REG - Evraz Plc - EVRAZ Q2 2021 TRADING UPDATE
RNS Number : 8292GEvraz Plc29 July 2021
EVRAZ Q2 2021 TRADING UPDATE
29 July 2021 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR; "EVRAZ" or the "Group") today released its trading update for the second quarter of 2021.
Q2 2021 vs Q1 2021 HIGHLIGHTS
· In Q2 2021, EVRAZ' consolidated crude steel output remained almost flat QoQ.
· Total sales of steel products climbed by 6.1% QoQ, driven primarily by higher sales of finished products in Russia amid favourable market conditions and an increase in slab sales following the completion of repairs of basic oxygen furnaces at EVRAZ NTMK in Q1 2021.
· Total raw coking coal production dropped by 21.5% QoQ. The reduction was caused primarily by scheduled longwall movements at the Raspadskaya and Alardinskaya mines, as well as completion on the current longwall at the Osinnikovskaya mine ahead of the upcoming movement in Q3 2021.
· External sales volumes of coking coal concentrate fell by 8.3% QoQ because of logistical restrictions on shipments to the Russian Far East amid rising exports and the start of the repair season at Russian Railways.
· External sales of iron ore products increased by 8.4% QoQ, driven by higher production in Q2 2021.
· Sales of vanadium products fell by 3.6% QoQ, mainly due to changing the regional sales and product mix to support the increased FeV demand, resulting in longer lead times.
Product, '000 tonnes
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Total crude steel production
3,368
3,414
-1.3%
6,782
6,936
-2.2%
Russia
2,953
2,921
1.1%
5 874
6,113
-3.9%
North America
415
493
-15.8%
908
823
10.3%
Total raw coking coal mined
5,098
6,492
-21.5%
11,590
9,857
17.6%
Total coking coal concentrate
production3,814
4,236
-10.0%
8,050
7,567
6.4%
Iron ore products production
3,750
3,394
10.5%
7,144
7,055
1.3%
Total sales of steel products1
3,244
3,057
6.1%
6,301
6,606
-4.6%
Semi-finished products
1,439
1,406
2.3%
2,845
3,167
-10.2%
Finished products
1,805
1,651
9.3%
3,456
3,439
0.5%
Total sales of third-party steel products
217
134
61.9%
351
372
-5.6%
Sales of coking coal products
2,761
2,824
-2.2%
5,585
6,079
-8.1%
Sales of iron ore products
337
311
8.4%
648
801
-19.1%
Sales of vanadium in slag
1,624
1,135
43.1%
2,759
2,760
0.0%
Sales of vanadium final products2
3,247
3,368
-3.6%
6,615
5,610
17.9%
Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add up to totals due to rounding.
1 Includes tonnes of pig iron
2 In tonnes of pure vanadium
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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STEEL SEGMENT
Total production volumes
Product, '000 tonnes
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Pig iron production
2,719
2,683
1.3%
5,402
5,620
-3.9%
EVRAZ ZSMK
1,435
1,424
0.8%
2,859
3,088
-7.4%
EVRAZ NTMK
1,284
1,259
2.0%
2,543
2,532
0.4%
Crude steel production
2,953
2,921
1.1%
5,874
6,113
-3.9%
EVRAZ ZSMK
1,821
1,810
0.6%
3,631
3,858
-5.9%
EVRAZ NTMK
1,132
1,111
1.9%
2,243
2,255
-0.5%
Total steel products production, net of re-rolled volume
2 693
2,656
1.4%
5,349
5,606
-4.6%
EVRAZ ZSMK
1,548
1,559
-0.7%
3,107
3,400
-8.6%
EVRAZ NTMK
1,040
1,014
2.6%
2,054
2,026
1.4%
EVRAZ Caspian Steel
105
83
26.5%
188
180
4.4%
Iron ore products production
3,750
3,394
10.5%
7,144
7,055
1.3%
Pellets (EVRAZ KGOK)
1,643
1,574
4.4%
3,217
3,281
-2.0%
Sinter (EVRAZ KGOK)
922
921
0.1%
1,843
1,821
1.2%
Concentrate saleable (EVRAZ KGOK, EVRAZ ZSMK)
1,185
899
31.8%
2,084
1,953
6.7%
Coking coal concentrate production
434
367
18.3%
801
982
-18.4%
From own raw coal1
370
313
18.2%
683
830
-17.7%
From third-party raw coal
64
54
18.5%
118
152
-22.4%
Gross vanadium slag production2
5,206
4,798
8.5%
10,004
10,077
-0.7%
Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add up to totals due to rounding.
1 From Coal segment
2 In tonnes of pure vanadium
In Q2 2021, pig iron and crude steel production remained mostly flat QoQ at the Russian mills.
