), pharmaceutical products
(2.5%), petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (2.4%), and
electric generating sets and rotary converters (2.2%).


Italy was Kazakhstan’s largest export destination, accounting
for 18% of exports, followed by China (17.6%), Russia (8.5%),
Türkiye (7.9%), France (6.1%) and the Netherlands (5.9%).


Russia was Kazakhstan’s largest import partner, accounting for
31% of imports, followed by China (29.8%), Germany (4.6%), the
United States (3.9%), South Korea (2.5%) and Türkiye (2.1%).