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Kazzinc

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Kazakhstan mining company

Kazzinc with its headquarters in Oskemen is Kazakhstan's largest producer of zinc, lead and precious metals. The general investor is Glencore International AG. Kazzinc’s core operations are in East-Kazakhstan, Karagandy and Akmola regions of Kazakhstan.2 It employed about 24,500 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industryzinc industry1
  • HeadquartersOskemen1
  • Websitekazzinc.com
  • Legal formlimited liability partnership1

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Логотип КАЗЦИНК
Photo: Группа сотрудников комании, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Kazzinc (Kazakh: Қазмырыш, romanized: Qazmyrysh, قازمىرىش, pronounced [qɑzməˈɾəɕ]) with its headquarters in Oskemen is Kazakhstan's largest producer of zinc, lead and precious metals. The general investor is Glencore International AG. Kazzinc’s core operations are in East-Kazakhstan, Karagandy and Akmola regions of Kazakhstan. According to the data for 2020, Kazzinc employs over 20,000 people.2

Corporate structure

Kazzinc is part of a group headed by Glencore. 9 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Kazzinc as a company was established is 1997 through the merger of East Kazakhstan’s main ore and non-ferrous metal producers: Zyryanovsk Lead Complex in Zyryanovsk (now Altay), Leninogorsk Polymetallic Complex in the Leninogorsk (now Ridder) and Ust-Kamenogorsk Lead and Zinc Complex in Ust-Kamenogorsk (now Oskemen). All three producers were majority-owned by the Government of Kazakhstan. After the merger, they were sold to the private sector, and the Swiss group Glencore International became the company’s main investor.

Bukhtarma Hydro Power Plant is operated by Kazzinc under a long-term concession agreement.

Kazzinc is a general sponsor of Torpedo Ice Hockey Club, based in Oskemen.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kazzinc, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • zinc

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1997Founded Founded1

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