Evraz OOO (Moscow) (Russia)

Evraz is one of the largest vertically-integrated steel and mining businesses with operations mainly in Russia. In 2006, Evraz Group produced 16.1 million tonnes of crude steel. Evraz Group’s principal assets include three of the leading steel plants in Russia: Nizhny Tagil (NTMK) in the Urals region and West Siberian (ZapSib) and Novokuznetsk (NKMK) in Siberia, as well as Palini e Bertoli in Italy, Vitkovice Steel in the Czech Republic, Oregon Steel Mills and Strategic Minerals Corporation (Stratcor) both headquartered in the USA. Its fast-growing mining businesses comprise Evrazruda, the Kachkanarsky (KGOK) and Vysokogorsky (VGOK) iron ore mining complexes and Neryungriugol coal company and equity interests in the Raspadskaya and Yuzhkuzbassugol coal mines. The mining assets enable Evraz Group to be a vertically-integrated steel producer. Evraz Group also owns and operates the Nakhodka commercial sea port, in the Far East of Russia, which facilitates its access to Asian export markets.