Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation

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Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation
Type Public (LSE: ENRC)
Founded 2006 (previously split entities)
Headquarters London, Zürich & Astana
Key people Sir David Cooksey, Chairman
Johannes Sittard, CEO
Industry Mining & Metals
Products Ferro Alloys, iron ore, alumina, aluminum, power generation and other materials
Revenue $4,106 million (2007)
Operating income $1,421 million (2007)
Net income $814 million (2007)
Employees circa 62,000 (2007)
Website www.enrc.com

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC Group) is a diversified natural resources group with integrated mining, processing, energy and logistical operations. ENRC contains the Kazakh assets of Kazchrome, Aluminium of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter, Zhairem GOK, SSGPO iron ore plant and Eurasian Energy Corporation, as well as ENRC Logistics and ENRC Marketing & Sales.

ENRC is the world's largest producer of ferrochrome on a chrome content basis. Ferrochrome is one of the input materials for stainless steel. ENRC Group also holds a quarter of the world's reserves of chromium and supplies two-fifths of the world's gallium, a metal used in semiconductors. [1]

ENRC is one of Kazakhstan's largest companies, accounting for about four percent gross domestic product in 2006. [2] The company's main assets are located in Kazakhstan and are predominantly focused on the production of ferro alloys, iron ore and aluminum.

The Kazakh government owns 24.8 percent in ENRC. Kazakh copper company Kazakhmys holds an 18.8 percent stake, while the rest is controlled by metals magnates Patokh Chodiev, Alexander Mashkevich and Alijan Ibragimov. [3][4]

ENRC has appointed David Cooksey, chairman of Britain's London & Continental Railways Ltd, as its non-executive chairman and that Richard Sykes, former chairman of drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is non-executive director.[5]. ENRC floated around 20% on the LSE, in December 2007. [6] Dr. Johannes Sittard is the current CEO.

ENRC joined the FTSE 100 in March 2008 in the first reshuffle of the index after its public floation.[7]


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