Russia: MMK Board meeting results

PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Board of Directors held a meeting on March 1. The Board approved May 31 as the date for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of the company. The cut-off date for inclusion in the shareholder register for the AGM is May 6 at the close of trading on…

Russia: MMK metal shipments to TMK up in 2018

The meeting of the coordinating council of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and TMK was held in Magnitogorsk. The representatives of both companies reviewed their joint work in 2018 and discussed future collaboration. According to the results of 2018, 504,600 tons of MMK’s flat steel products were shipped to TMK’s pipe mill. This represents…

Russia: MMK Group spending on social programs up in 2018

In 2018, MMK Group’s financial contributions to charitable causes and new social programs increased by 11% YoY, reaching nearly 2.5 billion rubles. MMK allocated over 1.6 billion rubles to charitable and social projects. A key aspect of MMK’s and the group subsidiaries’ social programs is the encouragement of social activities aimed at improving the health…

Russia: Moody’s Upgrades MMK to Baa2

On February 12, Moody’s rating agency upgraded MMK’s Issuer Rating to Baa2 from Baa3 with Stable Outlook. This action followed a sovereign rating action on the government of Russia, which took place on February 8, when Moody’s upgraded Russia’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to Baa3 from Ba1 and changed the outlook on…