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Q1 2016 PRODUCTION REPORT

20th Apr 2016 07:00

RNS Number : 7126V
Evraz Plc
20 April 2016
 

EVRAZ Q1 2016 PRODUCTION REPORT

20 April 2016 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) ("EVRAZ" or the "Company") today releases its operational results for the first quarter of 2016.

 

 

Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

 

· Consolidated crude steel output remained stable at 3.5 million tonnes, with the Company's Russian steel mills running at full capacity.

· Production of steel products, net of re-rolled volumes, remained unchanged at 3.3 million tonnes.

· Output of railway products in Russia, including rails, surged by 25.0%, mostly due to higher consumption by Russian Railways, and increased export volumes to Latin America and the Middle East.

· Production of coking coal concentrate increased by 4.6%, driven by a rise in demand in Russia and Ukraine.

 

STEEL

 

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1

2015*

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Coke (saleable)

164

185

-11.7%

285

-42.5%

 

Pig iron

2,951

2,998

-1.6%

3,131

-5.7%

 

Pig iron (saleable)

144

127

13.2%

71

104.0%

 

Crude steel

3,544

3,562

-0.5%

3,914

-9.5%

 

Steel products, gross**

3,419

3,466

-1.4%

3,802

-10.1%

 

Steel products, net of re-rolled volumes

3,304

3,300

0.1%

3,580

-7.7%

 

Semi-finished products***

1,442

1,485

-2.9%

1,374

5.0%

 

Finished products

1,862

1,815

2.6%

2,207

-15.6%

 

Construction products

965

958

0.8%

1,183

-18.4%

 

Railway products

408

362

12.5%

400

2.0%

 

Flat-rolled products

145

153

-4.9%

207

-29.7%

 

Tubular products

194

208

-7.0%

255

-24.1%

 

Other steel products

150

133

12.3%

162

-7.5%

 

Note: Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add to totals due to rounding.

 

* Includes production volumes of EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium, which are not consolidated starting from April 2015 due to business rescue proceedings.

** Gross volume of steel products in the tables includes those re-rolled at other EVRAZ mills. However, such volumes are eliminated as intercompany sales for the purposes of EVRAZ's consolidated operating results.

*** Consolidated production volumes of semi-finished products are preliminary, as intra-group re-rolling volumes are yet to be finalised.

 

RUSSIA

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Coke (saleable)

70

49

42.6%

76

-8.3%

 

Pig iron

2,688

2,734

-1.7%

2,744

-2.0%

 

Pig iron (saleable)

134

122

9.8%

49

176.3%

 

Crude steel

2,865

2,829

1.3%

3,055

-6.2%

 

Steel products, gross

2,669

2,679

-0.4%

2,868

-6.9%

 

Steel products, net of re-rolled volumes

2,638

2,610

1.1%

2,780

-5.0%

 

Semi-finished products

1,393

1,404

-0.8%

1,399

-0.1%

 

Finished products

1,245

1,206

3.2%

1,381

-9.9%

 

Construction products*

821

858

-4.4%

981

-16.4%

 

Railway products

285

228

25.0%

258

10.5%

 

Other steel products

139

119

16.5%

142

-2.0%

 

* Includes volumes produced by EVRAZ Caspian Steel in Kazakhstan

 

The output of crude steel and steel products (net of re-rolled volumes) increased by 1.3% and1.1% q-o-q respectively, driven mainly by a rise in the output of finished products, primarily railway and other steel products. There was also higher domestic demand for mine uprights.

 

Output of construction products fell by 4.4% q-o-q, caused by the decision to halt operations atEVRAZ Caspian Steel in January-February due to lower market demand.

 

Overall, prices in Q1 2016 were lower than in Q4 2015 due to a global decline that started in the prior year. Sales prices in Q2 2016 are expected to increase in line with the rising trend seen globally since March 2016. In addition, domestic prices for steel products will be supported by the start of the construction season.

