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    	<title>Accident at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant has divested it of coking coal</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:38 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			According to Mechel press-service on March, 11 at 9.30 a.m. local time (7.30 a.m. Moscow time) in the coke shop #2 of Mechel-Coke OOO planned steam-cleaning operations for a gas pipe line of recycling coke gas were implemented. At 10.20 a.m. in the tunnel of the coke oven battery #8 machine coke gas exhausted and flashed. The gas pipe line was destroyed and coke gas burning followed. ...
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    	<title>NkaZ restarts production capacities and increases output by 10% in 2010</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:45:13 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Production capacities at Site #1 of the Novokuznetsk aluminium smelter (NkAZ, a part of UC Rusal) , which were suspended in March 2009 as part of the anti-crisis Cost Efficiency Leader programme, are restarted. Site #1 has already brought back online 183 pots, with a total of 264 pots expected to be operational by early April. As a result of it, in 2010 the output from NkAZ would reach ...
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    	<title>Severstal reports 2009 earnings</title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:51:44 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			OAO Severstal, one of the world&amp;rsquo;s leading steel and mining companies, with key assets in Russia, the US and Europe has posted today results for 12 months ended 31 December 2009. 
	 
	Revenue decreased to $13,054 million from $22,393 (FY2008)million because of market conditions, particularly in the first half of 2009, which led to lower sales 
	volumes and average prices. EBITDA ...
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    	<title>NLMK to issue 10 year bonds with the total value of RUB 50 bn</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:37:16 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Novolipetsk Steel (LSE: NLMK) Board of Directors took a decision to launch the ruble corporate bond program series 01-06 with a maturity of 10 years. The total value of the program is RUB 50 bn. The Board also approved the decision to issue the bonds and the Prospectus of 01-06 series bond emission, reported the press-service. 
	 
	This new instrument will help NLMK to attract long-term ...
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    	<title>Severstal acquires the Lucchini family’s stake in Lucchini SpA</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:27:38 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Severstal acquires the Lucchini familil&amp;rsquo;s stake in Lucchini SpA 
	OAO Severstal (LSE: SVST; RTS: CHMF), one of the world&amp;rsquo;s leading steel and mining companies, with key assets in Russia, the US and Europe, and the Lucchini family announced that Severstal had acquired the family&amp;rsquo;s 20.2 percent stake in Lucchini SpA. Following the transaction Severstal now owns ...
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    	<title>UGMK invests in development of SUMZ rub 1 bn</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:52:49 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Investment program of UGMK on development of SUMZ (Sredneuralsky Copper Smelter, part of UGMK) will exceed rub 1 bn (approximately $33 ml), said UGMK Director General Andrey Kozitsyn at meeting with employees of the smelter. 
	 
	Accordingly to Kozitsyn, the majority of the funds will be spent on construction of water purification facilities and system for collecting and transporting of ...
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    	<title>Standard &amp; Poor’s changes NLMK’s outlook rating to “stable”</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:58:29 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Standard &amp; Poor&amp;rsquo;s, the international rating agency, has raised its outlook for NLMK's BBB- corporate rating from &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; to &amp;ldquo;stable&amp;rdquo; and revised its national scale rating from ruAA+ to ruAAA, reported press-service of NLMK.  
	Standard &amp; Poor's also assigned a BBB- priority unsecured debt rating to NLMK&amp;rsquo;s BO-06 ruble ...
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    	<title>Standard &amp; Poor’s changes NLMK’s outlook rating to “stable”</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:53:15 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Standard &amp; Poor&amp;rsquo;s, the international rating agency, has raised its outlook for NLMK's BBB- corporate rating from &amp;ldquo;negative&amp;rdquo; to &amp;ldquo;stable&amp;rdquo; and revised its national scale rating from ruAA+ to ruAAA, reports the press-service of NLMK. 
	Standard &amp; Poor's also assigned a BBB- priority unsecured debt rating to NLMK&amp;rsquo;s BO-06 ruble ...
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    	<title>Evraz wins licence to develop Meshegey coal deposit</title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:55:20 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Evraz Group won the tender to develop Meshegey coal deposit in the Republik Tyva, Russia. Evraz offered rub 950 ml (approximately $32ml) in tender held by Rusian State Mineral Resouces Agency. The relevant licence is expected to be received within months, reported the press-service. 
	The Meshegey coal deposit is located 800 km east of Novokuznetsk in the central part of the Republic Tyva, ...
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    	<title>UGMK invests around rub 1 bn in development of Shemur deposit </title>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:08:54 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UGMK (Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) will invest 1 bn rub in development of Shemur copper ore deposit. The first deliveries of ore to combine Svyatogor (a part of UGMK) are planned for summer 2010. 
	Andrey Kozitsyn, General Director UGMK told: &amp;ldquo;World markets have revived, the volumes of sales of finished product have been restored. All these allow the company investing ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel  signes contract for construction of arctic tanker</title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:54:37 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			In accordance with the decision made by its Management Board, OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (hereinafter – MMC Norilsk Nickel or the Company) has signed a contract with German Nordic Yards Holding GmbH (hereinafter - Nordic Yards) to build an Arctic-class tanker Arc7. The vessel is expected to be built and delivered by the end of September 2011. The investments in the project will reach EURO 100 ...
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    	<title>Appointment of head Engineering and Construction Division of UC Rusal</title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:07:16 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			UC Rusal has announced today the appointment of Andrey Volvenkin as the head of the Engineering and Construction Division. 
	Andrey Volvenkin has held various executive positions at RUSAL. From 2003 to 2005 he worked as General Director of RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s in-house Service Centre. From 2005 he has served as the Equipment Manufacturing and Maintenance Director at RusEngineering Co., which ...
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    	<title>Uralelectromed increases producing of refined copper</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:21:17 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Uralelectromed is going to increase producing of refined copper this year.&amp;ldquo;It is scheduled to manufacture up to 355 thousand tones of refined copper. Accordingly supplies of raw materials are planned in extended range. There is the task to increase the production of copper&amp;rdquo;, - said told Vladimir Kolotushkin, Director of Uralelectromed. 
	 
