Azovmash, the holding company for Azovzahalmash (AZGM) and Mariupol Heavy Machinery (MZVM), will create a joint venture with the Akmolinsky Repair Plant in Kazakhstan, newspaper Delo reported this morning. The partnership will manufacture railcars in Kazakhstan for sale to Kazakh railway operators, which have an estimated need for about 10-15 ths railcars in the next 1.5 years, according to the article.