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Scope of Operations<br />

As of December 31, <strong>2007</strong>, the MMK Group included the <strong>Magnitogorsk</strong> <strong>Iron</strong> and <strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Works</strong> Open Joint Stock<br />

Company (parent company) and 59 subsidiary companies specializing in the support of and services to the core<br />

steel-making production, as well as financial and other specialized services.<br />

Production and Financial Performance<br />

The <strong>Magnitogorsk</strong> <strong>Iron</strong> and <strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Works</strong> Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC MMK) is one of the leaders of the<br />

Russian steel sector and is ranked 21st among the world’s largest steel producers in terms of production levels<br />

(according to IISI data).<br />

In <strong>2007</strong> OJSC MMK produced 12,203,000 tons of steel products and became the leader of the Russian steel sector<br />

in terms of production levels.<br />

Production of <strong>Steel</strong> Products in Russia in <strong>2007</strong>*<br />

Description<br />

Production,<br />

thousand tons<br />

MMK 12, 203<br />

Evraz Holding, including: 11, 985<br />

West-Siberian <strong>Steel</strong> Mill 5, 088<br />

Nizhne-Tagil <strong>Steel</strong> Mill 5, 186<br />

Novokuznetsk <strong>Steel</strong> Mill 1, 711<br />

Severstal 10, 861<br />

Novolipetsky <strong>Steel</strong> Mill 9, 202<br />

Chelyabinsk <strong>Steel</strong> Mill 3, 514<br />

LLC Uralskaya Stal 2, 830<br />

Total for Russia 59, 635<br />

* Chermet Corp. data<br />

OJSC MMK’s product mix is one of the broadest in Russia. The share of value added products in OJSC MMK’s mix<br />

is also one of the highest among Russian steel producers. .<br />

The MMK Group’s sales in <strong>2007</strong> totaled USD 8,197 m, with a sales income of USD 2,079 m.<br />

Geographic Distribution<br />

OJSC MMK’s key assets are located in the city of <strong>Magnitogorsk</strong> on the boundary line between Europe and Asia<br />

in the south of the Urals. <strong>Steel</strong> consumption in the Urals region is the highest in Russia. Which means that OJSC<br />

MMK has the most favourable location of all the steel suppliers with respect to its consumers. About half of all<br />

its domestic sales are made within a radius of 500 km from <strong>Magnitogorsk</strong>. The MMK Group makes full use of the<br />

advantage of its geographic position.<br />

Taxes<br />

MMK is the largest single tax payer and employer in the city of <strong>Magnitogorsk</strong>, with its share in the city’s taxes<br />

reaching 40%, and in the Chelyabinsk Region’s taxes, 25%. In <strong>2007</strong> the amount of the Group’s taxes paid to the<br />

budgets of all levels and non-budget funds totaled USD 0.6 bn.

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