Kazatomprom’s uranium output continues to rise in H1 2010

(SRI) - Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s national uranium company, said it produced 8,452 tonnes of uranium in the first six months of 2010, a 42% increase compared to the same period in 2009.

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Cameco, Kazatomprom in talks to launch uranium conversion plant

(SRI)- Canada’s Cameco Corp. and Kazakhstan’s Kazatomprom aim to launch a uranium-conversion plant in Kazakhstan in 2016-2017, Dow Jones Newswires reported citing Cameco’s Chief Operating Officer Bob Steane.

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Kazatomprom could increase production to 25,000 tons - VP

(SRI) - Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s national uranium company, plans to raise future production to 25-26,000 tons of uranium a year, the company’s vice president Nurlan Ryspanov said on Friday.

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Kazatomprom issues debut Eurobond to favorable reception

(SRI) - Kazatomprom, Kazakh state-owned uranium producer, issued its debut $500-million Eurobond last Thursday with better-than-expected yield of 6.5 percent, the company’s press service said on Friday.

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Kazatomprom sets Eurobond yield guidance to 6.75 percent

(SRI) - Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s national uranium miner, has set yield guidance on a $500 million five-year bond to 6.75 percent, Cbonds.info reported on Thursday.

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Fitch assigns Kazatomprom’s notes expected BBB- rating

(Fitch Rating) - Fitch Ratings has assigned Kazatomprom’s proposed notes an expected senior unsecured rating of BBB-.

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Kazatomprom and Belgian Solvay sign strategic agreement

(SRI) - Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s national uranium company, signed a strategic agreement with Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay last Wednesday.

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Kazakh court jails nuclear executive for 14 years

(AP) - The lawyer for a former head of Kazkahstan’s state nuclear energy company says his client has been sentenced to 14 years in jail on charges of embezzlement and corruption.
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Former Kazatomprom head accused of money laundering

(SRI) - Kazakh authorities accused former Kazatomprom Mukhtar Dzhakishev of money laundering, amid ongoing investigation into his role in alleged theft and illegal sales of uranium assets to foreign companies.

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Kazakhstan, Japan sign civil nuclear agreement

(SRI) - Japan signed a civil nuclear agreement with Kazakhstan on Tuesday which gives it access to stable supplies of uranium in exchange for nuclear technology, Reuters reported.

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