Moscow, Russia – August 26, 2005 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reported today its operational results for the first half of 2005.

Product |
1H 2005, thousand tonnes |
1H 2005 as compared to 1H 2004, % |
Coal |
7,525 |
+ 3 |
 |
Coking Coal |
4,134 |
- 1.5 |
 |
Steam Coal |
3,392 |
+ 9 |
 |
IronOre Concentrate |
2,224 |
+ 17 |
 |
Nickel |
5.6 |
- 13 |
 |
Coke |
1,360 |
- 7 |
 |
Pig Iron |
1,844 |
- 1 |
 |
Steel |
3,088 |
+ 2 |
 |
Rolled Products |
2,423 |
+ 2 |
 |
Semi-Finished Products |
1,082 |
+ 39 |
 |
Long Products |
1,189 |
- 19 |
 |
Flat Products |
153 |
- 11 |
 |
Forgings |
43 |
- 11 |
 |
Stampings |
51 |
+ 64 |
 |
Hardware |
296 |
+ 13 |  |
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Mechel OAO Irina Ostryakova Director of Communications Phone: 7-095-258-18-28 Fax: 7-095-258-18-38 irina.ostryakova@mechel.com |