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Evraz Plc
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%
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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%
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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%
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* 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
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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%
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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$/tonne (ex works) Q1 Q4 Q1
2017 2016 2016
-------------------------- ------- ------- -------
Coke (saleable) 274 201 117
Pig iron 314 218 168
Steel products
Semi-finished products 335 306 211
Construction products 456 384 312
Other steel products 604 611 393
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Overall, prices moved in line with global benchmarks. Prices for
other steel products slightly decreased QoQ due to changes in the
sales mix (lower sales of railway products on the Russian
market).
In Q2 2017, pig iron production is expected to increase due to
higher blast furnace productivity. Some pig iron will be cast and
sold, as it is expected to have a higher margin than billet, as
well as due to repairs at Rolling mill no.1 and the
oxygen-converter plant at EVRAZ DMZ. As a result, crude steel and
steel products output is expected to decline QoQ.
IRON ORE
Product, '000 tonnes Q1 2017 Q4 2016 Q1 2017/ Q4 2016, change Q1 Q1 2017/ Q1 2016, change
2016
---------------------- -------- -------- ------------------------- ------- -------------------------
Iron ore products* 4,984 4,954 0.6% 4,948 0.7%
---------------------- -------- -------- ------------------------- ------- -------------------------
* Includes production of sinter, pellets and other iron ore
products.
In Q1 2017, production of iron ore products were in line with
previous quarter.
Average selling prices
US$/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%
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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
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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.
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Media Relations:
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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.
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