Tomorrow, April 2, the 13th Forum of Kazakhstan Machinery Manufactures will open in Astana.

The forum serves as the primary platform for dialogue between the government and the business community, where a conceptual vision for the development of the machine-building and manufacturing industries is formulated.

This year, the forum will bring together more than 1,000 participants, including representatives from over 20 countries — Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Latvia, Portugal, Russia, Turkey, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, the UAE, South Korea, and others — such as government officials, major consumers, and leading manufacturers of machine-building products.

The forum’s program covers the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Mechanical Engineering, the role of foreign partners, the digitalization and robotization of the industry, as well as the training of qualified personnel. Attention is also being paid to the development of core industries and promising sectors: railway, agricultural, oil and gas, electrical engineering, automotive, and machinery manufacturing for the mining and metallurgical complex.

As part of the forum, the 7th International Exhibition on Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking, Kazakhstan Machinery Fair-2026, opened on April 1. More than 280 companies from 24 countries are showcasing solutions in mechanical engineering, metalworking, process automation, and engineering modernization across an area of over 10,000 square meters.

The online broadcast can be viewed on the YouTube channel of the Association of Kazakhstan Machinery Industry.

The organizers of the 13th Forum of Kazakhstan Machinery Manufactures are the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Association of Kazakhstan Machinery Industry.

The general partners were Tengizchevroil LLP, Samruk-Kazyna JSC, and Atameken NCE.

Official partners include Astana-Expo KS Exhibition Company, Eurasian Resources Group, Railways System KZ LLP, Allur Group of Companies, and Astana Motors.

Partners included Caspian Pipeline Consortium JSC, the Union of Industrial Investors of Kazakhstan, Kazatomprom JSC, Kainar-AKB LLP, and Samruk-Energo JSC.

The forum was supported by: Tynys JSC, Böhmer Armatur Kazakhstan LLP, KARLSKRONA LC AB LLP, QSM Resources LLP, New Pipe Technologies LLP, SEMAZ LLP, Daewoo Bus Kazakhstan LLP, Stal Trade Group, Almaty Heavy Machinery Plant LLP, Astyk Elevator Equipment Plant LLP, Pavlodar Pipeline Fittings Plant LLP, Astana Electrical Engineering Plant LLP, DAFA Firm LLP, Aktau Oil Service Company LLP, Ust-Kamenogorsk Condenser Plant LLP, Renaissance SHIK LLP, SKB GROUP LLP, TPB Agromir LLP, LLC “Saiman Corporation”, LLC “KMG Automation”, LLC “Format MachCompany”, LLC “Atyrau Oil Service”, LLC “LED Solutions”, LLC “Eurasian Mechanical Plant”, LLC “AZTP-Aktau Pipe Products Plant”, Ural Foundry and Mechanical Plant, JSC Uralskagroremash, Eltex Alatau LLP, Ust-Kamenogorsk Industrial Valves Plant JSC, and Aziyakotlomash LLP.