Significant achievements in the development of the industry. The National Center for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials makes every effort to solve the tasks of FIIR

The main goal of the modern development of the mining and metallurgical complex, defined by the Head of State and reflected in the State Program of accelerated industrial and Innovative Development, is the modernization of the industry, scientific, technological and technical support for its development, aimed at strategic re-equipment of production.

The priority areas of activity of the National Center for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan are the development, implementation, transfer of technologies and creation of innovative industries. Today, the National Center consists of leading research institutes and enterprises of the mining and metallurgical profile (D. Kunaev Institute of Mining, Chemical and Metallurgical Institute named after Zh. Abisheva, Eastern Scientific Research Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Kazmehanobr State Scientific and Production Association of Industrial Ecology, Kazchermermavtomatika JSC) is the largest scientific and production enterprise in Kazakhstan. The staff exceeds 1,300 people.

The National Center was one of the first to pursue innovative activities through the development of innovative projects and the creation of small and medium-sized enterprises based on them to produce new products, in particular stable isotopes of osmium, iodine and their compounds, new types of complex alloys, carbon reducing agents and other materials.

The Center performs fundamental and applied research in the field of development and development of mineral deposits of ferrous, non-ferrous, rare and precious metals, non-metallic and chemical raw materials, rational extraction and effective enrichment of natural resources, complex chemical and metallurgical processing of raw materials to final products of high marketability. In addition, it is maximizing the reduction of the anthropogenic load of the mining and metallurgical complex, conducting development work, modernizing the mining and metallurgical complex, creating a scientific and technical base for the development of leading enterprises in the industry.

Our scientists actively cooperate with domestic and foreign mining and metallurgical enterprises. The scientific developments of the center have been implemented at such enterprises as Bakyrchik Mining Enterprise LLP, TNK Kazchrome JSC, Kazzink LLP, Kazakhmys Corporation LLP, Alel FIC JSC, Sary Kazna LLP, ENRC, Kostanay Minerals JSC, NAC Kazatomprom, Vasilkovsky GOK JSC, Orken LLP, Mining Company LLP, ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC, NOVA-ZINC LLP joint venture. Using the technologies of the center's scientists and subsidiaries, various industrial facilities have been created and are being created both in our country and outside the state.

For many years, one of the most famous developments that has gained worldwide recognition has been the technology of processing lead-containing raw materials, which has been used to build and operate factories on different continents (in Bolivia, Italy, Canada). Based on the results of recent years, a technology has been developed for processing materials of complex composition: lead-silver, lead-copper-zinc concentrates and oxidized raw materials. Successful implementation experience abroad allows us to recommend it for efficient, environmentally friendly processing of lead-containing raw materials in Kazakhstan.

According to our technologies, zinc plants have been built in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, a new zinc plant is being built in Russia, and gold mining plants in China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan.

An illustrative example of the sustainable implementation of innovation activities by the National Center and the recognition of its work at the international level is the creation of the Kazakhstansky alloy for deoxidation and alloying of steel, protected by patents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and the patent of the European Union. The main form of innovation promotion, called technology transfer, has been implemented through the transfer of an invention patent to the largest high-tech metallurgical company ThyssenKrupp Metallurgie GmbH with partners.

Technology for producing high–purity silicon from agricultural waste, rice husk, is being developed.

With the growing demand for solar-grade silicon (purity 99.99) for the production of solar photovoltaic converters, cheap sources of raw materials have recently been sought, as well as technologies that reduce the cost of silicon, since the market for photovoltaic modules is largely limited by their high cost.

The disposal of chrysotile asbestos production waste to produce marketable magnesium products is also one of the developments that are currently being commercialized.

The National Center has developed a technology that allows, through the sequential execution of a number of technological processes, to obtain different types of commercial magnesium products – magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide and magnesium metal in ingots, the demand for which is quite high in Kazakhstan, and the field of use is diverse. Magnesium sulfate is used in agriculture, magnesium oxide is used as a filler in the rubber industry, and serves as the basis for the production of refractories. Magnesium metal is necessary in metallurgy, in the production of steel and titanium sponge. The motor and automotive industries can be considered as promising industries for the use of metallic magnesium.

Our scientists have found new technological solutions for the manufacture of new generation refractories from local raw materials based on self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technology.

The synthesized refractory materials are not inferior in quality, and in some respects they surpass the refractory materials of foreign manufacturers who supply their products to our factories. The creation of production of refractory materials using the proposed technology will significantly reduce their cost and provide metallurgical plants with high-quality refractories with high performance characteristics.

The presented incomplete review of the results of the work of scientists of the National Center indicates a fairly high potential of the enterprise. And we will make every effort to solve the tasks set by the President of the country in order to contribute to the development of the economy of Kazakhstan with our significant achievements.

Abdurasul ZHARMENOV,
General Director of the National Center
for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Source: www.kazpravda.kz