An annual audit by the British Standards Institution has confirmed that NLMK Lipetsk production site management systems comply with international standards. The auditors presented the Company with a new certificate of compliance with ISO 14001:2004, which specifies requirements for environmental management systems, and gave a positive review of the steps taken by NLMK to meet its commitments.

BSI auditors evaluated the Quality Management System (including automotive industry requirements); the Environmental Management System; the Occupational Health and Safety Management System; and the Energy Management System. In addition, auditors from the independent certification body inspected the sinter plants; the blast furnace and blast oxygen furnace operations; as well as the rolling, repair and auxiliary shops.

The integrated audit of all the management systems at NLMK Group’s main production site confirmed their full compliance with the following standards:

·         ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems – Requirements

·         ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems – Requirements

·         OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems – Requirements

·         ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use

·         ISO/TS 16949 Particular Requirements for the Application of ISO 9001:2008 for Automotive Production and Relevant Service Part Organizations

About NLMK Group

NLMK Group is a vertically integrated steelmaking company, and Russia’s leading manufacturer of steel and HVA rolled products. NLMK Group’s high-quality steel products are used in a variety of industries, from construction and machine-building to the manufacture of power generation equipment and offshore windmills.

NLMK’s production facilities are located in Russia, Europe and the USA. The Company’s crude steel capacity is over 17 m tpa, of which approximately 16 m t are located in Russia. The Company generated $10.9 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion in EBITDA in 2013.

NLMK’s ordinary shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (ticker “NLMK”) and its global depositary shares on the London Stock Exchange (ticker “NLMK:LI”).

For more information about NLMK Group, please visit www.nlmk.com

About BSI

BSI (British Standards Institution) is a business services provider whose principal activity is dealing with standards, management systems assessment and product certification. BSI was founded in 1901 and became the first national standards association and also one of the founding members of ISO certification. BSI works with over 70000 customers in 147 countries, introducing international management standards, many of which were developed by BSI.

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