NLMK Ural and NLMK Kaluga, part of NLMK Russia Long Products Division, have been awarded Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificates for rebar. EPD certification will boost the competitiveness of NLMK products in Russian and international markets.

An Environmental Product Declaration is an independent environmental assessment of a product life cycle based on the ISO 14025 International Standard. The numerous factors considered during its drafting include the type of materials used in production, the amount of resources (such as energy or water) spent, the amount of waste and emissions produced, the type of packaging, and even the mode of transport used to deliver the products to consumers.

Nikita Vorobyev, NLMK Group Director, Environment, said: “Sustainable development principles are a key priority for our company. We are pleased to see our clients also embracing eco-friendly approaches and opting for products with environmental declarations.”

Environmental declarations for NLMK Group companies were elaborated by the Climate and Environmental Management Department of brands & values GmbH (Germany). The NLMK Ural and NLMK Kaluga declarations are published in the EPD roster.

About NLMK Russia Long Products Division

NLMK Russia 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, 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 is 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 wind turbines.

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

NLMK’s ordinary shares with a 18.6% 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.

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