Kazakhstan’s iron ore mining and concentrate group, Sokolovsko-Sorbai Mining Production AS, will supply iron ore pellets to the new stainless steel smelter, which is being constructed by the Chinese Jiuquan Steel in the NW of China, according to the press office of the Kazakhstan government. The new smelter, whose construction has been recently approved by the Chinese development and reform state committee, will have the annual capacity of 600,000 metric tons of stainless steel and will be commissioned in 2007. The nickel for the stainless steel production will be supplied by the Chinese Jinchuan Group.
