Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

March 13, 2017

Commission File Number: 001-32328

Mechel PAO ———————————————————————————————————
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION ———————————————————————————————————
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Krasnoarmeyskaya 1, Moscow 125167 Russian Federation
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MECHEL REPORTS LAUNCH OF NEW LONGWALL AT SOUTHERN KUZBASS
Mezhdurechensk, Russia – March 13, 2017 – Mechel PAO (MICEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL),
one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports launching a new
longwall at V.I. Lenina Underground Mine which is part of Southern Kuzbass Coal
Company.
V.I. Lenina Underground launched Longwall 0-5-2-13, whose industrial coal
reserves are estimated at 369,000 tonnes of valuable coking coal grades. The
longwall is 120 meters long, the extraction panel is 630 meters.
Its coal will be supplied to Russian steelmakers.
Mining at the longwall will be conducted by a stoping complex including a
stoping machine, a longwall conveyor and a re-loader with a crushing station.
The powered support system’s 84 sections are hydraulically equipped. All
equipment is up to modern safety standards. Investment in the project totaled
270 million rubles.
“The launch of this new longwall will enable us to quickly boost production of
coking coal which is high in market demand,” Mechel Mining Management OOO’s
Chief Executive Officer Pavel Shtark noted.
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Mechel PAO
Ekaterina Videman
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
ekaterina.videman@mechel.com
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Mechel is an international mining and steel company. Its products are marketed
in Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa. Mechel unites producers of
coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and
electric power. All of its enterprises work in a single production chain, from
raw materials to high value-added products.
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Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other
forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial
performance of Mechel, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that
these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may
differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements. We refer you to
the documents Mechel files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F. These documents contain and
identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned
“Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our
Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among
others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and
synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the
ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of
developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment,
volatility in stock markets or in the price of our shares or ADRs, financial
risk management and the impact of general business and global economic
conditions.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.