NLMK Group, a global steel company, took part in Wire 2018 International Trade Fair for the first time. Wire 2018 is Europe¡¯s largest trade fair for metalware, wire, machinery and technologies.

The Wire Trade Fair is held biennially in D¨¹sseldorf, Germany, attracting in excess of 1,300 participants, presenting their steel products and equipment, and their latest metalworking developments.

NLMK Group¡¯s stand showcased NLMK Russia Long Division products: rebar and wire rod manufactured by NLMK Ural and NLMK Kaluga; wire and fasteners manufactured by NLMK Metalware.

Even though NLMK Group participated in the Fair for the first time, European consumers are already familiar with NLMK Russia Long products: close to 15% of NLMK¡¯s long steel is marketed in Europe.

NLMK Russia Long Products specialists used the Fair as an opportunity to hold meetings with potential suppliers of advanced equipment for NLMK Metalware.

About NLMK Long

NLMK Long, part of NLMK Group, is one of the largest producers of long products and metalware in Russia.

NLMK Russia Long Products Division includes NLMK Ural, NLMK Metalware, NLMK Kaluga, NLMK Ural Service, and Vtorchermet NLMK. The Division¡¯s facilities come together to form an integrated production cycle, beginning from scrap collection and processing to the manufacturing of HVA steel products such as rebar, wire rod and metalware.

NLMK Russia Long Products production capacity is 3.7 million t pa of steel and 2.9 million t pa of rebar and wire rod, which are marketed or used downstream to produce 0.5 million t pa of metalware.

The Division¡¯s headcount it more than 9,000 employees.

About NLMK Group

NLMK Group is the largest steelmaker in Russia and one of the most efficient in the world.

NLMK Group¡¯s steel products are used in various industries, from construction and machine building to the manufacturing of power-generation equipment and offshore windmills.

NLMK operates production facilities in Russia, Europe and the United States. The Company¡¯s steel production capacity exceeds 17 million tonnes per year.

NLMK has the most competitive cash cost among global manufacturers and one of the highest profitability levels in the industry. In 2017, the Company generated $10.065 billion in revenue and $2.655 billion in EBITDA. As of 31 December 2017, Net debt/EBITDA stood at 0.35§ç. The company has investment grade credit ratings from S&P, Moody¡¯s and Fitch.

NLMK¡¯s ordinary shares with a 16% free-float are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (ticker "NLMK") and its global depositary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker "NLMK:LI"). The share capital of the Company is divided into 5,993,227,240 shares with a par value of RUB1. For more details on NLMK shareholder capital, please follow the link.

NLMK Group received the Steel Industry Leadership Award at the prestigious 2016 Platts Global Metals Awards held by S&P Global Platts, a leading international industry analytical periodical.