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Evraz Plc
25 October 2018
 


EVRAZ Q3 2018 TRADING UPDATE
25 October 2018 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR; "EVRAZ" or the "Group") today released its trading update for the third quarter of 2018.
 
Please note that the sales volumes of vanadium final products for Q2 2018 have been updated due to an adjustment in classification. See the respective notes below the tables on pages 2 and 4 for details.
 
Q3 2018 vs Q2 2018 HIGHLIGHTS:
 
·      In Q3 2018, EVRAZ' consolidated crude steel output fell by 10.3% QoQ to 3.1 million tonnes, primarily due to lower pig iron production.
·      Sales of finished products descended slightly by 1.2%, which was mostly attributable to lower sales volumes of railway products and flat-rolled products. Sales volumes of semi-finished products edged down by 0.7%, primarily due to lower crude steel production.
·      Production of raw coking coal climbed by 9.6% QoQ to 5.9 million tonnes due to increased productivity at the Raspadsky open-pit mine.
·      Coking coal product sales dropped by 8.3% QoQ, mainly due to logistical limitations amid maintenance works at railroads in Russia.
·     External iron ore product sales fell by 15.9% QoQ, primarily as a result of increasing stockpiles to ensure stable production volumes and steady shipments to customers during the capital repairs of EVRAZ KGOK's indurating machine no. 1 in September-October.
·      Sales of vanadium products declined by 3.9% QoQ, mainly due to large maintenance at EVRAZ Vanady-Tula to reline the roasting kiln refractories as well as replace the grinding mill (during September and October) and regular annual maintenance at EVRAZ Nikom.
 
 




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018/ Q2 2018, change


9m 2018


9m 2017


9m 2018/ 9m 2017, change




Total crude steel production


3,106


3,463


-10.3%


9,920


10,487


-5.4%




Russia


2,642


2,996


-11.8%


8,368


8,525


-1.8%




Ukraine


-


-


0.0%


154


661


-76.7%




North America*


464


467


-0.6%


1,398


1,301


7.5%




Total raw coking coal mined


5,944


5,422


9.6%


17,335


17,714


-2.1%




Total coking coal concentrate

production


3,906


3,907


0.0%


11,967


11,031


8.5%




Iron ore products production


3,293


3,424


-3.8%


10,148


10,527


-3.6%




Total sales of steel products


3,108


3,140


-1.0%


9,317


9,609


-3.0%




Semi-finished products


1,194


1,202


-0.7%


3,700


4,062


-8.9%




Finished products


1,914


1,938


-1.2%


5,617


5,547


1.3%




Total sales of third-party steel

products


255


247


3.2%


672


612


9.8%




Sales of coking coal products 


2,645


2,885


-8.3%


8,244


7,389


11.6%




Sales of iron ore products


427


508


-15.9%


1,520


2,301


-33.9%




Sales of vanadium final products**


3,238


3,370


-3.9%


9,740


11,458


-15.0%




Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add up to totals due to rounding.
* The Q3 2018 production and sales volumes of EVRAZ North America are preliminary.
** in tonnes of pure vanadium; the Q1 and Q2 2018 data have been updated due to an adjustment in classification (the updated figure for Q1 2018 is 3,131)
 
 
STEEL SEGMENT
 
Total production volumes (RUSSIA and UKRAINE)




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Pig iron production


2,393


2,681


-10.7%


7,645


8,515


-10.2%




EVRAZ ZSMK


1,193


1,515


-21.3%


4,105


4,118


-0.3%




EVRAZ NTMK


1,200


1,166


2.9%


3,386


3,628


-6.7%




EVRAZ DMZ


0


0


n/a


153


769


-80.1%




Crude steel production


2,642


2,996


-11.8%


8,522


9,186


-7.2%




EVRAZ ZSMK


1,605


1,962


-18.2%


5,357


5,288


1.3%




EVRAZ NTMK


1,037


1,034


0.3%


3,011


3,237


-7.0%




EVRAZ DMZ


0


0


n/a


154


661


-76.7%




Iron ore products production


3,293


3,424


-3.8%


10,148


10,527


-3.6%




Pellets (EVRAZ KGOK)


1,661


1,626


2.2%


4,938


4,833


2.2%




Sinter (EVRAZ KGOK)


898


904


-0.7%


2,633


2,615


0.7%




Concentrate saleable (Evrazruda, EVRAZ KGOK)


734


894


-17.9%


2,577


3,079


-16.3%




Coking coal concentrate production


498


518


-3.9%


1,538


1,536


0.1%




From own raw coal*


321


319


0.6%


922


643


43.4%




From third-party raw coal


177


199


-11.1%


616


893


-31.0%




Gross vanadium slag production**


4,261


4,394


-3.0%


12,675


14,264


-11.1%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add up to totals due to rounding.
*  from Coal segment
** in tonnes of pure vanadium
 
In Q3 2018, EVRAZ' pig iron output at Russian mills dropped by 10.7% QoQ to 2.4 million tonnes. This was mainly due to scheduled capital repairs of EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 3 in August-November and an incident involving EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 1 in August.
Crude steel output fell by 11.8% QoQ to 2.6 million tonnes following a decrease in overall pig iron output.
Iron ore product output descended by 3.8% QoQ to 3.3 million tonnes, primarily due to a decrease in Evrazruda's saleable concentrate production following the incident involving EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 1 in August.
Consolidated output of vanadium slag fell by 3.0% QoQ due to lower volumes of pig iron duplex processing as a result of the cold repair of EVRAZ NTMK's converter no. 1 in September.
 
