Kazakhstan to launch production of critical imported goods
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Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov ordered ministries to identify critical imported goods for domestic production within one month. The directive aims to reduce dependence on imported raw materials and components, especially in the non-food sector.
Key Facts
- Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov ordered the ministries of trade, industry, and agriculture to identify critical imported goods for domestic production within one month.
- In the first half of 2026, Kazakhstan's manufacturing industry grew by 9.8%, with output exceeding 16 trillion tenge.
- Non-resource exports increased by 14.6% to $12 billion, while imports of rubber and plastic products, light industry goods, clothing, textiles, cars, trailers, and semi-trailers decreased.
- Since 2023, 623 new production facilities have been launched in Kazakhstan, including production of locomotive components, household appliances, welded pipes, window profiles, fiber cement boards, laminate, and heating radiators.
- By 2030, Kazakhstan plans to implement 478 more industrial projects, including production of transformers for renewable energy sources, hydrogen, hydrogen peroxide, gelatin, and peptone.
Government Directive
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov instructed the ministries of trade, industry, and agriculture to determine within one month the list of critical imported goods, raw materials, materials, and components whose production must be organized in Kazakhstan. For each item, the agencies must develop specific measures to create new production facilities or expand existing ones, as well as set project implementation deadlines. Bektenov noted that the domestic market is already supplied with domestic products for basic food goods, but dependence on imported raw materials and components for finished goods production remains, especially in the non-food sector.
Industrial Performance
Minister of Industry and Construction Yersaiyn Nagaspayev reported that in the first half of 2026, manufacturing industry grew by 9.8%, and the volume of produced goods exceeded 16 trillion tenge. Non-resource exports increased by 14.6% to $12 billion, while imports of rubber and plastic products, light industry goods, clothing, textiles, cars, trailers, and semi-trailers decreased. Since 2023, 623 new production facilities have been launched in Kazakhstan, including production of locomotive components, household appliances, welded pipes, window profiles, fiber cement boards, laminate, and heating radiators.
Planned Projects
By 2030, Kazakhstan plans to implement 478 more industrial projects. In particular, Kazakhstan intends to launch production of transformers for renewable energy sources, hydrogen, hydrogen peroxide, gelatin, peptone, and other products.
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