RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATIVE IN URALS VISITS CHELYABINSK
METALLURGICAL PLANT

Chelyabinsk, Russia — April 12, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the
leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the visit of Russian
President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal Region Igor
Kholmanskikh to Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant.
Russian President’s Plenipotentiary Representative in the Urals Federal Region
Igor Kholmanskikh, accompanied by Chelyabinsk Region’s Governor Mikhail
Yurevich, visited the construction site of the universal rolling mill, where
works had entered their final stage.
Mechel OAO’s Vice-President for Government Relations Viktor Trigubko,
Vice-President for Technological Development Andrey Deineko and Chelyabinsk
Metallurgical Plant OAO’s Managing Director Rashid Nugumanov acquainted the
delegation with the process of start-up and adjustment operations at the
universal rolling mill’s objects. A presentation video showing production stages
of the unique rail products with state-of-the-art rolling, correction,
processing and quality control technologies. These technical achievements will
allow the plant to produce rails that will be superior to their foreign
analogues on several key counts, due to the specifics of rail exploitation in
Russia.
Igor Kholmanskikh spoke highly of the importance the universal rolling mill’s
construction project has for the economy of the Chelyabinsk Region and the
entire country, and noted the uniqueness of the rail production technology
created at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant.
The project of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s universal rolling mill for
production of long rails and structural shapes was included in the list of the
Urals Federal Region’s priority investment projects, approved by the Russian
Federation’s government. Its launch will initiate development of related
industries in Russia, ensure supplies of high-quality steel products on
competitive prices for Russian Railways OAO and construction companies, as well
as decrease their dependence on imports and international market volatility.
Besides, the mill complex’s launch will resolve some regional social issues,
including by creation of over 1,000 new jobs in the perspective.
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Mechel OAO
Anton Lapin
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
antonlapin@mechel.ru

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Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four
segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal,
iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products,
hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and
internationally.
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