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EVRAZ HIGHVELD STEEL & VANADIUM LTD - Second Quarter Ending 30 June 2015 Operational Results

Release Date: 17/07/2015 14:53
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Second Quarter Ending 30 June 2015 Operational Results

 Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited
 (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
 Registration No: 1960/001900/06)
 Share code: EHS ISIN: ZAE000146171
 (“Highveld” or the “Company”)

 Second Quarter Ending 30 June 2015 Operational Results

 Following the practice of the holding company, EVRAZ plc, to release quarterly operational information,
 EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited hereby releases its results as follows:

 PRODUCTION VOLUMES

                                                                               2Q
                                                                            2015/              2Q 2015/
                      Unit of
                                   Notes          2Q 2015     1Q 2015          1Q      2Q 2014 2Q 2014,
                      measure
                                                                          2015, %              % change
                                                                           change

Steel segment
Hot metal             Tons           1            119 027     150 518         (21)      191 418        (38)
Continuously cast
blocks                Tons           2         120 771         149 236        (19)      169 574        (29)
Sections              Tons           3          40 878          53 595        (24)       52 946        (23)
Plates                Tons                      36 977          35 769           3       42 712        (13)
Coil                  Tons           4           7 992          29 390        (73)       35 450        (77)
Vanadium slag         Kg V           5       1 466 225       1 788 307        (18)    1 895 959        (23)
Fines ore             Tons           6         100 647         150 671        (33)      195 495        (49)
Vanadium segment
Ferrovanadium         Kg V           5       1 269 617       1 492 438        (15)    1 142 005            11


 WEIGHTED AVERAGE SELLING PRICES

                                                                         2Q 2015/              2Q 2015/
                         Unit of                               1Q 20
                                     Notes        2Q 2015                1Q 2015,    2Q 2014   2Q 2014,
                         measure                                  15
                                                                         % change              % change

 Steel segment
 Total Steel             R/ton           7                     7 686         (23)      7 170        (17)
 Vanadium slag           R/Kg V                        67         62            7         84        (20)
 Fines ore               R/ton           7            267        370         (28)        260           3
 Vanadium segment
 Ferrovanadium           R/Kg V          8            239        258          (8)       269         (11)

 Average exchange
 rate                    R/$                         12.09     11.73            3      10.54         15
Notes:
All prices quoted are delivered prices.
The below comments explain material variances between Q2 2015 and Q1 2015:

General: The domestic market remains under pressure as a result of poor demand further exacerbated
by a surge of low priced imports from China.


1. Liquid iron production was reduced as a result of poor domestic demand as well as cash constraints
2. Steel production decreased proportionally to liquid iron production.
3. The sections mill was negatively impacted by rolling low volumes of different profiles which
contributed to low
   utilization rates and lower output.
4. Flat product production volumes were lower in Q2 due to a lack of orders.
5. Vanadium Slag & FeV production reduced as a result of curtailed hot metal production.
6. Fines ore production decreased due to temporary mine stoppage after the announcement of the
business
   rescue process.
7. Steel pricing was reduced significantly due to unprecedentedly low domestic demand and high
volumes of
   low-priced imports.
8. Prices for Vanadium slag & Fines ore decreased due to lower demand and excess supply.


17 July 2015

Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

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