METALLOINVEST is a leading global iron ore and HBI producer based in Russia

  • The world’s largest iron ore deposits under operation
  • The biggest regional iron ore production ranking in the top5 globally
  • The biggest HBI supplier globally
  • Strategic location of the main producing assets in Russia’s European part
  • Global leadership in iron ore production cost efficiency
  • One of the major steel producers in Russia

Sales

METALLOINVEST sells its products domestically within Russia as well as to customers in other parts of the world. The Mining and Steel Segments sell directly to the Holding’s customers in Russia and the CIS, while the Trading Segment sells to customers outside of Russia and the CIS.

The Holding’s external sales by geographic location 2010

Amount
(RUB millions)		 % of Sales
(%)
Russia 88,411 40.2
CIS 19,902 9.1
China 18,061 8.2
Turkey 10,895 5.0
Slovakia 10,811 4.9
Other countries 71,588 32.6
TOTAL 219,668 100.0

The Holding’s external sales by geographic location 1Q 2011
Amount
(RUB millions)		 % of Sales
(%)
Russia 24,326 34.4
CIS 6,071 8.6
China 11,258 15.9
Turkey 2,885 4.1
Slovakia 3,830 5.4
Other countries 22,370 31.6
TOTAL 70,740 100.0

The largest domestic customers of the Mining Division are Evraz, NLMK, KOKS Holding and Mechel. The Holding also supplies iron ore and HBI products to MMK, Severstal, Kosogorsky Iron Works and LMZ Svobodny Sokol.

Since 2008, METALLOINVEST has identified new markets and has begun supplying iron ore to China, Turkey, Western Europe, India, Bahrain, and Japan.

• In China, the main consumers of iron ore produced by LGOK and MGOK are Baosteel Group, Shagang Group, Hebei Jingye I&S, Tianjin Pipe, Liuzhou I&S, Yanshan I&S, Xilin Group, Jianlong I&S, and Anyang I&S.
• In Turkey, major consumers are Erdemir and Kardemir.
• In the UK and Holland, major consumers are plants within the Tata Steel Group.
• In Bahrain, the consumer is a plant owned by Gulf Industrial Investment Co.
• In France, Germany, Belgium, and Spain, major consumers are the plants of ArcelorMittal Group.
• In India, major consumers are Varrsana Ispat, Mono Steels and National.
• In Japan, Kobe Steel.

The largest domestic customers of the Steel Division are Chelpipe, Revyakinskiy MZ, Vyksunskiy MZ and Severstal-Metiz.

In 2010, the Steel Division made approximately 66% of its total sales (by volume) to foreign customers.

The main export markets for Steel Division are Middle East & North Africa, Far East excluding China, CIS, Western Europe.

The principal export markets for OEMK’s semi-finished products (blooms, square billets, rolled square billets) are Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and sections and pipe billets are exported to France, Germany, Taiwan, Nigeria, Egypt, India and Pakistan.

The principal export markets for Ural Steel’s products are Europe (including Italy, the Baltic countries), the Far East (including Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Vietnam), and the Middle East.