Talgat Makaev

Talgat Makaev is the founder and CEO of Qaragandy Power Silicon (QPS), a company that recently launched a silicon alloy production plant in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region. With over 20 years of experience in metallurgy, Makaev has dedicated a significant portion of his career to this ambitious project, which aims to establish Kazakhstan as a key player in the global market for critically important materials. The new plant is part of a broader initiative to create a silicon cluster that will facilitate a complete production cycle—from raw material extraction to the manufacturing of high-tech materials such as polysilicon and monocrystalline silicon. Under his leadership, the project has attracted substantial investments and is expected to create hundreds of jobs, marking a significant step towards enhancing Kazakhstan's role in international supply chains for essential materials used in microelectronics and solar energy.