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Mechel Announces Changes in Management of Group's Mining Division

10 July 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer of Mechel Mining Management Co. OOO.

Mechel Presents New Class of Steel for Russian Helicopters

09 July 2013 - Mechel OAO reported that the Group's Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant fulfilled the order for a new class of steel for helicopter-making.

Mechel Reports Successful Sample Production of Rail Rolls at Chelyabinsk Rolling Mill

13 June 2013 - Mechel OAO reported that hot testing of rail rolls production at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant's universal rolling mill has begun.

Mechel Signs Supply Agreement with Shasteel Group

05 June 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the signing of a coking coal supply agreement with China's Shasteel Group.

Mechel Announces Successful Hot Testing of Universal Rolling Mill at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant

08 May 2013 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, announced that successful hot testing was held at the complex of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant's universal rolling mill.

Mechel Signs Supply Agreement with POSCO

01 May 2013 - Mechel's mining division trading subsidiary Mechel Carbon (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. has signed a three-year contract with South Korea's POSCO Corporation for supply of coking coal.

Mechel and Baosteel Sign Memorandum of Understanding

15 April 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Baosteel Resources in which a Mechel subsidiary will supply Baosteel with up to 960,000 tonnes of coking coal annually.

Mechel, Baosteel Sign Coking Coal Agreement

21 March 2013 - Mechel OAO announced that its subsidiary Mechel Carbon (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. has signed a memorandum for supplies of coking coal with Baosteel Resources Int. Co. Ltd., Baosteel Group Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on raw materials supply.

Mechel Celebrates 10th Anniversary

19 March 2013 - Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Group's founding in 2003.

Mechel Announces Management Changes

13 March 2013 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced a new executive appointment. Andrey Kocherov, 39, has been appointed Mechel OAO's vice president for public and investor relations.

Mechel Announces Management Changes at Mechel Bluestone

07 March 2013 - In March 2013, Stephen Douglas Williams was appointed Mechel Bluestone's chief executive officer, replacing Tom Lusk.

Mechel Divests Romanian Steel Assets

19 February 2013 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, reports that it has disposed of its Romanian steel assets.

Mechel Reports 2012 Operational Results

31 January 2013 - Russian mining and steel company Mechel said the launch of blast furnace #5 at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant after capital maintenance and the commissioning of a new EAF at Izhstal had a positive impact on production volumes as it reported its 2012 operation results.

Mechel Resumes Mining at West Virginia Facility

24 January 2013 - Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, reported the resumption of work at several of Mechel Bluestone's mining facilities in West Virginia.

Mechel Reports Halting Production at Southern Urals Nickel Plant

25 December 2012 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, reports halting production at Southern Urals Nickel Plant OAO due to negative trends in the global nickel market and unfavorable forecasts for its recovery in the foreseeable future.

Mechel Announces Management Changes at Izhstal OAO

19 December 2012 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and metals company, announced the appointment of a new managing director of Izhstal OAO (Izhstal), part of the Mechel Group.

Mechel Reports Temporary Suspension of Steelmaking Facilities in Romania and Ukraine

26 November 2012 - Mechel OAO reported the temporary halting of production at its Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant (DEMZ), part of Mechel’s steel division, and a schedule for temporary suspension of production at the group’s Romanian steelmaking facilities, in both cases due to unfavorable conditions on markets of raw materials and finished steel products.