 
 
 
Total sales volumes (RUSSIA, UKRAINE, KAZAKHSTAN and EUROPE)




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Coke


135


73


84.9%


318


594


-46.5%




Steel products, external sales


2,571


2,599


-1.1%


7,757


8,199


-5.4%




Semi-finished products


1,194


1 202


-0.7%


3,700


4,062


-8.9%




   Slabs


415


540


-23.1%


1,377


1,414


-2.6%




   Billets


642


538


19.3%


1,943


2,051


-5.3%




   Other steel products


137


123


11.4%


379


597


-36.5%




Finished products


1,377


1,397


-1.4%


4,057


4,137


-1.9%




   Construction products


826


806


2.5%


2 367


2,593


-8.7%




   Railway products


341


361


-5.5%


1 010


957


5.5%




   Flat products


75


94


-20.2%


263


175


50.3%




   Other steel products


135


136


-0.7%


417


412


1.2%




Steel products, inter-segment sales


120


174


-31.0%


423


455


-7.0%




Sales of third-party steel products,

external sales


255


247


3.2%


672


612


9.8%




Sales of iron ore products, external sales


427


508


-15.9%


1,520


2,301


-33.9%




Pellets


425


504


-15.7%


1,514


1,115


35.8%




Other


2


4


-50.0%


6


1,186


-99.5%




Sales of vanadium final products*


3,238


3,370


-3.9%


9,740


11,458


-15.0%




 Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add to totals due to rounding.
* in tonnes of pure vanadium; the Q1 and Q2 2018 data have been updated due to an adjustment in classification (the updated figure for Q1 2018 is 3,131)
 
In Q3 2018, external sales of steel products decreased by 1.1% QoQ. Sales of semi-finished products remained almost flat due to a reduction in slab sales volumes amid lower crude steel output, albeit partly offset by increased billet sales volumes from stock accumulated in Q2 2018.
 
Sales of finished products decreased by 1.4% QoQ, driven mainly by lower sales of railway and flat-rolled products.
 
Sales of railway products fell by 5.5% QoQ due to capital repairs of EVRAZ ZSMK's rail and beam shop in August.
 
Sales of flat products dropped by 20.2% QoQ, mainly due to reduced production at EVRAZ Palini & Bertoli following unscheduled furnace repairs in July and a maintenance stop in August.
 
Sales of iron ore products decreased by 15.9% QoQ, primarily as a result of increasing stockpiles to ensure stable production volumes and steady shipments to customers during the capital repairs of EVRAZ KGOK's indurating machine no. 1 in September-October. 
 
Sales of vanadium products declined by 3.9% QoQ, mainly due to large maintenance at EVRAZ Vanady-Tula to reline the roasting kiln refractories as well as replace the grinding mill (during September and October) and regular annual maintenance at EVRAZ Nikom.
 




Cash cost, US$/tonne


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Slab cash cost (vertically integrated)


209


240


-12.9%


235


244


-3.7%




Iron ore products (Fe 62%)


34


35


-2.9%


36


34


5.9%




 
Average selling prices




US$/tonne (ex works)


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


9m 2018


9m 2017






Coke


201


244


229


206




Steel products


541


558


548


448




Semi-finished products*


466


482


464


349




Construction products


567


608


598


524




Railway products


676


687


693


637




Other steel products


645


643


638


530




Pellets


68


65


64


65




Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP,

consumer plant, 1st grade Western Europe**


85.46


69.15


72.17


30.46




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


87.49


75.69


75.50


31.08




* includes prices for pig iron
** US$/kgV
 
In Q4 2018, the Group expects its pig iron production to increase by roughly 3-5% QoQ due to the completion of scheduled capital repairs of EVRAZ ZSMK's blast furnace no. 3 in December and a lack of repairs at the electric-arc furnace smelting shop. In Q4 2018, pellet production volumes at EVRAZ KGOK are expected to return to the Q2 2018 level. 
 
 
 
STEEL, NORTH AMERICA SEGMENT
 
Production and sales volumes




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 * 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Crude steel


464


467


-0.6%


1,398


1,301


7.5%




EVRAZ Pueblo


232


218


6.4%


678


619


9.5%




EVRAZ Regina


232


249


-6.8%


720


682


5.6%




Sales of steel products


537


541


-0.7%


1,560


1,410


10.6%




Construction products


73


73


0.0%


215


182


18.1%




Railway products


95


112


-15.2%


303


295


2.7%




Flat-rolled products


144


160


-10.0%


446


402


10.9%




Tubular products


225


196


14.8%


596


531


12.2%




* The Q3 2018 production and sales volumes data are preliminary.
In Q3 2018, crude steel production edged down by 0.6% QoQ, primarily driven by a planned maintenance outage at EVRAZ Regina, which was offset by increased production at EVRAZ Pueblo due to improved operational performance.
 
