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    	<title>Interim management statement for Q1 ended 31 March 2012</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			EVRAZ issued its first interim management statement for 2012 in accordance with DTR 4.3. Compared to the previous interim management statements issued by the Company, the format of this statement has been aligned to meet the requirements of the DTR 4.3 and to reflect existing practices of equivalent premium listed companies. Going forward EVRAZ plans to issue interim management statements ...
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    	<title>The Court of Hamburg rules to ban distribution of Nikolay Maximov's false allegations </title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			The Court of Hamburg has issued a ruling banning the publication of Nikolay Maximov&amp;rsquo;s false claims made in an interview to the German business weekly Wirtschaftswoche in December 2010. 
	 
	The Court analyzed the interview and found no evidence in favor of Mr Maximov&amp;rsquo;s allegations. The Court decisions emphasizes that his claims are lacking factual integrity, and that the ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel grants apartments to more than 1000 employees </title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:24:45 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel announces that by May 1009 employees of Norilsk Nickel Group (Polar Division, Polar Transportation Division and OJSC Kola MMC) have been granted apartments as part of implementation of Nash Dom program. 
	 
	At the initial stage of the program, in 2010, MMC Norilsk Nickel was to acquire 1000 apartments. Therefore, the Company has already exceeded the target figures. By the ...
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    	<title>OMZ Liteynoe proizvodstvo produces castings for Belarusian Autoworks </title>
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        <category>Russian ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:21:17 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			OMZ Liteynoe proizvodstvo, part of OMZ Group, produced pilot batch of castings for OJSC Belarusian Autoworks (BelAZ). 
	 
	The long-term contract for the manufacture of castings for BelAZ, one of the world's largest heavy-duty dump trucks manufacturers, was signed in January this year. 
	 
	Experimental batch of castings has been delivered to BelAZ in April 2012. The first batch of ...
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    	<title>Matthias Warnig nominated to RUSAL's Board of Directors as Independent Non-Executive Director</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:27:18 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			RUAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, announces the decision of the Company&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors to nominate Matthias Warnig for election to RUSAL&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors as an independent non-executive director at the Annual General Shareholders Meeting on 15 June 2012. 
	 
	Matthias Warnig has significant public company experience having served on the ...
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    	<title>NLMK commissions high-capacity hot metal desulphurization unit </title>
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														<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 mt/y two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk. This will result in a higher share of low-sulfur metal and an expanded range of steels with improved quality characteristics. 
	 
	The project, implemented as part of Stage II of NLMK&amp;rsquo;s Technical Upgrade Programme, is directly related to the Company&amp;rsquo;s plans to grow ...
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    	<title>Economic effect from MMC Norilsk Nickel employees' innovation activities in 2011 exceeded RUB 253M.</title>
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        <category>Russian non-ferrous metallurgy news</category>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:32:38 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel announces the results of innovation activities of the Company&amp;rsquo;s employees in 2011. 
	 
	All in all, more than 340 unregistrable results of intellectual activities (innovation inventions) were implemented at the Group&amp;rsquo;s operations in 2011. Only last year economic effect exceeded RUB 253 mln.. 
	 
	Most of the inventions were conceived by the employees of ...
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    	<title>Mechel reports board of directors’ decision</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:20:14 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces its Board&amp;rsquo;s dividend recommendation. 
	 
	On May 10, 2012, Mechel&amp;rsquo;s Board of Directors held a meeting confirming recommendations to the annual general shareholders&amp;rsquo; meeting regarding the payment of dividends: 
	 
	• the Board recommended annual dividend of 8.06 rubles (approximately $0.27 ...
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    	<title>TMK makes first shipment of Russian-manufactured casing with ULTRATM premium connections</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			TMK, one of the world's leading producers of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, has made its first shipment of Russian-manufactured casing with ULTRA-FJ Premium Connections (a product patented by the company&amp;rsquo;s American division). The pipe was produced at the Orsk Machine Building Plant and delivered to Lukoil. 
	 
	The grade L80 pipe was manufactured in accordance with ...
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    	<title>Mechel announces prolongation of 22-billion-ruble credit facilities</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 00:17:53 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Mechel  announced signing agreements with Gazprombank for the extension of short-term credit facilities totalling 22 billion rubles (approximately 747 million US dollars). 
	 
