Russia: MMK EGM approves dividends for Q1 2018

PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders was held on June 13 with absentee voting. Shareholders approved by majority vote a dividend on MMK’s issued ordinary registered shares of 0.801 rubles (including tax) per share for the first quarter of 2018. The dividend will be paid in cash by bank transfer…

Russia: MMK sales down in May 2018

In May MMK decreased railroad transportation of rolled metal by 11.6% YoY and by 3.4% MoM, to 829 thousand tons. In January-May railroad shipping of metal from MMK increased by 3% YoY, to 4.44 million tons, the highest result in the past 4 years. Deliveries to domestic customers grew by 13%, to 2.85 million tons,…

Russia: MMK hot-rolling mill sets record

In May the most efficient rolling mill at MMK – the 2000 hot-rolling mill – set a record of monthly output – 527.5 thousand tons. This is the maximum monthly output since the mill’s commissioning in 1994. The previous record was set on January 2015 – 526.2 thousand tons. The 2000-mill is one of the…

Russia: MMK showcases environmental policy in action

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has published a video titled “MMK – Caring About the Future” describing its environmental efforts. The six-minute video presents the results of MMK’s environmental activities in the past few years in a clear and simple way, and outlines the company’s mid-term environmental plans. The video summarizes an enormous amount…

Russia: MMK celebrates Environment Day

Russia marked Environment Day on June 5 – an important date for Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), as the company annually invests billions of rubles in environmental activities. Employees of MMK’s environmental laboratory, created three decades ago, celebrated their professional holiday. Ongoing reduction of the plant’s environmental impact and adoption of the best available…

Russia: MMK AGM results

On June 1 MMK held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) in Magnitogorsk. The AGM approved MMK’s annual report and financial statements for FY 2017 and approved a dividend payment for the 2017 financial year of 0.806 rubles per share (including tax). Previously shareholders received interim dividends for H1 2017 of 9,710.5 million rubles…