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Evraz Plc EVRAZ Q3 2016 PRODUCTION REPORT (7610M)

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18 October 2016

EVRAZ Q3 2016 PRODUCTION REPORT

18 October 2016 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) ("EVRAZ" or the "Group") today releases its operational results for the third quarter of 2016.

Q3 2016 vs Q2 2016 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

-- Consolidated crude steel output increased by 6.3% QoQ to 3.4 million tonnes in Q3 2016, following the completion of capital repairs at blast furnace 1 at EVRAZ ZSMK.

-- Output of steel products, net of re-rolled volumes, rose by 5.6% QoQ to 3.0 million tonnes, primarily due to the repairs completed at blast furnace 1 at EVRAZ ZSMK.

-- The share of semi-finished products increased to 43.0% in Q3 2016 (34.8% in Q2 2016), its standard level, following the repairs completed at blast furnaces, boosting the volume of steel available for export in Q3 2016.

-- In North America, output of tubular products (large-diameter pipes (LDP), oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and small-diameter line pipes) fell by 12.5% QoQ, due to pipeline project delays and low oil prices; output of construction products and flat products decreased by 14.7% and 25.7% respectively amid lower demand.

-- Output of coking coal concentrate decreased by 3.8% QoQ, as less coking coal was mined at the Raspadskaya mine due to longwall repositioning in Q3 2016.

STEEL

 
                                                   Q3 2016/ Q2 2016,                              9m 2016/ 9m 2015, 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2016   Q2 2016           change            9m 2016   9m 2015*           change 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  ---------  ------------------------ 
 Coke (saleable)                280       290                     -3.6%       733        774                     -5.3% 
 Pig iron                     2,904     2,606                     11.4%     8,461      8,924                     -5.2% 
   Pig iron (saleable)          126        44                    184.3%       315        425                    -25.9% 
 Crude steel                  3,393     3,191                      6.3%    10,131     10,788                     -6.1% 
 Steel products, gross**      3,279     3,080                      6.5%     9,783     10,493                     -6.8% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes           3,028     2,867                      5.6%     9,203      9,861                     -6.7% 
   Semi-finished products 
    ***                       1,302       997                     30.7%     3,741      3,477                      7.6% 
   Finished products          1,726     1,870                     -7.7%     5,462      6,384                    -14.4% 
       Construction 
        products                996     1,111                    -10.3%     3,071      3,603                    -14.8% 
       Railway products         341       344                     -1.1%     1,092      1,152                     -5.2% 
       Flat-rolled 
        products****            143       169                    -15.6%       464        556                    -16.5% 
       Tubular products         100       114                    -12.5%       407        623                    -34.6% 
       Other steel 
        products                146       132                     11.1%       428        450                     -4.8% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  ---------  ------------------------ 
 

Note: numbers in this table and the tables below may not add to totals due to rounding.

* Includes production volumes of EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium (EHSV), which are not consolidated starting from April 2015 due to business rescue proceedings.

** Gross volume of steel products in the tables includes those re-rolled at other EVRAZ mills. However, such volumes are eliminated as inter-group sales for the purposes of EVRAZ's consolidated operating results.

*** Consolidated production volumes of semi-finished products are preliminary, as intra-group re-rolling volumes are yet to be finalised.

**** Includes production volumes of EVRAZ Palini e Bertoli (29kt in 9m 2016), which started to operate again in 2016 after being suspended in August 2013.

