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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EVRAZ COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF 73% STAKE IN STRATEGIC MINERALS CORPORATION
DANBURY, Connecticut, August 24, 2006 —
Following the receipt of the necessary approvals by the Commission of the
European Communities and the South African anti-monopoly authorities, Evraz Group S.A.
(LSE: EVR) announces the completion of the acquisition of approximately 73 percent of
Strategic Minerals Corporation, for about US$110 million.
Strategic Minerals Corporation, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, USA, is one of the
world's leading producers of vanadium alloys and chemicals for the steel, chemical, and
titanium industries.
For further information:
Evraz Group
Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations
Irina Kibina
Tel: +7 495 232 1370
IR@evraz.com
www.evraz.com
Evraz Group S.A. is one of the largest vertically-integrated steel and mining businesses in
Russia. In 2005, Evraz Group produced 13.9 million tonnes of crude steel. Evraz Group’s
principal assets include three of the leading steel plants in Russia: Nizhny Tagil (NTMK) in the
Urals region and West Siberian (ZapSib) and Novokuznetsk (NKMK) in Siberia, as well as
Palini e Bertoli in Italy and Vítkovice Steel in the Czech Republic. Its fast-growing mining
businesses comprise Evrazruda, the Kachkanarsky (KGOK) and Vysokogorsky (VGOK) iron
ore mining complexes and Neryungriugol coal company and equity interests in the
Raspadskaya and Yuzhkuzbassugol coal mines. The mining assets enable Evraz Group to be a
vertically-integrated steel producer. Evraz Group also owns and operates the Nakhodka
commercial sea port, in the Far East of Russia, which facilitates its access to Asian export
markets.
For further information visit www.evraz.com
August 24, 2006
For more information, contact
John Crane
telephone: (212)302-3344
email: John.Crane@stratcor.com
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