Kazakhstan launches $50 million chip plant to boost tech ambitions
Joint venture with China aims to produce first domestically manufactured microchips as part of $1.5 billion investment drive
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (MNTV) — Kazakhstan has begun construction on a $50 million microchip and electronics manufacturing facility, signaling a major leap toward building a homegrown high-tech industry in Central Asia.
The plant is being developed by Suto Kazakhstan, a joint Kazakh-Chinese venture, in the Abai region’s Ondiris industrial zone. According to The Times of Central Asia, the project was formally presented during the Big Altai international conference held in China’s Xinjiang region, where 15 cooperation agreements worth $1.5 billion were signed between Kazakh authorities and Chinese investors.
The facility will be completed in three phases from 2025 to 2028 and will manufacture microchips, microcircuits, optoelectronic modules, host controllers, and electronic displays for domestic and export markets.
“A modern microchip manufacturing plant labeled ‘Made in Kazakhstan’ will appear soon,” said Suto Kazakhstan founder Ernur Bolatuly. “We’ve been allocated a 20-hectare site. If we finish construction in 90 days, we’ll immediately launch the first production line.”
Kazakhstan currently assembles electronic components but has never manufactured microchips locally. Bolatuly said this facility would change that, making the country a producer rather than just a consumer in the global semiconductor industry.
The project aligns with Kazakhstan’s wider digital push. In May 2025, the country installed Central Asia’s most powerful supercomputer, reinforcing its efforts to lead in high-performance computing and regional tech innovation.
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