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EVR Evraz Plc

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Evraz Plc Q3 2017 production report (7457T)

17/10/2017 7:00am

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Evraz Plc

17 October 2017

EVRAZ Q3 2017 PRODUCTION REPORT

17 October 2017 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR; "EVRAZ" or the "Group") today released its operational results for the third quarter of 2017.

Q3 2017 vs Q2 2017 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

-- Consolidated crude steel output increased by 5.9% quarter-on-quarter to 3.5 million tonnes in Q3 2017, primarily following the completion of capital repairs at EVRAZ DMZ' oxygen-converter plant and the ramp-up of EVRAZ Regina after the planned outage in Q2 2017.

-- Production of steel products, net of re-rolled volumes, increased by 4.4% quarter-on-quarter to 3.1 million tonnes as a result of increased output of semi-finished products due to the completion of planned capital repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK and EVRAZ DMZ.

-- Production of construction products increased by 6.0% quarter-on-quarter following a seasonal upturn in demand.

-- Production of railway products was down 9.8% due to planned capital repairs at Russian facilities and planned downtime for maintenance in North America.

-- Output of flat products decreased by 9.3% quarter-on-quarter, mostly following a planned maintenance outage in North America.

-- In North America, output of tubular products, including large-diameter pipes (LDP), oil country tubular goods (OCTG) and small-diameter line pipes, increased as a result of higher steel availability after a planned outage at EVRAZ Regina and strong demand recovery in OCTG.

   --    Consolidated raw coking coal output in Q3 2017 was in line with Q2 2017. 

STEEL

 
 Product, '000 tonnes           Q3     Q2 2017   Q3 2017/ Q2 2017, change     9m       9m     9m 2017/ 9m 2016, change 
                                2017                                         2017     2016 
---------------------------  -------  --------  -------------------------  -------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                 232       171                      35.6%      521      737                     -29.3% 
 Pig iron                      2,827     2,793                       1.2%    8,515    8,455                       0.7% 
   Pig iron (saleable)            76       195                     -61.1%      315      315                       0.2% 
 Crude steel                   3,506     3,312                       5.9%   10,497   10,130                       3.6% 
 Steel products, gross*        3,348     3,206                       4.4%   10,077    9,739                       3.5% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes            3,121     2,988                       4.4%    9,364    9,160                       2.2% 
   Semi-finished products**    1,196     1,084                      10.3%    3,726    3,741                      -0.4% 
   Finished products           1,925     1,904                       1.1%    5,638    5,419                       4.0% 
       Construction 
        products               1,027       969                       6.0%    2,873    3,071                      -6.4% 
       Railway products          370       411                      -9.8%    1,199    1,095                       9.5% 
       Flat-rolled 
        products***              189       208                      -9.3%      587      418                      40.4% 
       Tubular products          189       159                      18.5%      514      406                      26.6% 
       Other steel products      150       157                      -4.8%      464      428                       8.4% 
---------------------------  -------  --------  -------------------------  -------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add 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 (60 thousand tonnes in Q3 2017 and 175 thousand tonnes in 9m 2017).

RUSSIA and KAZAKHSTAN

 
                                                                               9m      9m 
 Product, '000 tonnes          Q3 2017   Q2 2017   Q3 2017/ Q2 2017, change    2017    2016   9m 2017/ 9m 2016, change 
----------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  ------  ------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                   113        75                      50.8%     257     281                      -8.5% 
 Pig iron                        2,547     2,537                       0.4%   7,746   7,638                       1.4% 
   Pig iron (saleable)              34        90                     -61.5%     161     265                     -39.3% 
 Crude steel                     2,783     2,762                       0.7%   8,525   8,234                       3.5% 
 Steel products, gross           2,605     2,558                       1.8%   7,970   7,781                       2.4% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes              2,551     2,493                       2.3%   7,812   7,608                       2.7% 
   Semi-finished products        1,234     1,178                       4.8%   3,949   3,716                       6.3% 
   Finished products             1,316     1,315                       0.1%   3,864   3,891                      -0.7% 
    Construction products          897       858                       4.5%   2,514   2,650                      -5.2% 
    Railway products               285       311                      -8.5%     925     845                       9.5% 
    Other steel products           135       145                      -7.3%     425     396                       7.2% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  -------------------------  ------  ------  ------------------------- 
 

Saleable coke volumes increased by 50.8% quarter-on-quarter due to better market conditions.

In Q3 2017, production of crude steel and steel products (net of re-rolled volumes) increased slightly quarter-on-quarter (up 0.7% and 2.3%, respectively) as output in Q2 2017 was impacted by capital repairs at EVRAZ ZSMK's oxygen steelmaking converter no. 5.

The increase in steel product volumes was primarily caused by higher output of semi-finished products (up 4.8% quarter-on-quarter) and the growth of construction products output (up 4.5% quarter-on-quarter), reflecting improved market conditions.