The total output of steel products rose by 1.4% QoQ, mainly because of an increase of production at EVRAZ NTMK and EVRAZ Caspian Steel amid higher market demand.
Output of iron ore products climbed by 10.5% QoQ, mainly driven by the resumption of third-party raw material supplies and additional loading of the Abagurskaya processing plant's capacity at EVRAZ ZSMK.
Total sales volumes
Product, '000 tonnes
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Coke
73
74
-2.2%
147
186
-21.0%
Steel products, external sales
2,862
2,642
8.3%
5,504
5,628
-2.2%
Semi-finished products
1,439
1,406
2.3%
2,845
3,023
-5.9%
Slabs
870
666
30.6%
1,536
1,307
17.5%
Billets
468
624
-25.0%
1,092
1,476
-26.0%
Other steel products1
101
116
-12.9%
217
240
-9.6%
Finished products
1,423
1,236
15.1%
2,659
2,605
2.1%
Construction products
943
794
18.8%
1,737
1,622
7.1%
Railway products
285
279
2.2%
564
669
-15.7%
Other steel products
195
163
19.6%
358
314
14.0%
Steel products, intersegment sales
11
4
n/a
15
43
-65.1%
Third-party steel products, external sales
217
134
61.9%
351
372
-5.6%
Iron ore products, external sales
337
311
8.4%
648
801
-19.1%
Pellets
337
311
8.4%
648
801
-19.1%
Sales of vanadium in slag
1,624
1,135
43.1%
2,759
2,760
0.0%
Sales of vanadium final products2
3,247
3,368
-3.6%
6,615
5,610
17.9%
Note. Numbers in this table and the tables below may not add to totals due to rounding.
1 Includes tonnes of pig iron
2 In tonnes of pure vanadium
In Q2 2021, external sales of steel products rose by 8.3% QoQ, driven by an increase in sales volumes of semi-finished and finished products.
Sales of semi-finished products climbed by 2.3% QoQ amid a 30.6% QoQ surge in slab sales volumes. This was mainly driven by the completion of repairs of basic oxygen furnace no. 1 in February and basic oxygen furnace no. 2 in March at EVRAZ NTMK. Sales of billets dropped by 25.0% QoQ, driven by changes in the product mix in favour of slabs and finished products to account for market conditions.
Sales of finished products rose by 15.1% QoQ amid favourable market conditions. Sales of construction and other products increased by 18.8% and 19.6% QoQ, respectively, because of higher domestic and CIS market demand.
Sales of iron ore products climbed by 8.4% QoQ, driven by higher production in Q2 2021.
Sales of vanadium products fell by 3.6% QoQ, mainly due to changing the regional sales and product mix to support the increased FeV demand, resulting in longer lead times.
Cash cost, US$/t
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/
Q1 2021, changeH1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Slab cash cost vertically integrated
290
277
4.7%
283
210
34.8%
Iron ore products (Fe 62%)
41
40
2.5%
40
37
8.1%
Average selling prices
US$/t (ex-works)
Q2
2021Q1
2021H1
2021H1
2020Coke
307
258
285
159
Steel products
707
583
646
438
Semi-finished products1
604
484
543
319
Construction products
805
650
734
474
Railway products
838
838
838
873
Other steel products
740
669
704
500
Pellets
166
115
142
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Metal Bulletin Ferro-Vanadium basis 78% min, free DDP, consumer plant, 1st grade Western Europe2
35.94
30.91
33.43
25.02
Ryan's Notes N.A. FeV 80% min, US ex-warehouse, duty paid2
35.99
32.03
34.01
23.85
1 Includes prices for pig iron
2 US$/kgV
In Q3 2021, pig iron production volumes are expected to slightly decrease following the planned repairs at EVRAZ NTMK.
STEEL, NORTH AMERICA SEGMENT
Production and sales volumes
Product, '000 tonnes
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Crude steel
415
493
-15.8%
908
823
10.3%
EVRAZ US mills
161
227
-29.1%
388
461
-15.8%
EVRAZ Canadian mills
254
266
-4.7%
520
363
43.3%
Total steel products production, net of re-rolled volume
385
399
-3.5%
784
914
-14.2%
EVRAZ US mills
273
276
-1.2%
549
598
-8.2%
EVRAZ Canadian mills
112
123
-8.7%
235
316
-25.6%
Sales of steel products
382
415
-8.1%
797
978
-18.5%
Semi-finished products
-
-
-
-
144
-100.0%
Construction products
82
66
24.0%
148
133
11.3%
Railway products
87
104
-16.6%
191
213
-10.3%
Flat-rolled products
143
168
-14.5%
311
169
84.0%
Tubular products
69
77
-10.1%
146
319
-54.2%
In Q2 2021, crude steel production at the Canadian operations fell by 4.7% QoQ as a result of a planned seven-day maintenance outage in May at EVRAZ Regina. Market demand remained high in the quarter amid a rapid economic recovery from the downturn driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer imports and relatively low levels of distributor inventory.
