MECHEL REPORTS CHAIRMAN OF MECHEL OAO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WITH POSCO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Moscow, Russia — September 10, 2012 – Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading
Russian mining and metals companies, reports the meeting between Chairman of
Mechel OAO’s Board of Directors Igor Zyuzin and POSCO Chief Executive Officer
Chung Joon-Yang during the Business Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC).
During the meeting, the two sides discussed the results of the joint efforts
made according to the Framework Project Agreement signed by the two companies in
2011. The Agreement calls for strengthening and expanding mutual cooperation for
implementation of joint projects in the steel industry, mining and logistics.
The sides discussed options for further development of their strategic
partnership and issues of expanding cooperation regarding supplies of Mechel
coal products to POSCO enterprises.
Construction of a permanent worker settlement at Elga Coal Complex, where POSCO
construction subsidiary POSCO A&C is general contractor, was also discussed.
Construction of a permanent worker settlement at Elga Coal Complex is a key
milestone for developing the Elga deposit, one of the world’s largest coking
coal fields with 2.2 billion tonnes of reserves under JORC standards of coal
grades that are highly in demand both domestically and internationally.
Mechel OAO has long-standing and stable partnership relations with enterprises
in South Korea, where it exports coal products. POSCO is one of the world’s
leading steelmaking companies and a major consumer of Mechel’s coking coal.
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Mechel OAO
Maria Kolmogorova
Tel: + 7 495 221 88 88
maria.kolmogorova@mechel.com

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Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four
segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal,
iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products,
hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and
internationally.
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forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial
performance of Mechel, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to caution you that
these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may
differ materially. We do not intend to update these statements. We refer you to
the documents Mechel files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Form 20-F. These documents contain and
identify important factors, including those contained in the section captioned
“Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in our
Form 20-F, that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among
others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and
synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the
ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of
developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment,
volatility in stock markets or in the price of our shares or ADRs, financial
risk management and the impact of general business and global economic
conditions.