Rich in reserves of oil, metals, and minerals, Kazakhstan harbours healthy potential for the industrial gases business and some of this promise is now being realised with infrastructure development plans.
Reports this summer had noted that industrial production had contracted by 4.8% in Kazakhstan in the first four months of the year.
As a significant oil and metals producer, the country had been hit hard by the global economic crisis.
Economy contraction is expected this year, after more than a decade of growth, yet selected industries and industrial gas applications have still been showing signs of growth.
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