Company history

January

  • ERG took part in the first Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
  • Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter produced 2 million mounted anodes
  • Higher salaries for employees of the Group's Kazakhstan enterprises

  • Aksu Ferroalloy Plant launched a powerful gas treatment facility for melting furnace #44

  • ERG transferred 30 billion tenge to "Kazakhstan Halkyna" fund

  • ERG Exploration commenced exploratory drilling using its own resources

February

  • SSGPO Mechanical-Repair and Metalworks Plant became part of ERG Service

March

  • New repair box for dump trucks was opened at Kachary Ruda JSC

April

  • SSGPO factory increased productivity of two kiln machines
  • ERG arranged Astana Opera tours for plant workers and miners in Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Rudny, Karaganda and Aktobe

May

  • The People's Control project was launched at Donskoy GOK
  • Initiative Budgeting Project started with a new name "Tugan qala - Hometown" in Khromtau
  • Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant rated 2.11 upon results of Toyota Production System (T-TPS) audit
  • ERG International Youth Gathering was held for the first time in Pavlodar region

June

  • ERG launches activated carbon plant at Shubarkol Komir JSC coke shop with capacity of up to 1,000 tons per year
  • Metalkol RTR wins three awards for support and mentoring of women in DRC
  • Eurasian Resources Group grants more than 3 billion tenge for socially important projects in Kostanay region
  • Vostochny open-pit mine completed one of the important projects of the enterprise - "Replacement of the drum-and-blending loader".

July

  • S&P upgrades ERG to a "B" rating with a "stable outlook."
  • ERG published Clean Cobalt and Copper Performance Report 2022, certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) independent auditors
  • Eurasian Resources Group contributed more than 2.6 billion tenge to socially significant projects in Pavlodar region
  • TNC Kazchrome JSC was awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, the highest award in the field of sustainability

August

  • Aksu ferroalloy plant replaced filters at gas purification units

  • ERG laid a capsule at the construction site of Khromtau wind power plant - the most powerful wind power plant in Aktobe region

  • Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) granted 55 million US dollars to SSGPO for financing export products manufacture

September

  • Eurasian Resources Group signed a memorandum of intent with Qazaq Soda LLP on future soda ash supplies
  • Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) confirmed that cobalt and copper produced by Metalkol RTR meet its Responsible Sourcing requirements
  • ERG transferred 1 billion tenge for liquidation of consequences of fires in Kostanay region
  • Aksu plant's sinter plant reached its maximum output by 20% increasing its capacity to 300,000 tons of sinter per year
  • The oldest furnace at Aktobe ferroalloy plant, Komsomolka, became safer and more environmentally friendly after a complete modernization
  • Eurasian Resources Group together with DIS Group KZ successfully completed the first stage of the project on implementation of the centralized master data management system

October

  • ERG supported the Global Battery Alliance in issuing the Guidelines on the application of GHG emission reduction indicators for the Battery Passport
  • Aktobe ferroalloy plant started upgrading of the aspiration systems in melting shops #1 and #2 and is expected to reduce emissions of solid substances by at least 30% as a result
  • Geophysical 9 deposit discovered at Donskoy GOK

November

  • Aksu Ferroalloy Plant's jigging complex increased its capacity by 70%
  • SSGPO produced a trial batch of BF pellets
  • ERG together with Colwezi University developed a training program to meet the needs of mining professions in DRC
  • Eurasian Resources Group honored the top 25 2022 suppliers at its annual ERG Supplier Award
  • Eurasian Resources Group provided 3 286 billion tenge for social projects in Aktobe region
  • ERG provided 466 mln tenge for socially important projects of Karaganda region

December

  • Donskoy GOK miners began mining the second stage at the Kazakhstan's 10th Anniversary of Independence Mine
  • Eurasian Resources Group together with SANOAT ENERGETIKA GURUHI ENERA LLC signed a cooperation agreement as part of the state visit of Kassym-Jomart K. Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, to the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • ERG and Gécamines announce the reopening of Boss Mining in DRC
  • ERG supported the Global Battery Alliance in the release of the Human Rights Index and the Child Labor Prevention Index as part of the Battery Passport project
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  • Shubarkol Komir JSC became a silver prize winner in Paryz republican contest of social responsibility of business, in the category "For Contribution to Ecology"
  • Kazchrome became a winner in Paryz republican contest of social responsibility of business in nomination "The Best Socially Responsible Enterprise
  • ERG launched a preferential housing program for Shubarkol miners jointly with the Karaganda Region Akimat and Otbasa Bank