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Inauguration of the memorial for the Spanish citizens who died in the Gulags in Karaganda
2015.05.31
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Relatives of the deceased, the Spanish Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Mr Manuel Larrotcha, and other public figures were present in the act
The inauguration of the monument in remembrance of the Spaniards who died in the Gulag complex of Karaganda, known as the Karlag, between 1941 and 1954, was held at the Spassk camp on 31 May 2015 at 11:00 hours.
The Spanish Ambassador in Astana, Mr Manuel Larrotcha, and relatives of the Spanish citizens who were confined in the Karlag attended the inauguration ceremony. After the ceremony, there was a meeting with the Director General of the National Archives of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Mr Marat Apsemetov, and a visit to the ‘Museum of the Victims of Political Repression in the Village of Dolinka’.
The monument was built in the autumn of 2014 at the initiative of the Spanish Embassy in Astana, with the support of the Karaganda City Council and the cooperation and financial support of MAXAM, among other companies.
MAXAM in Kazakhstan: large mineral reserves
MAXAM began operating in Kazakhstan in 2002. Today, the company has 192 employees (99% local) and a turnover in the country of more than 17 M€ in 2014.
Kazakhstan’s mining potential is one of the country’s key economic engines, and it is currently developing its geostrategic potential (between China and Europe) through an ambitious infrastructure construction programme.
Mining makes up 5.4% of Kazakhstan’s GDP and 9% of its exports (59.8 B$), according to data for 2010 (US Geological Survey, 2010 Mineral Yearbook, Kazakhstan). This Central Asian country is the tenth largest coal producer and has some of the world’s biggest mineral reserves, such as copper, gold, zinc, chromium and silicon.
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MAXAM is a service and industrial group that operates on a global scale by developing, manufacturing and commercializing civil explosives and initiation systems for mining, quarries and construction; cartridges, shotgun shells and smokeless powder for hunting and sports use; and products for the defense industry. Additionally, MAXAM is a supplier of key raw materials for nitro chemical activity, generated for the company’s own internal needs as well as for sales to third parties. Finally, as a result of its drive towards innovative, sustainable development, MAXAM offers its clients a wide variety of solutions in the fields of safety and environmental conservation.
Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM concluded 2013 with a yearly turnover of approximately 1.1 billion euros. It is present in all of the world’s major mining areas, with production sites in over 45 countries, an active market presence in more than 100 others, and nearly 6000 employees spread across five continents.
Further information:
Lucas Ferreira
MAXAM
Communications Director
91 722 01 00
lferreira@maxam.net
