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EHS - Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited - First quarter ending 31 March
2011 operational results
Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number: 1960/001900/06)
Share code: EHS
ISIN: ZAE000146171
("Evraz Highveld")
FIRST QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH 2011 OPERATIONAL RESULTS
Following the practice of the holding company, Evraz Group S.A., to release
quarterly operational information, Evraz Highveld hereby releases its results as
follows:
PRODUCTION VOLUMES
Unit of 1Q 2011 4Q 2010 1Q 1Q 2010 1Q
measure 2011/ 2011/
4Q 1Q
2010, % 2010,
change %
change
Steel segment
Hot metal Tons 192,296 208,757 -8 180,456 7
Continuously cast Tons 195,793 205,667 -5 179,718 9
blocks
Blocks and slabs Tons - - 0 - 0
for sale
Sections Tons 62,027 46,782 33 55,333 12
Plates Tons 49,639 52,592 -6 61,493 -19
Coil Tons 28,923 18,675 55 36,757 -21
Vanadium slag Kg 3,963,685 4,735,987 -16 3,394,505 17
V(2)O(5)
Internal Kg 3,846,046 4,735,987 -19 2,012,376 91
consumption V(2)O(5)
Fines ore Tons 152,473 151,894 0 165,863 -8
Vanadium segment
Ferrovanadium Kg V 1,421,102 1,229,230 16 1,567,910 -9
Modified Vanadium Kg V 428,436 379,806 13 - 100
Oxide
Nitrovan Kg V 129,002 - 100 - 100
AVERAGE SELLING PRICES
Unit of 1Q 2011 4Q 2010 1Q 1Q 2010 1Q 2011/
measure 2011/ 1Q 2010,
4Q % change
2010, %
change
Steel segment
Total Steel $/ton 740 663 12 700 6
Vanadium slag $/Kg 6 - 100 6 -2
V2O5
Fines ore $/ton 41 37 11 34 21
Vanadium segment
Ferrovanadium $/Kg V 29 28 3 24 21
Modified $/Kg V 22 21 5 21 5
Vanadium Oxide
Nitrovan $/Kg V 29 - 100 - 100
Average exchange R/$ 7.00 6.91 1 7.52 -7
rate
Note:
1) All prices quoted are delivered prices.
08 April 2011
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited
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