Moscow, Russia — November 21, 2011 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports its participation in the 17th International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo’ 2011, which was held at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow on November 15-18, 2011.

650 organizations from Russia, the CIS, Europe, South-Eastern Asia, the Middle East and the United States took part in the traditional steelworker forum. More than 4,000 representatives of various companies worked at the exhibition to welcome over 30,000 managers and specialists from different industries at their booths. Some 60 conferences, round tables, seminars and presentations were held within the exhibition’s framework.

Mechel’s enterprises won several top awards for developing and implementing modern technical equipment and technologies, and manufacturing new types of high-quality steel products. Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant won a gold medal for implementing the technology of producing B-500C-grade reinforcing welded ribbed bar for reinforcing concrete structures and a silver medal for implementing the technology of producing welded light wire with special coating. Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant won a gold medal for developing and implementing the method of smelting, out-of-furnace processing and casting low-carbon steel with silicon content of up to 0.03% using a concaster. Urals Stampings Plant became the exhibition’s laureate for developing and implementing the technology of producing small-section forged bars made of structural and tool stainless steel as well as heat-resistant steels and alloys.

Mechel’s integrated corporate booth showcased the products of the Group’s Russian steel and hardware plants, including Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, Izhstal, Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant, Urals Stampings Plant and Vyartsilya Metal Products Plant. For the first time the booth represented the Group’s Romanian-based assets — Mechel Targoviste, Mechel Campia Turzii, Laminorul Braila and Ductil Steel.

Representatives of Mechel OAO steel division (Mechel Steel Management Company OOO) as well as representatives of subsidiaries of Mechel Service Global, Mechel’s international steel trading holding, manned the exposition booth. A total of some 120 representatives of Mechel and its enterprises worked at the exposition.

The exhibition’s visitors showed great interest in the showcased products as hardware, rolled and flat steel, forgings and stampings. Products of Mechel’s Romanian enterprises were a particular success.

The company was awarded a diploma for professional presentation of services and goods and a trophy for the best exposition.