OREANDA-NEWS. September 10, 2007. Opening of the trading floor in yet another Siberian town is in line with Belon's strategy of overall increase in sales and development of the distribution network. The decision to establish the new remote mill products sales point in Barnaul was based on a growing demand in mill products from the prospective customers and a well-developed transport infrastructure, which allows timely delivery of the products to the clients. The offered assortment will include sheet, section and reinforcing steel.

By approaching the Barnaul market, Belon Group has expanded its mill products sales network, which now covers 7 cities and towns of the Siberian Federal District. The Company’s trading floors also operate in Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk and Kemerovo. In total, Belon Group has 16 sales points in 12 cities and towns of Russia, which allows the Company to hold the leading positions on the Russian steel trading market.

In 2006, Belon’s sales of mill products amounted to 282,000 tons. The expected sales volume for the current year exceeds 320,000 tons.

In accordance with the strategic plans of the Company, by the year of 2012, Belon will increase its market share in the Siberian Federal District up to 20%, whereas the volume of mill products sales will exceed 500,000 tons.