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Evraz Plc Q1 2017 production report (8251C)

20/04/2017 7:03am

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20 April 2017

EVRAZ Q1 2017 PRODUCTION REPORT

20 April 2017 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR; "EVRAZ" or the "Group") today released its operational results for the first quarter of 2017.

Q1 2017 vs Q4 2016 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

-- In Q1 2017, consolidated crude steel production increased by 8.7%, mainly due to higher production at EVRAZ North America and the Russian steel mills.

-- Steel production at the Russian steel mills increased QoQ due to capital repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 3 in Q4 2016. The growth in steel products output at the Russian steel mills primarily reflected an increase in volumes of semi-finished products, while higher volumes of semi-finished products were re-rolled at Evraz North America and Palini e Bertoli.

-- The increase in production of crude steel and steel products (higher output of tubular, railway and flat-rolled products) at EVRAZ North America was due to higher demand on the North American market, as well as the completion of planned outages at EVRAZ Regina and EVRAZ Pueblo in

Q4 2016.

-- Consolidated raw coking coal output decreased by 3.5%, primarily due to scheduled longwall repositioning at Raspadskaya mine, which was partially offset by an increase in raw coking coal output at Yuzhkuzbassugol's mines following planned longwall repositioning in Q4 2016 and at Mezhegeyugol following the repositioning of mining equipment.

-- Output of coking coal concentrate increased by 6.0% QoQ mainly due to higher volumes of raw coking coal mined at Mezhegeyugol, which is now processed partly at Yuzhkuzbassugol's coal washing plants.

STEEL

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes              Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change   Q1 2016   Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  --------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                       118       166                     -28.8%       164                     -27.7% 
 Pig iron                            2,894     2,859                       1.2%     2,951                      -1.9% 
   Pig iron (saleable)                  44        92                     -52.3%       144                     -69.5% 
 Crude steel                         3,678     3,382                       8.7%     3,548                       3.7% 
 Steel products, gross*              3,515     3,342                       5.2%     3,424                       2.7% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes                  3,247     3,128                       3.8%     3,308                      -1.8% 
   Semi-finished products**          1,446     1,451                      -0.4%     1,442                       0.3% 
   Finished products                 1,801     1,676                       7.5%     1,866                      -3.5% 
       Construction products           875       871                       0.5%       964                      -9.2% 
       Railway products                416       396                       5.1%       406                       2.5% 
       Flat-rolled products***         186       162                      14.6%       152                      22.3% 
       Tubular products                166        97                      71.7%       193                     -14.0% 
       Other steel products            157       150                       4.6%       150                       4.6% 
--------------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  --------  ------------------------- 
 

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

* Gross volume of steel products in the tables includes those re-rolled at other EVRAZ mills. However, such volumes are eliminated as inter-company sales for the purposes of EVRAZ' 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 (51 thousand tonnes in Q1 2017), which resumed operations in 2016 after suspending them in August 2013.

RUSSIA and KAZAKHSTAN

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes             Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change     Q1     Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change 
                                                                                   2016 
-------------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                       69        96                     -28.4%       70                      -2.1% 
 Pig iron                           2,663     2,608                       2.1%    2,688                      -1.0% 
   Pig iron (saleable)                 37        54                     -31.7%      134                     -72.5% 
 Crude steel                        2,980     2,866                       4.0%    2,865                       4.0% 
 Steel products, gross              2,806     2,759                       1.7%    2,669                       5.2% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes                 2,769     2,685                       3.1%    2,638                       5.0% 
   Semi-finished products           1,536     1,467                       4.7%    1,393                      10.3% 
   Finished products                1,232     1,218                       1.2%    1,245                      -1.0% 
    Construction products             759       756                       0.3%      821                      -7.6% 
    Railway products                  328       321                       2.4%      285                      15.3% 
    Other steel products              145       141                       3.0%      139                       4.4% 
-------------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

Saleable coke volumes decreased by 28.4% QoQ due to a lower sales margin amid higher coking coal prices.

The output of crude steel and steel products (net of re-rolled volumes) increased by 4.0% and 3.1% QoQ, respectively, as output in Q4 2016 was impacted by capital repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 3.

In Q1 2017, output of steel products increased QoQ, mostly due to higher volumes of semi-finished products, which rose by 4.7%. Output of construction products was marginally unchanged, reflecting market conditions and the low construction season in Russia. Railway products output increased by 2.4% QoQ, mostly due to higher rails consumption by Russian Railways.

Average selling prices

 
 
 US$/tonne (ex works)          Q1       Q4       Q1 
                               2017     2016     2016 
--------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Coke                           212      133       74 
 Pig iron                       262      204      119 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products       344      287      176 
   Construction products        530      460      271 
   Railway products             621      548      414 
   Other steel products         503      418      307 
--------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Overall, steel selling prices followed global benchmarks.

