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ANNUAL REPORT OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY MAGNITOGORSK IRON & STEEL WORKS<br />

SEASON <strong>2007</strong><br />

2006 saw the replacement of the open hearth furnace production with an electric arc furnace complex<br />

capable of smelting 4 million tonnes of steel per year. The conversion to state-of-the-art steelmaking<br />

technologies and billet continuous casting allowed OJSC MMK to increase the number of steel grades produced.<br />

2006 was also marked by the drastic revamping of the MMK Long Products Division which resulted in the total<br />

replacement of the old section and bar mills with new fully automated facilities. The blast furnace division<br />

started of the installation of bell-less top charging devices. As of the end of <strong>2007</strong> such devices were installed on<br />

three out of eight blast furnaces.<br />

In April of <strong>2007</strong> MMK performed its IPO for an amount of over USD 1 billion, with subsequent listing on the<br />

London Stock Exchange.<br />

In the same year MMK proceeded to the implementation of the projects for the construction of a 5,000 mm<br />

hot rolling plate mill and a 2,000 mm cold roling mill and continued the revamping of the sintering, coke and<br />

blast furnace divisions.<br />

For the purpose of developing its own raw materials supply base, MMK acquired stakes in the Bakal Mine<br />

Administration coal company and the Belon coal company. Preparation started for the development of the<br />

Prioskolsky <strong>Iron</strong> Ore Deposit.<br />

To develop its value added production, in <strong>2007</strong> MMK acquired a 75% stake in Intercos-IV, a company<br />

specializing in the manufacturing of stamped parts for the automotive and the white goods sectors.<br />

To strengthen its presence on the international markets, in <strong>2007</strong> MMK started the construction of a steel mill<br />

in Turkey with an annual capacity of 2.3 million tons.<br />

All in all, over the recent years MMK has succeeded in creating a basis for its developement to the level of<br />

one of the major players in the world steel sector.<br />

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