RUSSIA AND KAZAKHSTAN

 
                                                   Q3 2016/ Q2 2016, 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2016   Q2 2016           change            9m 2016   9m 2015   9m 2016/ 9m 2015, change 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                 90       121                    -25.5%       281       247                      13.8% 
 Pig iron                     2,618     2,331                     12.3%     7,638     8,030                      -4.9% 
   Pig iron (saleable)           91        40                    124.4%       265       356                     -25.5% 
 Crude steel                  2,790     2,579                      8.2%     8,234     8,573                      -4.0% 
 Steel products, gross        2,677     2,435                      9.9%     7,781     8,062                      -3.5% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes           2,599     2,371                      9.6%     7,607     7,813                      -2.6% 
   Semi-finished products     1,308     1,015                     28.9%     3,716     3,556                       4.5% 
   Finished products          1,291     1,356                     -4.8%     3,891     4,257                      -8.6% 
      Construction 
       products                 882       947                     -6.9%     2,650     3,076                     -13.8% 
      Railway products          275       286                     -3.8%       845       773                       9.4% 
      Other steel 
       products                 134       123                      9.3%       396       408                      -3.0% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 

In Q3 2016, output of crude steel and steel products increased by 8.2% and 9.9% respectively, as production in Q2 2016 was affected by capital repairs at blast furnace 1 at EVRAZ ZSMK.

Quarterly output of steel products increased, mostly due to higher volumes of semi-finished products, up 28.9%, while output of construction products decreased by 6.9%, reflecting market conditions.

Output of railway products, including rails, slightly decreased by 3.8% QoQ, due to changes in the product mix. The increase in output of railway products in 9m 2016 vs 9m 2015 is primarily attributable to operational improvements at EVRAZ ZSMK's rolling mill and more favourable demand in 2016.

Overall, steel prices in Q3 2016 were higher than in Q2 2016, following global benchmarks.

In Q4 2016, steel production is expected to remain at the level of Q3 2016.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)        Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Coke                             91        89        85       112 
 Pig iron                        198       206       160       198 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products        294       256       240       276 
   Construction products         424       412       373       400 
   Railway products              516       470       467       553 
   Other steel products          388       411       368       421 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

NORTH AMERICA

 
                                                    Q3 2016/ Q2 2016,                          9m 2016/ 9m 2015, 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2016*   Q2 2016           change            9m 2016   9m 2015   change 
-------------------------  ---------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------ 
 Crude steel                     339       320                      5.7%     1,073     1,338                    -19.8% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes              348       408                    -14.7%     1,284     1,698                    -24.4% 
   Construction products          59        70                    -14.7%       194       204                     -4.9% 
   Railway products               66        59                     12.1%       247       379                    -34.9% 
   Flat-rolled products          123       165                    -25.7%       436       491                    -11.2% 
   Tubular products              100       114                    -12.5%       407       623                    -34.6% 
-------------------------  ---------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------ 
 

* Q3 2016 production volumes are preliminary

In Q3 2016, crude steel production increased by 5.7% QoQ. At EVRAZ Regina, steelmaking increased in preparation for a scheduled outage of around three weeks to make upgrades to the steelmaking and rolling mills. At EVRAZ Pueblo, steelmaking increased in preparation for a two-week planned maintenance outage.

Construction product output declined by 14.7% QoQ, driven by reduced demand for rod and bar products.

Rail production increased by 12.1% QoQ, as a planned outage at a rail mill between June 11 and July 4 impacted Q2 2016 volumes.

Output of flat-rolled products decreased by 25.7%, as most service centre customers maintained very low inventories in response to weak demand.

Output of tubular products decreased by 12.5% QoQ. The OCTG and small-diameter line pipe markets remained under pressure due to low oil prices. For LDP, delays in pipeline approvals have resulted in lower production.

Prices for construction and tubular products decreased during Q3 2016, reflecting the prevailing dynamics of scrap and other input prices. In contrast, flat-rolled product prices increased QoQ, as plate prices peaked during July, when greater volumes were sold than the rest of the quarter.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)     Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
-----------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Construction products        512       530       512       678 
 Flat-rolled products         684       643       642       752 
 Tubular products             989     1,001       983     1,149 
-----------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

