Baosteel Resources is one of Mechel's long-standing strategic partners in the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement marks a reliable business relationship between the parties based on mutual benefit and trust.
The new contract will be valid from September 2019 to August 2020. In total, Mechel will ship to Baosteel Resources divisions up to 700 thousand tons of premium coking coal. The main volume of products under the contract will be sent to JSC HC Yakutugol - up to 40 thousand tons per month. The parties agreed that the price will be calculated on a monthly basis.
“Partners from Baosteel Resources are well aware of both the high quality of our products and the principles of customer focus that we adhere to. Our companies have many years of positive experience of cooperation. I am sure that taking into account the planned development of the Elga coking coal deposit in the Russian Far East, our trade and economic ties have great potential for development for years to come, ”said Pavel Shtark, Deputy General Director of Mechel PAO.
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Mechel PAO Ekaterina Videman Tel .: +7-495-221-88-88ekaterina.videman@mechel.com
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Mechel is a global mining and metals company. The company's products are supplied to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore, steel, rolled products, ferroalloys, heat and electricity. All businesses operate in a single production chain: from raw materials to high value-added products.
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08/09/2019
