Russian steel industry 2008

Russian steel market in 2007 amounted to ~39.9mt demand.
Flat : long : tube mix was 48:29:23.
Russian crude steel production was ~72mt [around 5.4% of world output].

DEMAND STRUCTURE [flat steel products]
Demand structure (finished flat steel products) was ~25mt production, 4mt imports, 10mt exports, consumption 19mt. A chart in the presentation illustrates the steel demand by product type.

LEADING STEELMAKERS [flat products]
A chart in the presentation illustrates flat product output by each of the main suppliers.
Magnitogorsk (MMK), Severstal, NLMK (Novolipetsk Iron & Steel Works) lead the field.

OLIGARCH INVOLVEMENT
Ownership of steel assets by oligarchs is described. Abramov, Akhmetov, Lisin, Makhmudov, Pumpyanskiy, Rashnikov and other ownership positions are outlined.

MORE INFORMATION
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We also publish a regular report called ‘Memo from Moscow’ which covers topical CIS steel industry issues. This can be accessed free at http://www.steelonthenet.com/moscow.html.
Our representative in Moscow is also available for iron and steel sector research support.
Contact MCI@steelonthenet.com for further information.

For full report see pdf attachment or powerpoint slides.