21st KAZAKHSTAN INTERNATIONAL ROAD AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNAL MACHINERY EXHIBITION

21st KAZAKHSTAN INTERNATIONAL ROAD AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, COMMUNAL MACHINERY EXHIBITION

Welcome Letters 2015

Dear Sirs and Madams!

I am happy to welcome participants and guests of Mining World Central Asia, the 21st International Central Asian Exhibition, on behalf of the Ministry of Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Mining World Central Asia Exhibition has gained a status of the largest and most reputable international exhibition of the mining and metals industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Central Asia for a good reason. It unites leading manufacturers and specialists and also represents a full range of technologies and services for the mining and processing industry. This status is annually confirmed with the fact that the event is attended by more than 300 companies from 28 world countries.

Every year the exhibition in Almaty gives mining and metallurgy professionals an opportunity to find necessaryequipment and technologies, learn out about the novelties, meet the partners, establish new business contacts, as well as conclude mutually beneficial cooperation contracts between equipment manufacturers from Kazakhstan and abroad.

I wish all participants of the exhibition to work fruitfully in order to enhance and efficiently develop the industry!

Minister of Investments and Development of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
Asset Issekeshev

Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen!

The Republican Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises (AGMP) welcomes the exhibitors and guests of the 21st International Exhibition “MiningWorld Central Asia - Mining, Benefication and Processing of Ores and Minerals”.

It is a pleasure that the annual exhibition forum has a solid history and has been growing for 21 years in terms of its audience. The platform of the Industrial Exhibition MiningWorld Central Asia brings together hundreds of experts from different countries, which indicates the importance and magnitude of the event.

It is impossible to overestimate the significance of this project. In addition to establishing business contacts, participants and guests have the opportunity to exchange experiences and views, demonstrate the latest technologies and equipment, and introduce innovative products and services. In regional terms, exhibition and congress forum contribute to the formation of favorable conditions for the development of mining and metallurgical industry and engineering.

For our part, we are always open for cooperation and interested in expanding the range of partners. Associate membership in EUROMINES allows us to establish business relations with European industry organizations, representatives of the world’s mining community, and follow the international experience.

For us and our like-minded the Central Asian International Exhibition MiningWorld Central Asia is an important information resource that allows to evaluate the trends of modern engineering, geology, mining and metallurgical industries.

On behalf of AGMP I wish all participants and guests of the exhibition success, productive work, creative ideas, and realization of mutually beneficial projects!

Sincerely,

N. Radostovets
Executive Director of the Republican Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises,
Member of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Ladies and Gentlemen!

I am glad to welcome you on behalf of JSC Kazgeologiya National Geological Exploration Company at the International Exhibitions for Mining Equipment, Mining, Ore and Mineral Benefication and Processing — MiningWorld Central Asia 2015, Metallurgy, Metal-Working and Machinery Construction — KazMet 2015 and Road and Industrial Construction, Municipal Equipment — Kazcomak 2015.

For twenty-one year, MiningWorld Central Asia has become the largest mining and metallurgy exhibition annually gathering experts, equipment manufacturers, representatives of the mining industry from 28 countries of the world on its platform. Kazcomak and KazMet exhibitions, held in parallel, have consolidated their international status and represent the leading CIS and foreign manufacturers.

The good news is that these traditional exhibitions enjoy great success and are of great importance for development of metallurgy and machine-building industry, mining and ore processing industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Specially designed exhibition programme will let anyone get and see the most comprehensive amount of information about the new trends, discuss current industry issues, share experiences and establish contacts with the leading companies of the world.

I wish all the participants, guests and organisers effective work and high achievements in their professional activities, success in expanding contacts and establishing mutually beneficial cooperation!

Galym Nurzhanov
Chairman of the Board, JSC Kazgeologiya National Geological Exploration Company

Dear Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen!

On behalf of Tau-Кen Samruk National Mining Company, I welcome all the participants of the 21st International Exhibition MiningWorld Central Asia — Mining Equipment, Extraction and Benefication of Ores and Minerals. It is one of the large-scale and important mining and metallurgy events in Central Asia.

In the intervening years, MiningWorld Central Asia has become the largest and most recognised professional platform for leading equipment manufacturers, engineering companies, and developers of mining and metallurgy technologies. This is the place to find efficient forms of cooperation, solutions of the most topical issues in the area of mining and ore benefication, share experience with colleagues and choose some innovation technologies and equipment possible to use for successful implementation of your projects.

I believe, there is no need to tell the present about the role and significance of mining industry for the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as of any other country. In conditions of the global financial crisis and reduction of prices for major metals, the mining and metallurgy complex of the country undergoes considerable difficulties. Obviously, mining and smelting complex needs cardinal systematic measures including implementation of innovative technologies at all process stages, growth of energy efficiency of production and labour efficiency, obligatory increase in complex usage of raw materials, as there is no other way to increase competitiveness under the current circumstances.

JSC Tau-Кen Samruk expects this exhibition to extend borders of partnership, provide sharing the best industry practices, held discussions of innovative technologies and specifications of the presented types of technological equipment — in relation to the Company's projects.

Certainly, MiningWorld Central Asia Exhibition will be held on the high professional level and give a substantial impulse for extension of business contacts and strengthening of economic ties, wide experience sharing in the area of innovation technologies and equipment.

On behalf of the JSC Tau-Кen Samruk National Mining Company team and in my personal capacity I wish all the participants and visitors effective and successful work.

Mazhit Turmagambetov
Chairman of the Board
JSC Tau-Кen Samruk

Ladies and gentlemen!

On behalf of KBCC “Atakent” and myself, I am delighted to welcome the exhibitors and visitors of the specialized exhibitions MiningWorld Central Asia 2015, KazComak 2015 and Metaltech Central Asia 2015!

As you know, since the beginning of 2015, Kazakhstan has launched the second five-year plan of industrial and innovative development; projects in the mining sector remain the main targets for the next five-year plan of innovative development. There is a continuing modernization of metallurgical enterprises with special focus on the upgrade of production and introduction of new technologies; new businesses, including producing rare metals, are being established.

I am confident that MiningWorld Central Asia 2015, KazComak 2015 and Metaltech Central Asia 2015 exhibitions will contribute to creating favorable conditions for the further development of industries, expansion of product markets, accelerated promotion of investment projects, technologies and equipment that will be conducive to the overall development of the economy of Kazakhstan.

I wish all exhibitors an active fruitful work and expansion of business connections!

Chairman of the Board of Directors
JSC KBCC “Atakent”
Kalyk ABDULLAYEV