Russia: NLMK shareholders approve Q2 2019 dividends

At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (EGM) held on September 27, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q2dividends of 3.68 rubles per share. The total amount of Q2 dividends payable to shareholders is equivalent to 136% of the company’s free cash flow based on its IFRS consolidated results for the corresponding period. The date upon…

Russia: NLMK starts receiving Eurocement cement

Lipetskcement, a part of Eurocement Group, has started supplying CEM I 42.5 H cement to NLMK to make briquettes of the blast furnace manufacture waste. The technique allows receiving raw materials of secondary products resulting from the manufacture of pig iron and coke, by replacing iron ore and coal raw materials. Supply volumes are estimated…

Russia: RobecoSam upgrades NLMK Group’s ESG score

NLMK Group announces that following the annual RobecoSam Corporate Sustainability Assessment, NLMK’s overall ESG score has improved from 22 to 33. As a result, NLMK’s individual scores of the economic and social dimensions exceeded the industry average. RobecoSam conducts annual Corporate Sustainability Assessment (the SAM CSA) the results of which serve as the basis for…