Production of railway products was down by 8.5% quarter-on-quarter amid capital repairs of the rail mill at EVRAZ ZSMK in August.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)          Q3       Q2       9m       9m 
                               2017     2017     2017     2016 
--------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Coke                         173      172      182       85 
 Pig iron                     282      251      260      160 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products     364      352      353      240 
   Construction products      543      499      524      373 
   Railway products           648      646      637      467 
   Other steel products       506      501      503      368 
--------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Overall, steel selling prices in Q3 2017 followed positive trends according to global benchmarks.

In Q4 2017, we expect output of pig iron and crude steel to increase slightly quarter-on-quarter as no significant repairs are planned.

NORTH AMERICA

 
                                                                                       9m 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2017*   Q2 2017   Q3 2017/ Q2 2017, change   9m 2017    2016   9m 2017/ 9m 2016, change 
-------------------------  ---------  --------  -------------------------  --------  ------  ------------------------- 
 Crude steel                     451       402                      12.1%     1,311   1,072                      22.3% 
 Steel products, net of 
  re-rolled volumes              460       462                      -0.5%     1,385   1,240                      11.6% 
   Construction products          57        60                      -5.7%       184     194                      -5.1% 
   Railway products               85        99                     -14.0%       274     250                       9.5% 
   Flat-rolled products          129       143                      -9.9%       412     390                       5.6% 
   Tubular products              189       159                      18.5%       514     406                      26.6% 
-------------------------  ---------  --------  -------------------------  --------  ------  ------------------------- 
 

* Q3 2017 production volumes are preliminary.

Crude steel output increased by 12.1% quarter-on-quarter as EVRAZ Regina ramped up production following the planned outage during Q2 2017.

Construction products output declined by 5.7% quarter-on-quarter as crude steel was allocated to seamless pipe.

Railway products output fell by 14.0% quarter-on-quarter due to planned maintenance downtime at Pueblo rail mill.

Production of flat-rolled products decreased 9.9% quarter-on-quarter due to planned maintenance downtime at Portland rolling mill during Q3 2017.

Production of tubular products rose by 18.5% quarter-on-quarter, thanks to higher steel availability at EVRAZ Regina, as well as to stronger demand for oil country tubular goods (OCTG), which have staged a strong recovery during 2017. Meanwhile, political uncertainty continued to impact line pipe demand.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)       Q3       Q2       9m       9m 
                            2017     2017     2017     2016 
-----------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Construction products     649      634      624      513 
 Flat-rolled products      817      829      794      644 
 Tubular products         1,204    1,018    1,074     971 
-----------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Prices for most steel products increased during Q3 2017, reflecting prevailing trends in scrap and other inputs, reduced pressure from imports, and improving demand fundamentals. Meanwhile, prices for flat products were down as a result of a less favourable customer mix.

During the fourth quarter, we expect crude steel volumes to pick up slightly, tubular and railway products volumes to grow by 5-10%, construction products to remain essentially unchanged, and flat rolled products to fall by 5-10%.

UKRAINE

 
                                                   Q3 2017/ Q2 2017, 
 Product, '000 tonnes       Q3 2017   Q2 2017           change            9m 2017   9m 2016   9m 2017/ 9m 2016, change 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 Coke (saleable)                119        96                     23.8%       264       456                     -42.1% 
 Pig iron                       280       257                      9.1%       768       817                      -6.0% 
   Pig iron (saleable)           42       106                    -60.8%       154        49                     212.7% 
 Crude steel                    273       147                     85.6%       661       824                     -19.8% 
 Steel products                 223       121                     85.0%       547       689                     -20.6% 
   Semi-finished products       135        58                    131.3%       332       430                     -22.8% 
   Finished products             89        62                     42.2%       215       259                     -17.0% 
    Construction products        73        50                     46.5%       175       226                     -22.6% 
    Other steel products         15        12                     24.8%        39        32                      22.9% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------  --------  --------  ------------------------- 
 

In Q3 2017, saleable coke volumes surged by 23.8% quarter-on-quarter due to increased orders from export and domestic customers.

Pig iron production went up 9.1% amid higher blast furnace productivity. Meanwhile, saleable pig iron volumes decreased reflecting the switch to billets production after completing capital repairs at EVRAZ DMZ, as well as upward price dynamics on semi-finished products.

Production of crude steel and steel products jumped by 85.6% and 85.0% quarter-on-quarter, respectively, after the completion of repairs at EVRAZ DMZ' rolling mill no. 1 and oxygen-converter plant and amid an increase in pig iron production in Q3 2017.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)          Q3       Q2       9m       9m 
                               2017     2017     2017     2016 
--------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Coke (saleable)              217      230      232      136 
 Pig iron                     315      322      320      202 
 Steel products 
   Semi-finished products     396      353      362      266 
   Construction products      555      474      505      364 
   Other steel products       611      667      626      499 
--------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Overall, prices for steel products were higher than in Q2 2017, in line with the upward market trend.

In Q4 2017, we expect output of both crude steel and steel products to increase quarter-on-quarter, mainly due to lower sales volumes of pig iron.

IRON ORE

 
 Product, '000 tonnes      Q3       Q2     Q3 2017/ Q2 2017, change     9m       9m     9m 2017/ 9m 2016, change 
                           2017     2017                                2017     2016 
----------------------  -------  -------  -------------------------  -------  -------  ------------------------- 
 Iron ore products*       4,195    4,535                      -7.5%   13,714   14,921                      -8.1% 
----------------------  -------  -------  -------------------------  -------  -------  ------------------------- 
 

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

Note. 9m 2016-H1 2017 adjusted for volumes of saleable concentrate to third parties.

