title: Kazzinc
text: # Kazzinc
  
  Kazzinc (Kazakh: Қазмырыш, romanized: Qazmyrysh, قازمىرىش, pronounced) 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.
  
  ## Background
  
  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.
  
  ## Organizational structure
  
  Oskemen
  
  * Oskemen Metallurgical Complex
     * Zinc Plant
     * Lead Plant
     * Copper Plant
     * Precious Metals Refinery
  
  Ridder
  
  * Ridder Mining and Concentrating Complex
  * Ridder Metallurgical Complex
  * KazzincMash Industrial Complex
  * Kazzinc-Shakhtostroy Industrial Complex
  
  Altay
  
  * Altay Mining and Concentrating Complex
  
  Serebryansk
  
  * Bukhtarma Hydro Power Plant
  
  Zhairem
  
  * Zhairem Mining and Concentrating Complex
  
  Kokshetau
  
  * Altyntau Kokshetau Ltd
  
  ## Company Management
  
  Nikola Popovic, Chairman of the Board, Kazzinc Holdings Ltd
  
  Aleksandr Khmelev, Chief Executive Officer, Kazzinc Ltd
  
  Daniyar Tursunkulov, Executive Director, Transformation (formerly CFO)
  
  Turarbek Azekenov, Executive Director, Metallurgy
  
  Mirek Benes, Executive Director, Exploration
  
  Valery Zavyalov, Executive Director, Mining and Mineral Processing
  
  Nariman Kuanyshev, Executive Director, Government Relations
  
  Igor Radovic, Executive Director, Commerce
  
  Andrey Lazarev, Executive Director, Administration
  
  Andrey Dobroumov, Executive Technical Director
  
  Margarita Plakhotnikova, Executive Director, Corporate Development
  
  ## Honors and awards
  
  Kazzinc is a five-time winner of the Paryz National Prize established by the President of Kazakhstan and an eight-time winner of the Golden Hephaestus National Award for ore and metal producers.
  
  ## Social Contribution
  
  Kazzinc is an active contributor to the social and economic development of the regions where its operations are located. Kazzinc sponsors healthcare, public education, sports and cultural institutions, invests in social infrastructure and supports socially vulnerable groups in Oskemen, Altay, Ridder, Kokshetau and Zhairem.
  
  Construction of the following social facilities was sponsored by Kazzinc:
  
  Oskemen
  
  * The Palace of Combat Sports;
  * Olga Rypakova Field-and-Track Training Center;
  * The Central Swimming Pool;
  * The Tennis Center;
  * The Asyl Miras Children's Autism Center;
  * Repairs of Boris Alexandrov Palace of Sports.
  
  Zhairem
  
  * The Central Mosque
  * The Community Center
  
  Ridder
  
  * The Central Mosque
  
  Kazzinc patronizes several children’s homes in East Kazakhstan Region. In July 2019 Kazzinc launched the Larger Family Support Program. Kazzinc donates approximately KZT 11.0 bln (about $28.5M) annually to the local communities where its operations are located.
  
  The company established a regional Heroism Award for the acts of heroism by the local people. The winners are selected through public opinion polls.
  
  