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25 February 2021

EVRAZ plc

EVRAZ PUBLISHES 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND REPORTS FULL YEAR 2020 RESULTS

   25   February 20 21   - EVRAZ plc ("EVRAZ" or "the Company") (LSE: EVR) has today: 

-- posted its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 20 20 ("20 20 Annual Report") on its website:

https://www.evraz.com/en/investors/reports-and-results/annual-reports/   and 

-- submitted to the UK National Storage Mechanism a copy of its 20 20 Annual Report in accordance with LR 9.6.1 R.

The 20 20 Annual Report will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The 20 20 Annual Report and the Notice of the Company's Annual General Meeting, which will be held on 1 5 June 202 1 and will be posted to shareholders in mid-May 20 21 .

The Appendix to this announcement contains additional information which has been extracted from the 2020 Annual Report for the purposes of compliance with DTR 6.3.5 only and should be read in conjunction with this announcement. Together these constitute the material required by DTR 6.3.5 and DTR 4.2.3 to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service. This announcement should be read in conjunction with and is not a substitute for reading the full 2020 Annual Report. Page and note references in the text below refer to page numbers and notes in the 2020 Annual Report.

EVRAZ ANNOUNCES ITS AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEARED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The financial information contained in this document does not constitute statutory accounts as defined by section 435 of the Companies Act 2006. Financial information for 2019 has been extracted from the audited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019 which were prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union and have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. The auditor's report on those financial statements was unqualified with no reference to matters to which the auditor drew attention by way of emphasis and no statement under s498(2) or s498(3) of the Companies Act 2006. The financial information for the year ended 31 December 2020 will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies following the Company's annual general meeting convened for 15 June 2021. The auditor has reported on the statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020. The auditor's report was unqualified.

FY 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

   --     Robust free cash flow of US$1,020 million (FY2019: US$1,456 million) 
   --     Continued reduction in net debt: US$3,356 million (FY2019: US$3,445 million) 

-- Total EBITDA effect from cost-cutting and customer focus initiatives of US$ 426 million in 2020

-- Consolidated EBITDA of US$2,212 million, down 15.0% from US$2,601 million in FY201 9 , EBITDA margin up to 22.7% from 21 .8%

   --     Net profit increased to US$858 million vs. US$365  million in FY2019 
   --     Cash-costs: 

o cash cost of slabs decreased to US$213/t from US$236/t in FY2019 due to lower raw material prices (iron ore, coal, ferroalloys), better raw material yield and mix, lower auxiliary, services and repairs costs

o cash costs of coal concentrate decreased to US$31/t (FY2019: US$35/t) mainly as a result of rouble depreciation

o cash costs of iron ore products decreased to US$36/t (FY2019: US$41/t) mainly by rouble depreciation, higher iron ore production volume and lower fixed costs

-- An interim dividend of US$437.1 million (US$0.3 0 per share) has been declared, reflecting the Board's confidence in the Group's financial position and outlook.

Financial Highlights

 
 (US$ million)                                         FY20 20              FY2019   Change,% 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Consolidated revenue                                  9 , 754              11,905     (18.1) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Profit from operations                                  1,671               1,217       37.3 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Consolidated EBITDA(1)                                 2, 212               2,601     (15.0) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Net profit                                                858                 365        n/a 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Earnings per share, basic (US$)                          0.58               0.2 3        n/a 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Net cash flows from operating activities              1 , 928               2,430     (20.7) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 CAPEX(2)                                                  657                 762     (13.8) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 
                                             31 December 20 20   31 December 201 9 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Net debt(3)                                            3, 356               3,445      (2.6) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 Total assets                                            8,710               9,847     (11.5) 
------------------------------------------  ------------------  ------------------  --------- 
 

(1) See p.253 of EVRAZ plc Annual Report 2020 for the definition of EBITDA.

(2) Including payments on deferred terms recognised in financing activities and non-cash transactions.

(3) See p.254 of EVRAZ plc Annual Report 2020 for the calculation of net debt.

EVRAZ Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Frolov, commented

"2020 was an unprecedented year, which changed the world and the way we do business. Intense global uncertainty caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 had a profound e ect on economies and pressured global markets. However, thanks to the upswing seen on the global markets in the second half of the year, the Group delivered solid operating and financial results with EBITDA reaching US$2, 212 million and EBITDA margin reached 22 .7 % in 2020 .

Moreover, EVRAZ continued to implement its efficiency improvement programme and delivered an EBITDA e ect of

US$426 million   from customer focus and cost-cutting   initiatives. 

In 2021, EVRAZ will continue to improve its safety culture, customer focus and operational efficiency, using digital tools where appropriate. The Group aims to achieve significant progress in its key investment projects, the foremost of which is to upgrade the rail mills in North America and Nizhny Tagil. EVRAZ will also focus on making the best possible use of the opportunities that arise as the markets begin to recover from the pandemic in 2021."

CONFERENCE CALL

EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) has released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020 on Thursday, 25 February 2021.

A conference call to discuss the results, hosted by Alexander Frolov, CEO, and Nikolay Ivanov, CFO, will be held on Thursday, 25 February 20 21 , at:

2 pm (London time)

5 pm (Moscow time)

9 am (New York time)

To join the call, please dial:

 
 +44 (0)330 336 9127 or 0800 358 6377    UK 
  (toll free) 
 ++7 495 213 1767 or 8 800 500 9283      Russia 
  (toll free) 
 +1 929-477-0448 or 888-204-4368 (toll   US 
  free) 
 

Conference ID: 9126275

To avoid any technical inconvenience, it is recommended that participants dial in 10 minutes before the start of the call.

An audio webcast will be available at the following link (pre-registration needed): https://www.webcast-eqs.com/evraz20210225

The FY2020 results presentation will be also available on the Group's website, www.evraz.com , on Thursday, 25 February 20 21 , at the following link:

https://www.evraz.com/en/investors/reports-and-results/financial-results/

   An MP3 recording will be available on Friday, 26   February 2021, at the following link: 

https://www.evraz.com/en/investors/reports-and-results/financial-results/

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains "forward-looking statements", which include all statements other than statements of historical facts, including, without limitation, any statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "targets", "believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "anticipates", "would", "could" or similar expressions or the negative thereof. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors beyond the Group's control that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Group to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of 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 the Group's shares or GDRs, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Group's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Group will operate in the future. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date as of which

they are made, and each of EVRAZ and the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in EVRAZ's or the Group's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. Neither the Group, nor any of its agents, employees or advisors intends or has any duty or obligation to supplement, amend, update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained in this document.

Table of contents

Financial review

Statement of operations

CAPEX and key projects

Financing and liquidity

Review of operations by Segment

Steel segment

Steel, North America segment

Coal segment

APPIX

Key RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

DIVIDS

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

onsolidated statement of operations

onsolidated statement of comprehensive income

onsolidated statement of financial position ..

onsolidated statement of cash flows

onsolidated statement of changes in equity ..

Financial review

Statement of operations

In its full-year financial results for 2020, EVRAZ reported an 18.1% year-on-year decrease in consolidated revenues, which totalled US$9,754 million, compared with US$11,905 million in 2019. The reduction was primarily the result of a drop in sales prices for steel, vanadium and coal products against a background of

less favourable   market trends . 

EVRAZ' consolidated EBITDA amounted to US$2,212 million in the period, compared with US$2,601 million in 2019, with the EBITDA margin rising to 22.7%, from 21.8%, and free cash ow amounting to US$1,020 million in 2020. The decline in EBITDA was primarily attributable to lower steel, vanadium and coal product sales prices, as well as lower sales of tubular and at-rolled steel products resulting from weakening market

demand   in North America . 

The Steel segment's revenues (including intersegment) dropped by 14.4% year-on-year to US$6,969 million, or 65.4% of the Group's total before elimination. The decrease was mainly due to lower revenues from sales of vanadium and steel products, which fell by 46.0% and 8.4% year-on-year respectively. This was primarily due to a downturn in average sales prices of 42.7% for vanadium and 9.4% for steel products, underpinned by unfavourable market conditions. The Group's lower prices from sales of steel products were partly o set by higher sales volumes, which increased from 11.0 million tonnes in 2019 to 12.1 million tonnes in 2020,

following an increase in production volumes   at Russian mills amid higher demand. 

The Steel, North America segment's revenues decreased by 28.8% year-on-year. Steel product revenues fell by

29.2%, driven   by declining sales volumes (down 21.7%)   and lower prices (down 7.5%). 

The Coal segment's revenues fell by 26.3% year-on-year, due to a 35.1% decline in coal product sales prices which was partly o set by a 9.6% increase in coal product sales volumes. Coal prices followed the downward

trend set by global benchmarks during   the period . 

In 2020, the Steel segment's EBITDA rose amid lower expenses compared to revenue, as a result of a decline in prices for raw materials, including coal, scrap and other raw materials, and exchange rate impact on rouble denominated costs.

The Steel, North America segment's EBITDA decreased due to lower revenues from sales of at-rolled, tubular,

railway,   and construction products. 

The Coal segment's EBITDA was down, amid lower coal product sales prices, while the cost of sales was largely unchanged.

Eliminations mainly re ect unrealised profits or losses that relate to the inventories produced by the Steel segment on the Steel, North America segment's balance sheet, and coal inventories produced by the Coal

segment on the Steel segment's balance   sheet . 
 
