MECHEL ANNOUNCES SIGNING AGREEMENT WITH POSCO

Moscow, Russia — April 30, 2013 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading
Russian mining and metals companies, announces that its mining division's
trading subsidiary Mechel Carbon (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. has signed a three-year
contract with South Korea's POSCO corporation for supply of coking coal.
The agreement, signed on April 30, 2013, stipulates that Mechel Carbon will
supply POSCO with 500,000 tonnes of coking coal per year.
Besides that, Mechel Carbon also signed with POSCO a one-year contract for
supply of 200,000 tonnes of PCI coal in 2013.
The price during these contracts shall be determined by mutual agreement on a
quarterly basis.
“This agreement is yet another proof of Mechel’s longstanding and stable complex
partnership with POSCO, one of the world’s leading steelmaking companies. This
contract with POSCO is one more step in implementing Mechel’s strategy of
developing ties with the world’s largest steel producers and diversifying our
markets. Considering high market volatility, a long-term agreement with POSCO
and several other major consumers will enable Mechel to provide its coal mining
enterprises with stable orders, which will help consolidate the company’s
position as one of the world’s largest producers of metallurgical coal,” Mechel
Mining Management Company OOO’s Chief Executive Officer Boris Nikishichev noted.


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Mechel OAO
Anton Lapin
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
antonlapin@mechel.ru

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Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four
segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal,
iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products,
hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and
internationally.
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