UKRAINE

 
                                                   Q3 2016/ Q2 2016, 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2016   Q2 2016           change            9m 2016   9m 2015   9m 2016/ 9m 2015, change 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                190       169                     12.1%       452       527                     -14.2% 
 Pig iron                       286       274                      4.1%       823       744                      10.7% 
   Pig iron (saleable)           36         4                       n/a        49        69                     -28.0% 
 Crude steel                    264       291                     -9.4%       824       729                      13.1% 
 Steel products                 234       233                      0.7%       689       610                      13.0% 
   Semi-finished products       167       130                     29.1%       430       300                      43.5% 
   Finished products             67       103                    -34.9%       259       310                     -16.6% 
    Construction products        55        94                    -41.9%       227       275                     -17.6% 
    Other steel products         12         9                     38.8%        32        35                      -8.4% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 

Saleable coke volumes increased QoQ in response to higher domestic demand.

Production of crude steel decreased by 9.4% QoQ, as cast slabs from inventories were used in output of steel products. Some of the pig iron was cast and sold.

Output of steel products was mostly flat QoQ. Changes in the production mix reflected improved demand for semi-finished products (mainly billets) and lower demand for construction products on export markets.

Prices for pig iron and steel products were lower than in comparable periods. Domestic steel prices moved in line with the decline in the Platts index. Export steel prices (primarily for billet) followed the downward market trend.

In Q4 2016, output of crude steel and steel products is expected to decrease QoQ, due to planned capital repairs at rail and structural mills.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)        Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Coke (saleable)                 154       129       136       176 
 Pig iron                        204       263       202       247 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products        286       298       266       327 
   Construction products         386       398       364       420 
   Other steel products          522       587       499       616 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

IRON ORE

 
 Product, '000 tonnes    Q3 2016   Q2 2016   Q3 2016/ Q2 2016, change   9m 2016   9m 2015   9m 2016/ 9m 2015, change 
----------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 Sinter (Russia)           2,705     2,463                       9.8%     7,941     8,316                      -4.5% 
 Pellets (Russia)          1,558     1,652                      -5.6%     4,859     4,875                      -0.3% 
 Lumpy ore (Ukraine)         639       782                     -18.4%     1,946     2,115                      -8.0% 
----------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 

Production of sinter increased by 9.8% QoQ, as sinter consumption in Q2 2016 was lower due to capital repairs at blast furnace 1 at EVRAZ ZSMK.

Output of pellets decreased in comparable quarters due to kiln repairs.

Production of lumpy ore at EVRAZ Sukha Balka fell by 18.4% QoQ, due to a temporary suspension of mining operations. Production is expected to resume in October and output volumes to recover in Q4 2016.

Pellet prices decreased in Q3 2016, following the downward dynamics on the domestic market. Lumpy ore prices increased in Q3 2016, in line with global benchmarks.

In Q4 2016, sinter output is expected to be at the level of Q3 2016. Production of pellets is expected to increase, as no repairs are planned in Q4 2016.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)    Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Pellets (Russia)             37        40        36        41 
 Lumpy ore (Ukraine)          25        22        22        23 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

COAL

 
                                            Q3 2016/                        9m 2016/ 
                             Q3      Q2      Q2 2016,                        9m 2015, 
 Product, '000 tonnes        2016    2016     change    9m 2016   9m 2015     change 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Raw coking coal (mined)    5,434   5,503       -1.3%    16,451    14,761       11.4% 
   Yuzhkuzbassugol          2,811   2,735        2.8%     8,739     6,785       28.8% 
   Raspadskaya              2,431   2,627       -7.5%     7,314     7,799       -6.2% 
   Mezhegeyugol               192     141       36.3%       398       177      124.7% 
 Coking coal concentrate 
  (production)              3,566   3,707       -3.8%    10,863    10,169        6.8% 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 

Production of raw coking coal in Q3 2016 was slightly lower than in Q2 2016. This reflected the lower output at the Raspadskaya mine due to longwall repositioning in Q3 2016. Production at Mezhegeyugol increased QoQ due to improved productivity.

Output of coking coal concentrate decreased by 3.8% QoQ, due to less coking coal being mined at the Raspadskaya mine.