	Gazprombank extended the maturities on revolving credit lines opened for Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, Mechel-Service  and Mechel-Energo by 3 to 5 years. 
	 
	&amp;ldquo;Our cooperation with Gazprombank once again ...
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    	<title>EVRAZ Receives Award for Best Financial Disclosure Procedures in Europe</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			EVRAZ announces that it has been named the best European company in the Best Financial Disclosure Procedures category in the 2012 IR Global Rankings (IRGR) survey during the award ceremony in New York. 
	 
	It is the second time when the top award in the Best Financial Disclosure is presented to EVRAZ - the first award in this nomination was presented to EVRAZ in 2011 during the IRGR ...
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    	<title>Mechel announces obtaining 500M Dollar credit</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 10:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the signing of long-term loan facilities with Gazprombank on providing credit lines to Yakutugol Holding Company OAO and Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO in the aggregate amount of 500 million US dollars. 
	 
	Gazprombank provided Mechel Mining OAO&amp;rsquo;s enterprises with credit lines totaling 500 million US ...
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    	<title>METALLOINVEST announces financial results for the full year 2011</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:06:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			METALLOINVEST, a leading global iron ore and HBI producer based in Russia, today announces its audited IFRS financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2011. 
	 
	Financial Highlights 
	 
	- Consolidated revenues US$ 9,919 million (+38.7% y-o-y) 
	- EBITDA US$ 3,873 million (+49.7%) 
	- EBITDA margin 39.0% vs. 36.2% in 2010 
	- Net Income US$ 1,432 million (+19.4%) 
	- Net ...
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    	<title>Norilsk Nickel increases tax payments</title>
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														<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:02:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel informs on its activities relating to social and economic development of territories where main production assets of the Company are located. 
	 
	MMC Norilsk Nickel is a important contributor to social and economic development of the Company habitat territories. The Group is a major tax payer and employer, and the majority of the Group&amp;rsquo;s companies are principal ...
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    	<title>Basic Element companies expand partnership with Norinco</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:40:57 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Oleg Deripaska, CEO of Basic Element and UC RUSAL (SEHK: 486, Euronext: RUSAL/RUAL, MICEX-RTS: RUALR) and President of En+ Group, and Zhang Guoqing, President of China North Industries Corporation, signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation providing for the joint implementation of projects in the engineering, mining and metal sectors. 
	 
	Under the auspices of the agreement ...
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    	<title>Mechel receives lenders’ approval on waivers and amendments to credit facilities</title>
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														<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:03:00 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces completion of talks with lenders resulting in waivers and amendments to certain major credit facilities. 
	 
	On March 29, 2012, Mechel entered talks with over 25 leading international and Russian banks regarding some financial covenants the company expected to breach due to uncertain market conditions and a period of ...
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    	<title>Results of Norilsk Nickel Board of Directors meeting</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:26:20 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Norilsk Nickel held the scheduled in-person meeting of the Board of Directors, during which the following key resolutions were approved. 
	 
	The Board of Directors decided to convene the AGM on June 29, 2012. The list of persons eligible to participate in the AGM shall be drafted as of May 24, 2012. The AGM will take placein Bolshoi Petrovsky hall of President Hotel at the following ...
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    	<title>Mechel reports 1Q 2012 operational results</title>
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														<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:09:30 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces 1Q 2012 operational results. 
	   
 
	Production and sales for 1Q 2012 
 
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    	<title>Joint venture of UC RUSAL and NORINCO started operations</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:44:20 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			UC RUSAL, the world&amp;rsquo;s largest aluminium producer, and China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) are pleased to announce the operations start of North United Aluminium (NUA, the former Shenzhen North Investments) — the Shenzhen-based joint venture of RUSAL and NORINCO, specializing in aluminium, alloys and other non-ferrous metals trading on the Chinese market. 
	 
	The opening ...
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    	<title>Globaltrans to acquire 100% of Metalloinvesttrans for USD 540M from Metalloinvest</title>
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														<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:41:12 +0400</pubDate>
				
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			First large scale M&amp;A transaction between an independent private freight rail group and a large natural resources company in Russia 
	 
	Globaltrans Investment PLC (&amp;ldquo;Globaltrans&amp;rdquo; or the &amp;ldquo;Company&amp;rdquo;, and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the &amp;ldquo;Group&amp;rdquo;; LSE ticker: GLTR) today announces that it has agreed to acquire 100% ...
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