Sales of construction products in Q3 2018 were flat QoQ. 
 
Railway products sales decreased by 15.2% QoQ due to the planned maintenance outage.
 
Flat-rolled products sales fell by 10.0% QoQ, primarily due to operational issues related to the commissioning of new control software on the rolling mill and increased volumes to support the tubular business.
 
Tubular product sales volumes climbed by 14.8% QoQ, mostly as a result of improved sales of spiral and small-diameter line pipe.
 
Prices for construction and flat-rolled products increased during Q3 2018, reflecting higher prevailing prices for scrap and other inputs, reduced pressure from imports, the impact of Section 232 tariffs and improving demand fundamentals. Prices for tubular products also increased in the period due to the customer mix.
 
Average selling prices




US$/tonne (ex works)


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


9m 2018


9m 2017

 


 



Construction products


869


809


796


609

 



Flat-rolled products


1,145


991


974


796

 



Tubular products


1,236


1,207


1,228


1,070

 



 
In Q4 2018, crude steel output is expected to be flat QoQ. Tubular product volumes are expected to climb by 5-10%; flat-rolled product volumes are expected to edge down QoQ due to a planned maintenance outage; construction product volumes are expected to grow by 5-10% QoQ; and rail volumes are expected to surge by 15-20% following the completion of planned outages in Q3 2018.
 
COAL SEGMENT
 
Production volumes




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


9m 2018


9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Raw coking coal (mined)


5,944


5,422


9.6%


17,335


17,714


-2.1%




Yuzhkuzbassugol


2,697


2,755


-2.1%


8,172


8,499


-3.8%




Raspadskaya


2,926


2,430


20.4%


8,364


8,559


-2.3%




Mezhegeyugol


321


237


35.4%


799


656


21.8%




Coking coal concentrate (production)


3,408


3,389


0.6%


10,428


9,495


9.8%




Produced at Yuzhkuzbassugol coal

washing plants


1,496


1,725


-13.3%


4,991


4,594


8.6%




Produced at Raspadskaya coal washing plant


1,912


1,664


14.9%


5,437


4,901


10.9%




 
In Q3 2018, production of raw coking coal rose by 9.6% QoQ, primarily due productivity at the Raspadsky open-pit mine. 
 
Coking coal concentrate output was almost flat QoQ. While volumes at the Raspadskaya coal washing plant increased in line with the higher production volumes of mined raw coking coal this was partly offset by a decrease at the Yuzhkuzbassugol coal washing plants.
 
Coking coal concentrate production at Yuzhkuzbassugol's coal washing plants went down QoQ amid a temporary shortage of raw coal available for processing in Q3 2018 due to the scheduled longwall repositioning at the Erunakovskaya-VIII and Esaulskaya mines at the end of Q2 2018. In addition, less raw coal from the Raspadskaya mine was used for processing at the Yuzhkuzbassugol coal washing plants.
 
Sales volumes




Product, '000 tonnes


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




External sales


2,645


2,885


-8.3%


8,244


7,389


11,6%




Raw coking coal


570


484


17.8%


1,377


1,599


-13,9%




Coking coal concentrate


2,075


2,401


-13.6%


6,867


5,790


18,6%




Intersegment sales


1,613


1,489


8.3%


4,545


4,296


5,8%




Raw coking coal


545


514


6.0%


1,455


860


69,2%




Coking coal concentrate


1,068


975


9.5%


3,090


3,436


-10,1%




 
In Q3 2018, external sales volumes of raw coking coal dropped by 8.3% QoQ, mainly due to logistical limitations amid maintenance works at railroads in Russia.
 
 
 
 




Cash cost, US$/tonne


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


Q3 2018 / Q2 2018, change


 9m 2018


 9m 2017


9m 2018 / 9m 2017, change




Coking coal concentrate


49


48


2.1%


47


42


11.9%




 
Average selling prices




 
US$/tonne (ex works)
 


Q3 2018


Q2 2018


9m 2018


9m 2017




Raw coking coal


57


64


65


60




Coking coal concentrate


113


119


123


118




 
In Q3 2018, coking coal sales prices moved in line with global benchmarks.
 
In Q4 2018, raw coal production is expected to increase QoQ, driven by the launch of a new longwall in September at the Raspadskaya mine.
 
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. They also include railway products for Ukraine.
 
 
 
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EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, US, Canada, Czech Republic and Italy. EVRAZ is among the top steel producers in the world based on crude steel production of 14 million tonnes in 2017. A significant portion of the Group's internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. The Group's consolidated revenues for the year ended 31 December 2017 were US$10,827 million, and consolidated EBITDA amounted to US$2,624 million.




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