In Q4 2016, production of raw coking coal at the Raspadskaya mine is expected to increase QoQ following the scheduled move of the 4-10-29 longwall face in September. Output of raw coking coal at Yuzhkuzbassugol's Osinnikovskaya and Erunakovskaya mines is expected to drop amid planned longwall moves in Q4 2016.

The weighted average raw coking coal price decreased QoQ due to changes in the sales mix (lower sales of K-grade coal). The weighted average price of coking coal concentrate rose in Q3 2016, following global benchmarks. Coal prices are predominantly set quarterly, and a significant increase in coal prices is expected in Q4 2016.

Average selling prices

 
 
   US$/tonne (ex works)     Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Raw coking coal                 30        34        31        33 
 Coking coal concentrate         62        60        58        59 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

VANADIUM

 
 
                                                    Q3 2016/                       9m 2016/ 
                                     Q3      Q2      Q2 2016,                       9m 2015, 
 Product, tonnes of V*               2016    2016     change    9m 2016  9m 2015     change 
---------------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Vanadium slag, gross production    4,269   4,169        2.4%    12,536   13,891       -9.8% 
       Russia                       4,269   4,169        2.4%    12,536   12,102        3.6% 
       South Africa                     0       0         n/a         0    1,788     -100.0% 
 Vanadium in final products 
  (saleable)                        3,241   3,263       -0.7%     9,847   11,583      -15.0% 
---------------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 

(*) Calculated in pure vanadium equivalent

** Includes production volumes of EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium (EHSV) and Hochvanadium, which are not consolidated starting from April 2015 due to business rescue proceedings.

Vanadium slag production increased by 2.4% QoQ, mostly due to higher output of pig iron at EVRAZ NTMK.

Output of final vanadium products decreased by 0.7% amid lower production of ferrovanadium due to a maintenance shutdown at Nikom in August and planned repairs at Vanady-Tula in September. This fall was partly offset by an increase in production of nitrovan at Vametco (SA), resulting from improved operational efficiencies.

In Q3 2016, the Metal Bulletin FeV80 index averaged US$18.5/kgV, up 0.3% compared with US$18.44/kgV in Q2 2016. Meanwhile, the Ryan's Notes index, used in North America, averaged US$22.02/kgV in Q3 2016, down 0.8% compared with US$22.2 $/kgV in the previous quarter. Sales prices for vanadium products followed the market dynamics.

Average FeV indices

 
 US$/tonne of V                                                                  Q3 2016   Q2 2016   9m 2016   9m 2015 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP, consumer plant, 1st 
  grade, Western 
  Europe                                                                          18.50     18.44     17.20     20.31 
 Ryan's Notes N.A. FeV 80% min, US ex-warehouse, duty paid                        22.02     22.20     19.63     22.03 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

Notes:

Semi-finished products include slabs, billets, pipe blanks and other semi-finished products.

Construction products include beams, channels, angles, rebars, wire rods, wire, and other construction products.

Railway products include rails, wheels, tyres and other railway products.

Flat-rolled products include commodity plate, specialty plate and other flat products.

Tubular products include large-diameter line pipes, ERW pipes and casings, seamless pipes and other tubular products.

Other steel products include rounds, grinding balls, mine uprights, strips etc. For Ukraine, they also include railway products, and for South Africa rails.

###

For further information:

Media Relations:

   London: +44 207 832 8998                               Moscow: +7 495 937 6871 

media@evraz.com

Investor Relations:

   London: +44 207 832 8990                              Moscow: +7 495 232 1370 

ir@evraz.com

EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in Russian, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the US, Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy and South Africa. EVRAZ is among the top steel producers in the world based on crude steel production of 14.3 million tonnes in 2015. A significant part of the Group's internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. Consolidated revenues for the year ended 31 December 2015 were US$8,767 million and consolidated EBITDA amounted to US$1,438 million.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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