 

Average selling prices

US$/tonne (ex works)

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2015

 
 

Coke

74

98

85

 

Pig iron

119

133

206

 

Steel products

 

 

 

 

Semi-finished products

176

203

303

 

Construction products

271

325

418

 

Railway products

414

495

512

 

Other steel products

307

352

421

 

 

  

NORTH AMERICA

 

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016*

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Crude steel

410

457

-10.5%

477

-14.2%

 

Steel products, net of re-rolled volumes

528

540

-2.1%

614

-14.1%

 

Construction products

66

44

50.3%

76

-12.6%

 

Railway products

123

135

-8.7%

142

-13.5%

 

Flat-rolled products

145

153

-4.9%

142

2.6%

 

Tubular products

194

208

-7.0%

255

-24.1%

 

* Q1 2016 production volumes are preliminary

 

In Q1 2016, EVRAZ North America's crude steel production decreased by 10.5% q-o-q due to a planned one-week outage at EVRAZ Pueblo and reduced output at the Regina steelmaking facility in response to lower tubular products demand.

 

Output of construction products increased 50.3% q-o-q as operating days in the wire rod mill improved to 50, which compares favorably to the abnormally low 39 operating days in Q4 2015 resulting from planned maintenance outages and lower seasonal demand.

 

Output of railway products decreased 8.7% q-o-q in response to lower demand.

 

Output of flat-rolled products decreased 4.9% q-o-q, the Portland plate mill experienced 3 week planned maintenance outage to complete re-lining its re-heat furnace.

 

Output of tubular products fell by 7.0% q-o-q due to lower demand for oil country tubular goods and small-diameter line pipe, which was partly offset by increased large-diameter pipe production.

 

Prices for most steel products continued to decline in Q1 2016, reflecting the prevailing declines in prices for scrap and other inputs, as well as continued pressure from imports.

 

Average selling prices

US$/tonne (ex works)

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2015

 
 

Construction products

493

536

707

 

Flat-rolled products

590

630

904

 

Tubular products

977

1,009

1,277

 

 

 

UKRAINE

 

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Coke (saleable)

93

136

-31.3%

208

-55.1%

 

Pig iron

263

264

-0.5%

236

11.4%

 

Pig iron (saleable)

10

5

93.6%

22

-55.4%

 

Crude steel

269

276

-2.7%

233

15.5%

 

Steel products

222

247

-10.2%

196

13.2%

 

Semi-finished products

133

178

-25.2%

104

28.3%

 

Finished products

89

69

28.1%

92

-3.8%

 

Construction products

78

55

41.3%

79

-0.9%

 

Other steel products

11

14

-23.5%

14

-20.5%

 

 

The reduction in saleable coke volumes in Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015 was caused by lower demand from third-party Ukrainian steel producers.

 

Output of steel products decreased by 10.2% q-o-q, as output of semi-finished products fell, partly offset by an increase in output of construction products in response to market demand.

 

Prices decreased in comparable periods, following the market trend. Pig iron prices were also affected by higher exports, whose prices were lower than domestic sales.

 

Average selling prices

US$/tonne (ex works)

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2015

 
 

Coke (saleable)

117

141

191

 

Pig iron

168

195

270

 

Steel products

 

 

 

 

Semi-finished products

211

223

350

 

Construction products

312

352

440

 

Other steel products

393

552

528

 

 

  

IRON ORE

 

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Sinter (Russia)

2,774

2,810

-1.3%

2,837

-2.2%

 

Pellets (Russia)

1,649

1,635

0.9%

1,631

1.1%

 

Lumpy ore (Ukraine)

525

695

-24.4%

667

-21.3%

 

 

In Q1 2016, output of iron ore products (sinter plus pellets) was mostly flat q-o-q. The dip in sinter production at EVRAZ ZSMK was due to lower consumption caused by lower pig iron production.

 

In Ukraine, production of lumpy ore at EVRAZ Sukha Balka was 24.4% lower than in Q4 2015 due to the temporary suspension of mining operations in response to lower demand. Production was resumed starting April 2016. Production volumes are expected to recover in Q2 2016.

 

The decreases in pellet and lumpy ore prices in Q1 2016 followed the global benchmarks.

