OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2014. Mechel (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports its participation in the anniversary, 20th International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo’ 2014, which was held at the All-Russia Exhibition Center in Moscow.

Over 750 companies from 35 countries took part in the expo. The exhibition welcomed over 30,000 visitors from construction, engineering, fuel and energy, transport, logistics and steel trade industries.

Mechel’s corporate booth showcased the products of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, Urals Stampings Plant, Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant, Izhstal and Vyartsilya Metal Products Plant, Kaslinsky Plant of Art Casting. Over the four days of the exhibition, some 100 employees of Mechel steel division (Mechel Steel Management Company) and service and sales company Mechel Service worked at the booth. Guests were offered full information about various kinds of the Group’s products.

The key highlight of Mechel’s corporate booth were the unique technological capacities of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s universal rolling mill which manufactures products for the construction industry and is geared towards production of high-quality rails for developing high-speed railways. The mill has already mastered production of 18 types of structural shapes including two types of rails – R-50 and R-65.

As part of the exhibition, enterprises that upgraded their facilities, developed and mastered new technologies, equipment and products, were awarded.

Mechel Steel Management Company and Mechel Service won a gold medal for developing and implementing the sorting and accounting system for steel products using QR-codes, bar codes and mobile data collection terminals.

Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant won a silver medal for developing and implementing production of steel welded wire from alloyed steel, grade Sv-10G1SN-VI.

Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant and Urals Stampings Plant won diplomas for mastering the technology of continuous casting of OS-grade steel aimed at improving the quality of rough central shafts for railways and metro cars.

Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant won a diploma for developing and implementing the technology for producing thick flat rolls from HN78T alloy.

Also, results of the Best Corporate Media in the Steelmaking Industry of Russia and the CIS 2014 contest held by “Metal Supply and Sales” magazine were announced.

Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO’s Znamya Shaktera (Miner’s Banner) newspaper won in the Best Corporate Media of the Mining Industry Enteprises nomination.

Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s Chelyabinsk Steelmaker newspaper won in the Best Steelmaking Media nomination.