Kazakhstan’s exports to China by rail rose 37% in H1National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (KTZ), the national railway operator of Kazakhstan, reported a 37% rise in cargo exports to China by rail in January-June 2023, KTZ said in a press release.“As much as 8.3 million tonnes of cargoes were transported [by rail in the first half of this year] from Kazakhstan to China, which is an increase of 37% compared to the 1st six months of the previous year,” the press release says.In January-June 2023, exports of grain tripled to reach 1 million tonnes, exports of metal ore grew by 15% to 4 million tonnes including 2.6 million tonnes of iron ore, which is up 25% year over year.Exports of non-ferrous metals by rail in the reporting period rose by 55% year over year to make 220,000 tonnes, and exports of vegetable oil jumped by 70% to 75,000 tonnes.Imports by rail from China to Kazakhstan in the first six months of 2023 went up by 13% to 5.4 million tonnes compared to the same period of the previous year; the imports of cars grew by 13%, building materials by 30% and chemicals by 5%.The volume of cargo transportation by rail between Kazakhstan and China in January-June of this year increased by 26% year over year to total 13.7 million tonnes.Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) is the operator of the country's railway system and specializes in passenger transportation, cargo haulage, logistics, infrastructure, investment projects. The company is part of the National Welfare Fund Samruk-Kazyna. (ICE ALMATY)

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