In Q3 2017, production of iron ore decreased by 7.5% quarter-on-quarter, mainly due to the disposal of EVRAZ Sukha Balka in June. This was accompanied by capital repairs of EVRAZ KGOK's sintering machine no. 2 in September. The reduced output of iron products was partially offset by increased production of pellets at EVRAZ KGOK after indurating machine no. 2 resumed work following its accidental outage in Q2 2017.

In Q4 2017, we expect sinter output to grow by roughly 9%, while production of pellets should remain flat quarter-on-quarter.

Average selling prices

 
 US$/tonne (ex works)     Q3      Q2      9m      9m 
                          2017    2017    2017    2016 
----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Pellets (Russia)         52      66      65      36 
----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Prices for pellets moved in line with global benchmarks with a one-month lag.

COAL

 
                                            Q3 2017/                      9m 2017/ 
                             Q3      Q2      Q2 2017,     9m       9m      9m 2016, 
 Product, '000 tonnes        2017    2017     change     2017     2016      change 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Raw coking coal 
  (mined)                   6,062   6,048        0.2%   17,713   16,450        7.7% 
   Yuzhkuzbassugol          3,236   2,761       17.2%    8,499    8,739       -2.7% 
   Raspadskaya              2,602   3,071      -15.3%    8,559    7,314       17.0% 
   Mezhegeyugol               224     216        3.9%      655      398       64.7% 
 Coking coal concentrate 
  (production)              3,814   3,612        5.6%   11,031   10,863        1.5% 
   Yuzhkuzbassugol's 
    coal washing plants     1,612   1,491        8.1%    4,594    4,912       -6.5% 
   Raspadskaya's coal 
    washing plant           1,652   1,615        2.3%    4,900    4,621        6.0% 
   EVRAZ ZSMK's coal 
    washing plant             550     506        8.8%    1,537    1,330       15.6% 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ----------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 

Raw coking coal output was slightly higher quarter-on-quarter after the Uskovskaya mine ramped up production following the longwall repositioning in Q2 2017, as well as due to higher raw coking coal output at the Alardinskaya and Erunakovskaya-8 mines in Q3 2017. This was almost completely offset by the scheduled longwall repositioning at the Raspadskaya mine in Q3 2017.

Output of coking coal concentrate rose by 5.6% quarter-on-quarter after logistical constraints on coal products shipments were mitigated and amid higher production at EVRAZ ZSMK's coal washing plant, which was mainly the result of an improvement in the coal concentrate yield.

In Q4 2017, we expect raw coal production to drop due to scheduled longwall repositioning at the Alardinskaya and Uskovskaya mines. This should be partially offset by higher output of raw coking coal at the Raspadskaya and Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mines.

Average selling prices

 
                              Q3       Q2       9m       9m 
  US$/tonne (ex works)        2017     2017     2017     2016 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Raw coking coal              50       52       63       31 
 Coking coal concentrate      98      103      118       58 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

In Q3 2017, coal prices were down in line with global benchmarks.

VANADIUM

 
                                                                         9m 
                                                                        2017/ 
                                         Q3 2017/                         9m 
 Product, tonnes          Q3      Q2      Q2 2017,     9m       9m      2016, 
  of V*                   2017    2017     change     2017     2016     change 
----------------------  ------  ------  ----------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Vanadium slag, gross 
  production (Russia)    4,916   4,795        2.5%   14,264   12,536     13.8% 
 Vanadium in final 
  products (saleable)    2,745   2,641        4.0%    8,677    9,847    -11.9% 
----------------------  ------  ------  ----------  -------  -------  -------- 
 

(*) Calculated in pure vanadium equivalent.

Vanadium slag production increased by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter, mostly due to higher pig iron output.

In Q3 2017, output of final vanadium products grew by 4.0% quarter-on-quarter amid higher ferrovanadium production, mainly on the back of improved availability of oxides.

Average FeV indices

 
 US$/kgV                                                                               Q3       Q2       9m       9m 
                                                                                       2017     2017     2017     2016 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 
 Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP, consumer plant, 1st grade 
  Western Europe                                                                      39.06    27.01    30.46    17.20 
 Ryan's Notes N.A. FeV 80% min, US ex-warehouse, duty paid                            38.89    27.11    31.08    19.63 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Sale prices for vanadium products followed market trends.

In Q3 2017, the Metall Bulletin FeV80 index averaged US$39.06/kgV, up 45% from US$27.01/kgV in Q2 2017. Meanwhile, the Ryan's Notes index, used in North America, averaged US$38.89/kgV in Q3 2017, up 43% from US$27.11/kgV in the previous quarter.

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

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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 plc LEI: 5493005B7DAN39RXLK23

EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, USA, Canada, Czech Republic and Italy. EVRAZ is among the top steel producers in the world based on crude steel production of 13.5 million tonnes in 2016. A significant portion of the company's internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. The company's 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

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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