13.8.2010
Ostrava August 13, 2010 EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL, a.s. has signed a general partnership contract with Vitkovice Steel Hockey Club for the 2010/2011 season.
EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL, a.s. is a long-term partner of Vitkovice Steel Hockey Club and, in an effort to maintain continuity and show its continuing support for quality sport in the Moravian Silesian region, the company has extended its general partnership for the coming season. "We consider the sponsorship of Vitkovice hockey club to be a very important social investment by EVRAZ in the Czech Republic, and we understand the importance of the club to the region. We believe that the players will prove their quality by their achievements" said chairman of the board and CEO Zbynek Kvapik, MBA.
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For more information please contact:
Crest Communications Ostrava
Jaromir Krisica, spokesman
Tel.: +420 603 543 572
krisica@crestcom.cz
EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL concentrates on the production of steel and steel products - heavy plates, heavy and medium sections, and flame-cut shapes from heavy plates. The company aims to continue increasing the sales of its products with high added value, such as deliveries of plates for pipelines. Thanks to the important support of the Evraz Group and its strong position on the Russian steel market the company has also successfully entered the Russian market of the pipeline industry. In the sphere of heavy plates EVRAZ VITKOVICE STEEL is the main European manufacturer and the only manufacturer in the Czech Republic. Within the section production the most important product is sheet piles which represent a 75 % share of the mill's production. The company is the sole manufacturer of this product on the domestic market and holds a 90% market share.
Evraz Group S.A. is a large vertically-integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Europe, the USA, Canada and South Africa. The Company is ranked the 14th largest steel producer in the world based on crude steel production of 15.3 million tonnes in 2009. EVRAZ is largely self-sufficient in respect of its iron ore and coking coal requirements with the majority of its internal consumption covered by its mining operations. Evraz's consolidated revenues for the nine months ended 30 September 2010 were US$9,729 million and consolidated adjusted EBITDA amounted to US$1,766 million.
