Moscow, Russia – October 3, 2011 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces establishing its official representative office in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus.

Mechel OAO’s representative office will provide support to the company’s business interests in Belarus, maintain contact with governmental authorities, arrange meetings with representatives of the local business community, search for new partners and ensure informational support for the company’s activities in Belarus.

Mechel’s representative office in the Republic of Belarus is located at Pashkevich St. 9, Minsk. Sergei Anatolyevich Dubinsky has been appointed the office’s director.

Mechel’s own international representative offices network is one of its key competitive advantages. Today the company’s foreign representative offices successfully operate in Japan, China, South Korea, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria.