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NLMK at a glance

Thanks to our self-sufficiency in key raw materials and energy, coupled with the technological superiority of our production capacity, NLMK is one of the most efficient and profitable steelmakers in the world. NLMK has a diversified product mix, ensuring our leading position in local markets and our sales effectiveness. By leveraging our advantages – our flexible production chain, balanced product mix, efficient sales system, and widespread customer base – we are able to react quickly to changing market conditions.
Market positions in 2020
- 19% – Share of the global slab market
- 21% – Share of Russian steel production
- 18% – Share of the Russian rebar market
- 25% – Share of the Russian CRC market
- 23% – Share of the Russian HDG market
- 22% – Share of the Russian pre-painted steel market
NLMK Group is consistently a financially stable business. Having completed the investment phase of its development, NLMK Group turned its focus to increasing the efficiency of its business processes, developing its resource base, strengthening its positions in strategic markets and enhancing production safety.
NLMK is actively investing in environmental projects, reducing the environmental footprint in the regions where it operates as it strives to comply with the most demanding environmental standards. NLMK Group ensures safe working conditions through process improvement measures, investment in training of personnel and applying best global occupational health and safety practices.
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Crude steel
production15.8m t
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Sales
17.5 mt
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EBITDA
$2.6bn
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EBITDA
margin29%
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2020 structural gain from our Strategy projects
$261m
Significant operational gains and conservative investments have enabled a substantial strengthening of the company’s financial standing, as well as supporting deleveraging and providing for increased flexibility on dividends.
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Operating cash flow
$2.28bn
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Free cash flow
$1.10bn
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Investment
$1.12bn
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Net Debt
$2.49bn
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Net debt/EBITDA
0.94x
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23%
of rolling capacity in Europe*
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19%
of rolling capacities in the US
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38%
Sales to Russian market
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70
Sales to over 70 countries worldwide
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74%
production — BOF routes
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26%
production — EAF routes
* including NBH capacities
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51.9 th.
Employees
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Environmental investment
$183m
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Specific atmospheric emissions
19.8kg/t
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LTIFR on NLMK Group assets
1.25
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64%
Self-sufficiency in energy
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100%
Self-sufficiency in coke
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100%
Self-sufficiency in iron ore concentrate
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64%
Self-sufficiency in scrap
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Credit ratings
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Standard and Poor’s
BBB-
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Moody's
Baa2
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Fitch
BBB
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Expert RA
ruAАА
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NLMK tickers
Reuters NLMKq.L (LSE), NLMK.RTS (RTS), NLMK.MM (MICEX)
Bloomberg NLMK LI (LSE), NLMK RU (RTS), NLMK RM (MICEX)
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Indices that include NLMK shares
RTS Index
MOEX Russia Index
MICEX Metals & Mining Industrial Index
FTSE Russia IOB Index
MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI Russia indices