A. Ryabikov

Severstal-metiz is an international company manufacturing steel wire and wire products, with production facilities in Russia, Ukraine, UK and Italy. In Russia Severstal-metiz holds a market share of 25%, in the Ukraine 18%, in the UK 23% and 30% in Italy (wire rope market). In 2007 the Severstal-metiz group of companies sold nearly 1 million tons of steel products, EBITDA reached $87.3 million, nearly double the 2006 level. The Severstal-metiz product range is segmented into 5 major product groups: high carbon, low carbon, drawn steel, welding consumables and fasteners. Cherepovets Plant focuses on cold drawn steel, steel shapes and high carbon products (wire, wire ropes, etc); Orel Plant on fasteners; Volgograd Plant, as well as Carrington Wire and Redaelli Tecna, on high carbon products; Dneprometiz specializes in producing low carbon products.