Gelonghui April 29| Hanat Sharpayev, Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan, saidarcadeoneup, Kazakhstan plans to increase investment in the production of rare and rare earth metals. he saidarcadeoneupThe government has approved a comprehensive development plan for the rare and rare earth metals industry from 2024 to 2028, aiming to increase investment and production by 40%. The plan will be dominated by foreign economic cooperation and has currently established cooperative relations with the European Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, including agreements signed with German companies to jointly develop lithium deposits, agreements signed with British companies for secondary raw material processing, and agreements signed with American companies on rare and rare earth metals, etc. "The most important thing is to strengthen Kazakhstan's position in the global value chain."