France, Kazakhstan
Imerys looks for support in Astana for its strategic rare minerals plans

Kanat Sharlapaev, Kazakh minister of industry and construction, and Olga Givernet, French energy minister, at the signing of a roadmap between Paris and Astana for a strategic partnership on critical minerals, in Paris, on 5 November 2024.
Kanat Sharlapaev, Kazakh minister of industry and construction, and Olga Givernet, French energy minister, at the signing of a roadmap between Paris and Astana for a strategic partnership on critical minerals, in Paris, on 5 November 2024. © Éric Tschaen/Pool/Abacapress/Reuters
Alongside the French industrial groups which have long been present in Kazakhstan, smaller new ones are forging their own connections with industry minister and ex-national economic development company boss Kanat Sharlapaev. Among the latter is rare minerals producer Imerys. [...]
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