In Q2 2017, pig iron production is expected to decrease by roughly 3% due to capital repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 2 in June.

NORTH AMERICA

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes            Q1 2017*   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change     Q1     Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change 
                                                                                   2016 
------------------------------  ---------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Crude steel                          456       283                      61.1%      414                      10.3% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes                   455       343                      32.4%      528                     -13.9% 
   Construction products               65        48                      36.5%       65                      -0.6% 
   Railway products                    88        75                      16.6%      122                     -27.7% 
   Flat-rolled products               135       123                       9.6%      148                      -8.5% 
   Tubular products                   166        97                      71.7%      193                     -14.0% 
------------------------------  ---------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

* Q1 2017 production volumes are preliminary

Crude steel production increased by 61.1% QoQ as a result of higher demand across all segments and the absence of the prolonged scheduled outages experienced in Q4 2016 at EVRAZ Regina and EVRAZ Pueblo.

Higher orders and better mill availability resulted in a 36.5% increase QoQ in construction products output.

Rail production increased by 16.6% QoQ. Class-I railways' return to more typical ordering and the absence of prolonged maintenance outages resulted in higher mill availability than in Q4 2016.

Production of flat-rolled products increased by 9.6% as demand for plate and coil firmed up during the quarter.

Production of tubular products increased by 71.7% QoQ. OCTG demand recovery picked-up speed during the quarter as the combination of higher rig utilization and depleted inventories at distributors in Western Canada resulted in higher orders. Large-diameter line pipe demand improved as a result of the approval of two large pipeline projects in Canada at the end of 2016, as well as a recovery in

small-diameter line pipe demand. In Q1 2017, production was also aided by the absence of major outages at the EVRAZ Regina mill, in contrast with the prolonged planned outage in Q4 2016.

Average selling prices

 
 
 US$/tonne (ex works)       Q1       Q4       Q1 
                            2017     2016     2016 
-----------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Construction products       591      515      491 
 Flat-rolled products        738      626      600 
 Tubular products            986      965      968 
-----------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Prices for all products increased during the quarter. The increase in prices for construction and

flat-rolled products reflects prevailing scrap and other input prices. In tubular products, prices increased as a result of higher scrap prices and the recovery in OCTG volumes, which carry higher prices.

In Q2 2017, crude steel output is expected to decline by between 5% and 10% as a result of a planned outage at EVRAZ Regina to complete the installation of the steel upgrades related to the investment project. Higher demand for plate, rail and OCTG is expected to drive volume increases of between 5% and 15% for flat products, railway products and tubular products. The higher allocation of steel to tubular products (seamless pipe) and rail at EVRAZ Pueblo is expected to result in an approximately 10% decline in construction products volumes.

UKRAINE

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes        Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change     Q1     Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change 
                                                                              2016 
--------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                  50        70                     -29.3%       93                     -46.8% 
 Pig iron                        232       251                      -7.6%      263                     -11.9% 
   Pig iron (saleable)             7        38                     -81.5%       10                     -28.8% 
 Crude steel                     241       233                       3.8%      269                     -10.2% 
 Steel products                  203       200                       1.3%      222                      -8.7% 
   Semi-finished products        139       124                      12.2%      133                       4.6% 
   Finished products              63        76                     -16.4%       89                     -28.6% 
    Construction products         52        67                     -22.6%       78                     -33.8% 
    Other steel products          12         9                      28.4%       11                       8.9% 
--------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

In Q1 2017, the reduction in saleable coke volumes QoQ was due to lower coke production caused by repairs at the coke and by-product plant at EVRAZ DMZ and temporary disruptions of coal supplies to coke production facilities.

Pig iron production went down by 7.6% amid reduced productivity of blast furnaces due to lower billets production (which had a lower margin in the product mix), temporary disruptions of coal supplies and lower coke quality.

Crude steel and steel products output increased QoQ by 3.8% and 1.3%, respectively, as production volumes in Q4 2016 were affected by capital repairs at Rolling mill no.1 at EVRAZ DMZ.

In Q1 2017, changes in the steel product mix reflected primarily lower demand for construction products.

Average selling prices

 
 
 US$/tonne (ex works)          Q1       Q4       Q1 
                               2017     2016     2016 
--------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Coke (saleable)                274      201      117 
 Pig iron                       314      218      168 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products       335      306      211 
   Construction products        456      384      312 
   Other steel products         604      611      393 
--------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Overall, prices moved in line with global benchmarks. Prices for other steel products slightly decreased QoQ due to changes in the sales mix (lower sales of railway products on the Russian market).

In Q2 2017, pig iron production is expected to increase due to higher blast furnace productivity. Some pig iron will be cast and sold, as it is expected to have a higher margin than billet, as well as due to repairs at Rolling mill no.1 and the oxygen-converter plant at EVRAZ DMZ. As a result, crude steel and steel products output is expected to decline QoQ.