In Q2 2021, crude steel production of US operations decreased 29.1% QoQ due to a steam explosion in the furnace at the end of May at EVRAZ Pueblo, resulting in an unplanned outage.
Sales of construction products in Q2 2021 climbed by 24.0% QoQ amid strong market demand and price growth outpacing those for raw materials.
Sales of railway products decreased by 16.6% QoQ, primarily due to a shortage of steel caused by the unplanned steelmaking outage in June and lower demand from project and distribution customers.
Sales of flat-rolled products dropped by 14.5% QoQ, primarily because of reduced steel availability driven by the planned maintenance outage at EVRAZ Regina in May.
Tubular volumes fell by 10.1% QoQ following the completion of large diameter pipe orders in Q1 2021, there were no large diameter pipe shipments in Q2 2021. This decline in large diameter volumes was partially offset by increase in OCTG and line pipe sales that more than doubled QoQ. The improvement in sales volumes has been driven by rapidly growing market demand, which allowed us to restart all our OCTG facilities that had been idled since Q2 2020.
Average selling prices
US$/t (ex-works)
Q2
2021Q1
2021H1
2021H1
2020Construction products
900
826
867
665
Flat-rolled products
1,205
869
1,024
792
Tubular products
1,513
1,496
1,504
1 267
In Q3 2021, steel production is expected to increase QoQ due to a non-repeat planned maintenance outage at EVRAZ Regina and unplanned downtime at EVRAZ Pueblo. We expect the market sentiment to continue to remain strong and improve QoQ in the product segments where EVRAZ operates.
COAL SEGMENT
Production volumes
Product, '000 tonnes*
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Raw coking coal (mined)
5,098
6,492
-21.5%
11,590
9,857
17.6%
Coking coal concentrate (production)
3,380
3,869
-12.6%
7,249
6,585
10.1%
* Starting from 2021, Raspadskaya includes Yuzhkuzbassugol and Mezhegeyugol; the data have been adjusted
In Q2 2021, overall raw coking coal output fell by 21.5% QoQ. The reduction was caused primarily by scheduled longwall movements at the Raspadskaya and Alardinskaya mines, as well as completion on the current longwall at the Osinnikovskaya mine ahead of the upcoming movement in Q3 2021. The Group's remaining mines increased their production volumes during the reporting period. Open-pit mining volumes also rose at the Razrez Raspadsky and Raspadskaya-Koksovaya sites.
Output of coking coal concentrate fell by 12.6% QoQ, mainly amid lower mining volumes.
Sales volumes
Product, '000 tonnes
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
External sales
2,761
2,824
-2.2%
5,585
6,079
-8.1%
Raw coking coal
299
139
n/a
438
1,198
-63.4%
Coking coal concentrate
2,462
2,684
-8.3%
5,147
4,880
5.5%
Intersegment sales
1,682
1,540
9.2%
3,222
3,503
-8.0%
Raw coking coal
647
497
30.3%
1,144
1,204
-5.0%
Coking coal concentrate
1,035
1,044
-0.9%
2,078
2,300
-9.7%
External sales volumes of raw coking coal doubled QoQ due to raised shipments to Ukrainian and Far East markets amid greater demand.
External sales volumes of coking coal concentrate fell by 8.3% QoQ because of logistical restrictions on shipments to the Russian Far East amid rising exports and the start of the repair season at Russian Railways. Domestic concentrate sales also fell because of customer requests to increase raw coal supplies.
Intersegment sales volumes of coking coal products rose by 9.2% QoQ, mainly because of an increase in the shipments of K-grade coal from the Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mine.
Cash cost, US$/t
Q2
2021Q1
2021Q2 2021/ Q1 2021, change
H1
2021H1
2020H1 2021/ H1 2020, change
Coking coal concentrate
37
34
8.8%
36
34
5.9%
Average selling prices
US$/t (ex-works)
Q2
2021Q1
2021H1
2021H1
2020Raw coking coal
59
46
53
36
Coking coal concentrate
86
68
76
67
In Q3 2021, raw coal production is expected to increase QoQ, mainly because of the completion of longwall movements at the Alardinskaya and Raspadskaya mines, as well as work stabilisation amid favourable mining and geological conditions at the Esaulskaya 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.
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