 

Average selling prices

US$/tonne (ex works)

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2015

 
 

Pellets (Russia)

30

40

47

 

Lumpy ore (Ukraine)

18

21

32

 

 

 

COAL

 

Product, '000 tonnes

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 
 

Raw coking coal (mined)

5,514

6,127

-10.0%

5,467

0.8%

 

Yuzhkuzbassugol

3,193

3,510

-9.0%

2,626

21.6%

 

Raspadskaya

2,256

2,553

-11.6%

2,802

-19.5%

 

Mezhegeyugol

65

65

0.0%

39

67.8%

 

Coking coal concentrate (production)

3,590

3,432

4.6%

3,380

6.2%

 

 

In Q1 2016, production of raw coking coal decreased by 10.0% compared with Q4 2015, caused by planned longwall moves at the Raspadskaya mine and unfavourable geological conditions at the Uskovskaya and Osinnikovskaya mines.

 

To boost production volumes of coking coal concentrate (up 4.6% q-o-q) in response to greater demand in Russia and Ukraine, purchases of raw coking coal were increased.

 

The weighted average prices of coking coal concentrate and raw coking coal decreased in Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015, following the global benchmarks. Domestic prices, when re-calculated in US dollars, also fell due to Russian rouble depreciation in Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015.

 

Average selling prices

 

US$/tonne (ex works)

 

 

Q1 2016

 

Q4 2015

 

Q1 2015

Raw coking coal

29

32

31

Coking coal concentrate

52

56

55

 

VANADIUM

 

Product, tonnes of V*

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2016/Q4 2015, change

Q1 2015**

Q1 2016/ Q1 2015, change

 

 

Vanadium slag, gross production

4,097

4,094

0.1%

5,917

-30.8%

 

Russia

4,097

4,094

0.1%

4,129

-0.8%

 

South Africa

0

0

n/a

1,788

-100.0%

 

Vanadium in final products (saleable)

3,491

3,098

12.7%

5,199

-32.8%

 

* Calculated in pure vanadium equivalent

** Includes production volumes of EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium and its subsidiary, Hochvanadium, which are not consolidated starting from April 2015 due to business rescue proceedings.

 

Vanadium slag production was flat in Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015.

 

Production of final vanadium products increased by almost 13% q-o-q, driven by strong demand for ferrovanadium in Russia, recovery of production volumes of Nitrovan® at Vametco (South Africa) after the reduction of production in Q4 2015 due to an expected decline in demand, which did not materialise. In addition, production of ferrovanadium at Nikom (Czech Republic) increased in comparable periods due to higher oxide availability.

 

Production of oxides, vanadium aluminium and chemicals decreased in Q1 2016 vs Q4 2015 due to idled oxide production at Stratcor (US).

 

The average Metall Bulletin FeV80 index increased by 8.6% to US$14.6/kgV in Q1 2016, vs. US$13.46/kgV in Q4 2015. Meanwhile, the Ryan's Notes index, used in North America, averaged US$14.48/kgV, down 3.5% from US$15.01/kgV in Q4 2015. In Q1 2016, sales of vanadium products were based on spot prices that reflected the declining indices in Q4 2015. The increase in FeV indices in Q1 2016 will influence sales prices in the coming months.

 

Average FeV indices

US$/tonne of V

Q1 2016

Q4 2015

Q1 2015

 
 

Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP, consumer plant, 1st grade Western Europe

14.60

13.46

21.78

 

Ryan's Notes N.A. FeV 80% min, US ex-warehouse, duty paid

14.48

15.01

24.92

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

Semi-finished products include slabs, billets, pipe blanks and other semi-finished products.

Construction products include beams, channels, angles, rebars, wire rods, wire, and other construction products.

Railway products include rails, wheels, tyres and other railway products.

Flat-rolled products include commodity plate, specialty plate and other flat products.

Tubular products include large diameter line pipes, ERW pipes and casings, seamless pipes and other tubular products.

Other steel products include rounds, grinding balls, mine uprights, strips etc. For Ukraine, they also include railway products, and for South Africa rails.

 

 

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EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, the US, Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy and South Africa. EVRAZ is among the top steel producers in the world, based on crude steel production of 14.3 million tonnes in 2015. A significant portion of its internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. For the year ended 31 December 2015, consolidated revenues were US$8,767 million and consolidated EBITDA amounted to US$1,438 million.

This information is provided by RNS
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