Russia: Severstal invests over 1 billion rubles in CherMK labor safety

In 2019 Severstal invested 1.1 billion rubles in labor safety at Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. In particular, the group has reconstructed premises in order to improve working condition and decrease risk of injuries. The reconstruction mostly concerned ventilation systems, conditioning, replacement of old lighting system and the assembly of railings. All in all there…

Russia: Evraz net profit down in 2019

In 2019, Evraz received $365 million of net profit, down by 85.2% YoY. EBITDA dropped by 31.1%, to $2.6 billion. Consolidated revenue fell by 7.3%, to $11.9 billion. At the same time capital investments increased by 44.6%, to $762 million. This year Evraz plans capital investments on the level of $900 million. Net debt as…

Russia: MMK social investments up in 2019

In 2019, MMK Group’s financial contributions to charitable causes and social programs increased by almost 4% YoY, reaching 2.5 billion rubles. At the same time, the share of the plant itself in the group’s total volume of social and charitable expenses amounted to around 70%, totaling almost 1.8 billion rubles, 11.6% higher than in 2018.…