Open / Close Advertisement

Mechel Earns Quality Certificate, European Registration

02/13/2009 - Mechel OAO receives preliminary registration of its subsidiaries' products for compliance with the European Union's REACH Regulations, which address registration, evaluation, authorization, and restrictions of chemicals production and application.

Mechel OAO announced the preliminary registration of its subsidiaries' products for compliance with the European Union's REACH Regulations, which address registration, evaluation, authorization, and restrictions of chemicals production and application.
 
Mechel's plants passed preliminary registration in November 2008 for substances supplied to the European Union countries in compliance with the Regulations ES #1907/206 of the European Union and Council. Pursuant to the registration rules, the Single Representative of Mechel's Russian enterprises in the European Union is Mechel's Lithuanian subsidiary, Mechel Nemunas. Mechel's Romanian subsidiaries—Mechel Targoviste, Mechel Campia Turzii and Ductil Steel—passed the preliminary registration procedure of their own right.
 
Passing this preliminary registration in compliance with the REACH Regulation is an indispensable condition for entering the markets of the European countries. Products that obtained European preregistration include those produced by the following Mechel subsidiaries:
 
  • Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO
  • Izhstal OAO
  • Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO
  • Vyartsilya Metal Products Plant ZAO
  • Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OOO
  • Mechel Coke OOO
  • Tikhvin Smelting Plant ZAO
  • Moscow Coke and Gas Plant OAO
  • Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant OAO
  • Urals Stampings Plant OAO
  • Chelyabinsk Branch of Urals Stampings Plant OAO
  • Mechel Targoviste
  • Mechel Campia Turzii
  • Ductil Steel.
 
In addition to the preliminary registration, Mechel has also obtained a certificate of compliance with the European standards for fiber produced by its subsidiary, Mechel Nemunas, located in Kaunas, Lithuania. Having obtained the European quality certificate, Mechel is now capable of supplying fiber, an innovative product used to increase the strength of concrete structures, to the European construction market. Mechel Nemunas commissioned its fiber production line in the fall of 2008.
 
“Obtaining European preregistration significantly increases our products' competitiveness and broadens our presence in the European markets," commented Mechel OAO Senior Vice President Vladimir Polin. “Obtaining the European certificate for the fiber manufactured by our Lithuanian subsidiary confirms that Mechel's products can successfully compete in the international markets and that Mechel remains committed to providing the highest quality products and services to its customers.”
 
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, hardware, heat, and electric power. Its business includes four segments—mining, steel, ferroalloys and power—and its products are marketed domestically and internationally.