 Revenues 
 (US$ million) 
---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Segment                   20 20      2019    Change   Change, % 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Steel                   6 , 969     8,143   (1,174)      (14.4) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Steel, North America    1 , 779     2,500     (721)      (28.8) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Coal                    1 , 490     2,021     (531)      (26.3) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Other operations            410       483      (73)      (15.1) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Eliminations              (894)   (1,242)       348      (28.0) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 Total                   9 , 754    11,905   (2,151)      (18.1) 
----------------------  --------  --------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 Revenues by region 
  (US$ million) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Region                                20 20    201 9    Change   Change, % 
----------------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------- 
 Russia                              3 , 722    4,373     (651)      (14.9) 
---------------------------------- 
 Asia                                  2,949    2,893        56         1.9 
---------------------------------- 
 Americas                              1,915    2,709     (794)      (29.3) 
---------------------------------- 
 CIS (excl. Russia)                      584      865     (281)      (32.5) 
---------------------------------- 
 Europe                                  461      956     (495)      (51.8) 
---------------------------------- 
 Africa and the rest of the world        123      109        14        12.8 
----------------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------- 
 Total                                 9,754   11,905   (2,151)      (18.1) 
----------------------------------  --------  -------  --------  ---------- 
 
 
 EBITDA* 
 (US$ million) 
----------------------------------------------------------- 
 Segment                  2020    2019   Change   Change, % 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Steel                   1,930   1,795      135         7.5 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Steel, North America     (28)      38     (66)         n/a 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Coal                      400     843    (443)      (52.6) 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Other operations           15      18      (3)      (16.7) 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Unallocated             (126)   (141)       15      (10.6) 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Eliminations               21      48     (27)      (56.3) 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Total                   2,212   2,601    (389)      (15.0) 
----------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 

* For the definition of EBITDA, please refer to p. 253 of the Annual Report 2020

The following table details the effect of the Group's cost-cutting initiatives.

 
 Effect of Group's cost-cutting initiatives in 
  2020, 
  (US$ million) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
 Improving yields and raw material costs, including                102 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
           Various improvements at coal washing plants and 
            mines                                                   60 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
           Auxiliary materials and service costs of Urals 
            and Siberia operations                                  28 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
           Auxiliary materials and service costs of North 
            American and Vanadium operations                        14 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
 Increasing productivity and cost effectiveness                     40 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
 Others, including                                                  50 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
           Reduction of general and administrative (G&A) 
            costs and non-G&A headcount                             49 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
           Assets optimisation                                       1 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
 Total                                                             192 
-----------------------------------------------------------  --------- 
 
 
 
  Revenues, cost of revenues and gross profit of 
   segments 
   (US$ million) 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------  ------- 
                                 2020       2019    Change        Change, % 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Steel segment 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Revenues                       6,969      8,143      1,174                14.4 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Cost of revenues             (4,596)    (5,836)    (1,240)              (21.2) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Gross profit                   2,373      2,307         66                 2.9 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 
 Steel, North America 
  segment 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Revenues                       1,779      2,500      (721)              (28.8) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Cost of revenues             (1,604)    (2,204)        600              (27.2) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Gross profit                     175        296      (121)              (40.9) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 
 Coal segment 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Revenues                       1,490      2,021      (531)              (26.3) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Cost of revenues             (1,027)    (1,046)       (20)               (1.9) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Gross profit                     463        975      (512)              (52.5) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 
 Other operations - gross 
  profit                          115        116        (1)               (1.0) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Unallocated - gross 
  profit                          (8)        (4)          4                 n/a 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Eliminations - gross 
  profit                         (76)       (58)         18              (31.0) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 Total                          3,042      3,632      (590)              (16.2) 
---------------------------  --------   --------   --------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 Gross profit, expenses and results 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 (US$ million) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
                                                                       2020      2019   Change   Change, % 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Gross profit                                                         3,042   3 , 632   (590 )     (16.2 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Selling and distribution costs                                      (840 )    (966 )      126     (13.0 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 General and administrative expenses                                 (552 )    (611 )       59      (9.7 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Social and social infrastructure maintenance expenses                (31 )     (26 )     (5 )        19.2 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net         (3 )         3     (6 )         n/a 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Impairment of assets                                                (310 )    (442 )      132     (29.9 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net                                   408    (341 )      749         n/a 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Other operating income and expenses, net                             (43 )     (32 )    (11 )        34.4 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Profit from operations                                             1 , 671   1 , 217      454        37.3 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Interest expense, net                                               (322 )    (328 )        6      (1.8 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Share of profits/(losses) of joint ventures and associates               2         9     (7 )     (77.8 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Impairment of non-current financial assets                               -      (56)     (56)         n/a 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Gain/(loss) on financial assets and liabilities, net                 (71 )        17    (88 )         n/a 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Gain/(loss) on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net          1        29    (28 )     (96.6 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Other non-operating losses, net                                         14        14        -           - 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Profit before tax                                                  1 , 295       902      393        43.6 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Income tax expense                                                  (437 )    (537 )      100     (18.6 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 Net profit                                                             858       365      493         n/a 
-----------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------  ---------- 
 