IRON ORE

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes    Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change     Q1     Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change 
                                                                          2016 
----------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Iron ore products*        4,984     4,954                       0.6%    4,948                       0.7% 
----------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

* Includes production of sinter, pellets and other iron ore products.

In Q1 2017, production of iron ore products were in line with previous quarter.

Average selling prices

 
 
 US$/tonne (ex works)      Q1       Q4       Q1 
                           2017     2016     2016 
----------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Pellets (Russia)            84       42       30 
 Lumpy ore (Ukraine)         40       28       18 
----------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Prices for pellet and lumpy ore moved in line with global benchmarks.

In Q2 2017, sinter output is expected to decrease by around 10% due to repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK's sintering plant in June.

COAL

 
 
 Product, '000 tonnes                    Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/      Q1     Q1 2017/ 
                                                              Q4 2016,             Q1 2016, 
                                                               change               change 
                                                                           2016 
--------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 Raw coking coal (mined)                   5,603     5,808       -3.5%    5,514        1.6% 
   Yuzhkuzbassugol                         2,502     2,444        2.4%    3,193      -21.6% 
   Raspadskaya                             2,886     3,198       -9.7%    2,256       27.9% 
   Mezhegeyugol                              215       166       29.5%       65      230.7% 
 Coking coal concentrate (production)      3,605     3,401        6.0%    3,590      -38.1% 
   Yuzhkuzbassugol's coal washing 
    plants                                 1,491     1,309       13.9%    1,686      -93.6% 
   Raspadskaya's coal washing 
    plant                                  1,634     1,650       -1.0%    1,493        9.4% 
   EVRAZ ZSMK's coal washing 
    plant                                    481       442        8.8%      412       16.8% 
--------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 

In Q1 2017, production of raw coking coal decreased by 3.5% due to scheduled longwall repositioning at the Raspadskaya mine. The decrease in raw coking coal output at the Raspadskaya mine was partially offset by increased production at Yuzhkuzbassugol's mines following planned longwall repositioning in Q4 2016 and at Mezhegeyugol following the repositioning of mining equipment.

Output of coking coal concentrate increased by 6.0% QoQ due to higher volumes of raw coking coal mined at Mezhegeyugol, which is now processed partly at Yuzhkuzbassugol's coal washing plants. Production at EVRAZ ZSMK's coal washing plant increased mainly due to higher steel production volumes.

Average selling prices

 
                              Q1       Q4       Q1 
  US$/tonne (ex works)        2017     2016     2016 
-------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Raw coking coal                86       58       29 
 Coking coal concentrate       156      118       52 
-------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Coal prices followed the positive trend in global benchmarks observed in Q4 2016, as coal prices are predominantly set quarterly.

In Q2 2017, raw coal production is expected to increase following the scheduled longwall repositioning at the Raspadskaya and Erunakovskaya-8 mines.

VANADIUM

 
 
 Product, tonnes of V*              Q1 2017   Q4 2016   Q1 2017/      Q1     Q1 2017/ 
                                                         Q4 2016,             Q1 2016, 
                                                          change               change 
                                                                      2016 
---------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 Vanadium slag, gross production 
  (Russia)                            4,553     4,350        4.7%    4,097       11.1% 
 Vanadium in final products 
  (saleable)                          3,291     3,013        9.2%    3,344       -1.6% 
---------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  -------  ---------- 
 

(*) Calculated in pure vanadium equivalent

Vanadium slag production increased by 4.7% QoQ, due to higher output of pig iron, as well as improved vanadium slag yields and a better vanadium extraction ratio at EVRAZ NTMK.

In Q1 2017, output of saleable vanadium products increased by 9.2% QoQ, primarily due to a recovery of ferrovanadium production at Nikom on the back of improved oxides availability. This was partially offset by lower output of Nitrovan at Vametco, which was negatively affected by the 21 days annual maintenance in March 2017.

Average FeV indices

 
 
 US$/ kgV                                                                                   Q1       Q4       Q1 
                                                                                            2017     2016     2016 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP, consumer plant, 1st grade 
  Western Europe                                                                           25.31    22.34    14.60 
 Ryan's Notes N.A. FeV 80% min, US ex-warehouse, duty paid                                 27.24    23.47    14.57 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

In Q1 2017, the Metall Bulletin FeV80 index averaged US$25.31/kgV, up 13% from US$22.34/kgV in Q4 2016. Meanwhile, the Ryan's Notes index, used in North America, averaged US$27.24/kgV in Q1 2017, a 16% increase from US$23.47/kgV in the previous quarter. Sale prices for vanadium products followed market trends.

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. They also include railway products for Ukraine.

###

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 Russia, 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 13.5 million tonnes in 2016. The Group's mining operations cover a significant part of its internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal. Consolidated revenues for the year ended 31 December 2016 were US$7,713 million and consolidated EBITDA amounted to US$1,542 million.

This information is provided by RNS

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