ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 5. Kazakhstan has increased transportation of uranium products along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR, or Middle Corridor), said Chairman of the Board of Kazatomprom JSC (Kazakhstan’s national uranium company) Meirzhan Yusupov, Trend reports.
He made the remark during a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jormart Tokayev.
Thus, 64 percent of all uranium shipments from Kazakhstan to Western countries were transported along the Middle Corridor.
Meanwhile, uranium production by Kazatomprom amounted to 21,112 tons from January through December 2023, which is 1 percent lower than the same period in 2022 (21,227 tons).
In the fourth quarter of 2023, production amounted to 5,795 tons. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, production volume remained unchanged (5,780 tons).
Sales volume of Kazatomprom amounted to 18,069 tons of uranium from January through December 2023, which is 10 percent more than the same period in 2022 (16,358 tons).
Furthermore, Kazatomprom plans to produce 21,000 – 22,500 tons of uranium in 2024. The company plans to increase production compared to 2023.
In addition to this, Kazatomprom expects uranium sales in 2024 to be 18,000 – 18,500 tons.