[Translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Centre]

Emergency at Aksu plant: Three people suffer thermal burns, 3 September 2025

..."Three employees sustained thermal burns while working at the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant. The injured were taken to the Aksu Central Hospital. One of them is in intensive care, the second is inpatient, and the third is receiving outpatient treatment," the Aksu Ferroalloy Plant's corporate communications department reported.

The department added that the company is providing the necessary assistance to the workers and immediately reported the incident to government agencies...

According to eyewitnesses, all three were injured by a release from the smelting furnace...

According to official reports, police in the Pavlodar region have opened a criminal investigation into occupational safety violations...