Critical Minerals Partnership
Kazakhstan Proposes Critical Minerals Partnership and Guaranteed Raw Material Supplies to Germany
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is seeking to deepen the country’s strategic partnership with Germany, proposing guaranteed supplies of critical raw materials alongside joint production spanning exploration, extraction, processing, component manufacturing and recycling. Kazakhstan says it produces 21 of the 34 raw materials deemed strategically important to Europe, including lithium, cobalt, tungsten and copper, and sees scope to expand industrial cooperation and exports with greater added value. Tokayev’s overture builds on bilateral trade that approached $9 billion in 2025 and more than 1,000 German-capital enterprises registered in Kazakhstan. The proposal is currently a diplomatic initiative, not evidence of contracted supply or committed investment; analysts note that concrete projects, financing and offtake agreements would be needed to demonstrate progress, while Kazakhstan continues balancing ties with multiple partners and relying heavily on Russian transit routes.
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Tokayev said Kazakhstan could supply Germany with more than 80 types of processed products, identifying metallurgy, petrochemicals, food and railway engineering as areas with the greatest potential.
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Tokayev highlighted people-to-people ties as a foundation for the partnership: more than 200,000 ethnic Germans live in Kazakhstan, while Germany is home to more than one million people who came from Kazakhstan.
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Tokayev described the relationship as extending beyond bilateral trade, saying cooperation between the countries could link Asia and Europe and contribute to Eurasian economic resilience, energy security and transport connectivity.
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