Temirtau electrometallurgical plant & quot; (TEMK), the only Calcium carbide manufacturer in Kazakhstan and the CIS, suspended production due to high tariffs for electricity.
The specific gravity of electricity in the cost of calcium carbide is 36%, and its rise in cost has become the main reason for the loss of production,
& quot; since January 2025, the cost of the cost of the cost of the cost Electricity for our enterprise stably is over 30 tenge per kW.ch. (4.5) At the same time, for the cost of calcium carbide, which will compete with carbide of other foreign manufacturers (China, Iran) and will not be unprofitable for TEMK, the electricity tariff should not exceed 13-15 tenge per kWh & quot; (2).
The plant has been idle since March of this year, due to the downtime of the carbide furnace, TEMK has significantly reduced personnel, now only auxiliary workshops have been working at the enterprise. & quot; given that the production of products is stopped, we are forced to make an even more difficult decision on the mass reduction of employees since July 2025 & quot;. In 2024, production amounted to 25,000 tons, this year only 5000 tons.
