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EHS - Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited - Third quarter ending

Release Date: 14/10/2011 11:00
Code(s): EHS
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EHS - Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited - Third quarter ending 30 September 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") THIRD QUARTER ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 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 3Q 2011 2Q 2011 3Q 3Q 2010 3Q measure 2011/ 2011/ 2Q 3Q
2011, 2010, % % change change
Steel segment Hot metal Tons 115,789 158,317 -27 214,115 -46 Continuously Tons 118,500 171,387 -31 212,475 -44 cast blocks Sections Tons 40,020 62,448 -36 51,452 -22 Plates Tons 44,913 44,517 1 47,420 -5 Coil Tons 9,915 40,861 -76 42,474 -77 Vanadium slag Kg 2,862,199 4,043,136 -29 3,706,659 -23 V(2)O(5) Internal Kg 2,680,201 3,882,670 -31 3,480,288 -23 consumption V(2)O(5) Fines ore Tons 186,198 150,925 23 136,656 36 Vanadium segment Ferrovanadium Kg V 1,792,567 1,415,735 27 1,209,819 48 Modified Kg V 304,579 399,507 -24 177,624 71 Vanadium Oxide Nitrovan Kg V 319,705 441,356 -28 - 100 AVERAGE SELLING PRICES Unit of 3Q 2011 2Q 2011 3Q 3Q 2010 3Q measure 2011/ 2011/
2Q 3Q 2011, 2010, % % change change
Steel segment Total Steel $/ton 880 907 -3 786 12 Vanadium slag $/Kg 5 5 0 6 -17 V(2)O(5) Fines ore $/ton 32 37 -14 34 -6 Vanadium segment Ferrovanadium $/Kg V 27 29 -7 27 0 Modified $/Kg V - 21 -100 21 -100 Vanadium Oxide Nitrovan $/Kg V 28 28 0 - 100
Average exchange R/$ 7.13 6.80 5 7.33 -3 rate Note: 1) All prices quoted are delivered prices. 2) Production on hot metal and steel products decreased during Q3 mainly due to the maintenance shutdown of the Mills during the months of July and August, the strike action in July and Furnace 7 which was down for conversion. 3) The selling prices decreased due to the weakening of the Rand. 14 October 2011 Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited Date: 14/10/2011 11:00:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.

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