Company history

January

  • ERG was among the first 25 companies to support Terra Carta, a project led by HRH Prince Charles as part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative.
  • Kazchrome reached a historical maximum in ferroalloys production of 1.84 million metric tons for 2020.

February

  • Alijan Ibragimov, one of the founders and a member of the Board of Directors of ERG, passed away at the age of 68.
  • SSGPO for the first time produced new equipment for the factory complex, a magnetic separator bath.
  • ERG chess players were among the eight best teams at the Corporate World Chess Championship of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

March

  • ERG announced the appointment of Shukhrat Ibragimov to its Board of Directors.
  • The company launched a training program together with Narxoz University Education.
  • The Torgay Bauxite Mine of Aluminium of Kazakhstan JSC ceased operations.

April

  • ERG won the auction for the construction and management of the FIOL railroad section in Brazil, which is crucial for the development of the BAMIN project.
  • KAS produced its three-millionth ton of primary aluminum since production started.
  • Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant completed the strategic stage of construction of the second stage of the 10th Anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence Mine, two mine workings were assembled.
  • ERG formed an ESG Committee.
  • ERG makes a commitment to support the UN International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.
  • SSGPO concluded a contract for the supply of iron ore products to the largest steelmaker in Siberia, EVRAZ ZSMK JSC.
  • ERG Service LLP signed its first collective bargaining agreement.
  • The company handed over about 11,000 food baskets to the needy Kazakh people living in the regions where the Group operates within the framework of the El Tiregi - Elbasy campaign.

May

  • Sberbank PJSC and Business & Technology Services LLP concluded a contract for design and IT architecture for the company's specific business needs.
  • ERG together with CMOC, Glencore, Tesla, Umicore launched a pilot project Re|Source, a blockchain solution for tracking cobalt and other battery materials in the supply chain from production to the end consumer, electric cars.
  • The first monument to the Kazakhstani soldiers of the 314th Rifle Division was unveiled in Lodeinoe field in the Leningrad region of Russia with the support of ERG.

June

  • ERG signed an agreement with Sber on the implementation of joint projects in the field of business digitalization.
  • ERG and Sber entered into a Memorandum of Intent on cooperation to implement ESG principles, which also includes the development of tools for green financing.
  • The company signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Eurasian Development Bank, under which the EDB will consider providing a credit line to SSGPO for pre-export financing as well as financing of the company's investment program.
  • ERG participated in an important panel discussion on the implementation of the climate agenda in developing countries organized by the Global Climate Initiative, Russia, and Sber.
  • As part of the ERG Housing Program, 42 employees of the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant became the lucky owners of apartments.
  • ERG together with BTS Education launched an educational project in support of the national charity campaign El Tiregi - Elbasy in honor of the 30th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

July

  • Aksu Ferroalloy Plant successfully turned on furnace No.12 of Melt Shop No.1 after overhaul.
  • At Atyrau University of Oil and Gas named after S. Utebayev, a hall of the Atlas of New Professions and Competencies of Kazakhstan, implemented with the support of ERG, was opened.

August

  • ERG is strengthening cooperation with Tesla as part of the Re|Source blockchain initiative with other leading companies.

  • Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant installed modern aspiration equipment worth 740 million tenge.
  • SSGPO produced a pilot batch of small-capacity open cars for the Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant.
  • Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant achieved a record in daily shipments of oxygen cylinders to the city of Aktobe.
  • The first monument to Kazakhstan warriors was opened in Moldova with the support of ERG.

September

  • The International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) awarded TNC Kazchrome JSC the status of a Responsible Chromium Producer, one of the first six companies around the world ERG and NFC (China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.) signed an ЕРС-contract for implementation of the project Construction of Special Coke Production Plant of Shubarkol Komir JSC in Karaganda Region with capacity of 400 thousand tons per year.
  • ERG signed a contract for the supply of 12 dump trucks and two hydraulic excavators with Eurasian Machinery, Hitachi's official dealer in Central Asia. It is one of the largest mining machinery deals in 30 years of Kazakhstan's independence.
  • BAMIN signed a concession contract with the federal government of Brazil for the construction and operation of a section of the transcontinental West-East Railway, or FIOL.
  • ERG, the akimat of the Pavlodar region and Atameken Regional Chamber of Entrepreneurs concluded an agreement on the strategy of support and development of commodity producers of the region.
  • SSGPO JSC won in the nomination Zhyldyn Uzdik Uyymy of the Zhomart Zhurek Award and was noted for the effective implementation of the charity program.

October

  • The ceremony of laying a capsule for the construction of a new plant for the production of special coke was held at the industrial site of Shubarkol Komir JSC.
  • The Group entered into a long-term offtake contract with a Kazakhstani manufacturer, Format Mach Company LLP, in the amount of more than 11.2 billion tenge.
  • ERG is one of 57 international organizations calling on the EU to take action on ESG.
  • Employees of SSGPO, Kachary Ruda JSC and Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant became victors and prize-winners of the competition for improvement projects and the Championship of the International Productivity Week IPWeek 2021.
  • The level of vaccination against COVID-19 at Kazakhstani ERG enterprises reached 94 percent. ERG launched the ERG Mektepke initiative in the regions where it operates. It is aimed at the development of secondary education, the popularization of engineering and technical specialties and digital technologies in education.

November

  • ERG publishes a report on sustainable business development.
  • ERG Service manufactured a ten-cube metallurgical ladle for the first time for the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant.
  • The 100-millionth ton of limestone was mined by the miners of the Keregetas Mine. The production achievement coincided with the company's 55th anniversary.

December

  • ERG signs an agreement with Sber and other leading companies to create ESG-Alliance. Miners at Shubarkol Komir JSC have produced 200 million tons of coal since the company was founded.
  • ERG and thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions signed a major contract for the supply and replacement of four electrostatic precipitators at sintering furnaces No.4 and No.5 of the Pavlodar Aluminum Plant.
  • ERG acquired Manganese of Zhairem JSC.
  • Under the ERG Housing Program, employees of Shubarkol Komir JSC and Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant received the keys to long-awaited apartments.
  • As part of the ERG Housing Program, employees of Shubarkol Komir JSC and Aktobe Ferroalloy Plant received the keys to the long-awaited apartments.