Alatau City signs cooperation deals with Belgian firmsAlatau City authorities signed two framework agreements with Belgian companies to assess building a proton therapy center and an energy storage manufacturing complex, the city press office said.The agreements were signed at the Kazakh-Belgian Business Council during the state visit of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. They move both projects to detailed study.The first agreement, with Ion Beam Applications (IBA), covers the Shipa Zholy proton therapy center. The sides will examine its technical, clinical, commercial, financial and legal aspects and define a medical and research cluster, a delivery model and the terms of partner participation.The second was signed by the Alatau City Authority, For.Energy and the Kazakh holding company Caspian Integrity. They will study producing battery cells, modules and energy storage systems, as well as site and infrastructure requirements and an investment model. The size of the investment and each side’s obligations will be set after that work.Alatau City also discussed logistics with Johan Vanderplaetse, chairman of Ahlers Logistics. They covered warehouse and multimodal infrastructure and Alatau’s role as an industrial and logistics hub on the Middle Corridor, the trade route linking Asia and Europe through Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea. The city plans about 2.7 million square meters of warehouse space by 2040. The sides considered a pilot warehouse or consolidation project with an international operator.Sebastien Wagemans, chief commercial officer of Waterleau, discussed water supply, wastewater treatment and reuse, and possible ways to finance water projects.IBA is a global leader in particle accelerator technology, proton therapy, radiopharmaceuticals and industrial sterilization. It has worked in Kazakhstan for more than 10 years.Alatau City was created in January 2024 in the Almaty region under a special legal regime that offers tax breaks and a single window for investors. Authorities are promoting it as a future international hub for business, technology, logistics and tourism. (ICE ALMATY)

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