	In addition according to ...
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    	<title>Appointment of CEO PBS Coals Inc</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:27:47 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			PBS Coals Inc., a leading provider of metallurgical and steam coals and a subsidiary of Severstal Resources, the mining division of OAO Severstal, announced that it had appointed Lynn Shanks as CEO of PBS Coals effective from 18 February 2010. 
	Prior to joining PBS Coals, Mr. Shanks served as president at West Virginia-based Pocahontas Coal Company and Carter Roag Coal Company; both are ...
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    	<title>Production of nickel ore in Russia increased</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:23:57 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Production of nickel ore in Russia increased by 6,2% in January 2010 as compared to December 2009, reported Federal State Statistics Service . An increasing amounted to 19,1% last month as compared to January 2009. 
	Production of nickel decreased by 11% last month as compared to December 2009. However production increased by 8,6% in January 2010 as compared to January 2009.
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    	<title>MMK increases salary for employees</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:56:23 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			CEO of MMK Viktor Rashnikov has signed the order about the indexing salaries for employees of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK).  
	 
	Increasing of salaries will start from March 1. It is fulfilled under the approved program of growth of salaries for employees of MMK. In 2010 tariff rates and salaries of employees will grow by 10%. It is the first increasing of salaries on MMK in ...
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    	<title>OMK gets after two streams</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:04:47 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			United Metallurgical Company (OMK) plans to take part in pipe&amp;rsquo;s delivery for construction gas pipeline &amp;ldquo;South Stream&amp;rdquo;, said CEO of OMK Vladimir Markin during the signing of contract with Nord Stream. 
	&amp;ldquo;OMK may be proud that it entered the league of world leader suppliers of pipes for biggest projects. We are satisfied how OMK fulfills obligations. ...
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    	<title>Production of copper rod is launched in the Sverdlovsk-region</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:26:18 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			Today in Kamensk-Ural (Sverdlovsk region) have been held the official launch of production of copper rod for manufacture of electrical products with a diameter of 1,50 mm and above.  
	The output of the new enterprise amounts to 18 thousand tonnes of copper rod per year (or 1.5 tonnes per month), and it is called &quot;Kamenskaya rod&amp;rdquo;. The equipment was delivered from Italy.  
	At ...
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    	<title>In January 2010 ChTPZ Group increased its shipments of pipes by 41% </title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:53:23 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			In January 2010, the enterprises of ChTPZ Group - ChTPZ and PNTZ - shipped to consumers 95,8 thousand tons of pipes. It is by 40,9% more than in the same period 2009 (27.8 tonnes), reported the press-service of the company.  
	In January 2010, Chelyabinsk Tube-Rolling Works sold 52,7 thousand tons of pipes, the increasing in sales amounted to 24% as compared to the same period in 2009. ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel will reduce production of copper in Russia</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:22:49 +0300</pubDate>
				
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			In 2009 Norilsk Nickel reduced revenues by almost 18% (in rubles), but showed a profit of $ 2 billion. Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, General Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel explained in an interview to &quot;Kommersant&quot; that the situation rapidly improved because of the conditions of the main markets, stressing that the company managed to pay off creditors in time and it didn't have to ...
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