OREANDA-NEWS. On July 22, 2008 Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced that it has concluded long term contracts to supply coking coal to a number of Russian customers and expects to secure additional contracts in the future, reported the press-centre of Mechel.

Mechel has concluded agreements on supplying coking coal to major Russian steel plants for a fixed price for the third quarter of this year. Signing such agreements increases the transparency and predictability of the market, and has benefits for both coking coal producers and consumers. Currently, Mechel is considering the possibility of concluding even longer term contracts on the domestic market.