In 2020, selling and distribution expenses fell by 13.0%, amid lower railroad transportation costs related to lower shipment volumes and tari s. General and administrative expenses fell by 9.7%, mostly due to a furlough in the May-July period and sta reductions in North America caused by weak market conditions and idling.

In 2020, EVRAZ recognised a US$310 million impairment loss. As a result of impairment testing, in 2020, the Group recognised a US$234 million impairment loss with respect to the Large diameter pipes cash-generating unit, which was allocated to goodwill (US$65 million), intangible assets (US$16 million) and property, plant and equipment (US$153 million) and a US$67 million impairment loss with respect to the Oil Country Tubular Goods cash-generating unit, which was allocated to goodwill. The impairment was caused by the reassessment

of demand on the steel,   oil and commodities markets in the USA   and Canada. 

Foreign exchange gains amounted to US$408 million, mainly related to intragroup loans denominated in roubles and payable by subsidiaries, whose functional currency is the US dollar, to the Russian subsidiaries, which have the rouble as their functional currency. The depreciation of the Russian rouble against the US dollar in 2020 led to exchange gains recognised in the income statements of non-Russian subsidiaries.

The loss on financial assets and liabilities amounted to US$71 million and consisted primarily of losses on foreign currency swap contracts.

For the reporting period, the Group had an income tax expense of US$437 million, compared with US$537 million in 2019. The change re ects the decline in the operating results.

 
 Cash flow 
  (US$ million) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                                 2020      2019    Change    Change, % 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Cash flows from operating activities before changes in working capital        1,5 93     2,057   (46 4 )   (2 2 . 6 ) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Changes in working capital                                                      3 35       373    ( 38 )   ( 10 . 2 ) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                      1,9 28     2,430   ( 502 )     (20. 7 ) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Short-term deposits at banks, including interest                                   4         7       (3)       (42.9) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets             (6 47 )     (762)      1 15   (1 5 . 1 ) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Proceeds from sale of disposal groups classified as held for sale, net of 
  transaction costs                                                                11        44      (33)       (75.0) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Other investing activities                                                         8        46      (38)       (82.6) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Net cash flows used in investing activities                                  (6 24 )     (665)        41    ( 6 . 2 ) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Net cash flows used in financing activities                                  (1,107)   (1,415)       308       (21.8) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 including dividends paid                                                       (872)   (1,086)       214       (19.7) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents               7         6         1         16.7 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                             204       356     (152)       (42.7) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  ----------- 
 
 
 Calculation of free cash flow* 
  (US$ million) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
                                                                                   2020    2019    Change    Change, % 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 EBITDA                                                                          2,21 2   2,601   (3 89 )       (15.0) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 EBITDA excluding non-cash items                                                 2, 203   2,615   (41 2 )     (15. 8 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Changes in working capital                                                        3 35     373    ( 38 )   ( 10 . 2 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Income tax accrued                                                               (579)   (532)      (47)          8.8 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Social and social infrastructure maintenance expenses                             (31)    (26)       (5)         19.2 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                        1,9 28   2,430   ( 502 )     (20. 7 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Interest and similar payments                                                    (269)   (302)        33       (10.9) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Capital expenditures, including recorded in financing activities               (6 57 )   (762)       105   (1 3 . 8 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Proceeds from sale of disposal groups classified as held for sale, net of 
  transaction costs                                                                  11      44      (33)       (75.0) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Other cash flows from investing activities                                           7      46    (3 9 )   (8 4 . 8 ) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 Free cash flow                                                                  1,02 0   1,456   (43 6 )       (29.9) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------  --------  ----------- 
 

* For the definition of free cash flow, please refer to p. 253 of the Annual Report 2020.

In 2020, net cash ows from operating activities decreased by 20.7% year-on-year. Free cash ow for the period was US$1,020 million.

CAPEX and key projects

In 2020, EVRAZ' capital expenditures fell to US$657 million, compared with US$762 million a year earlier. Capital expenditures (including those recognised in financing activities) for 2020 (in millions of US dollars) can be summarised as follows.

Capital expenditures in 20 20

 
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Steel segment 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Tashtagol iron ore mine upgrade at EVRAZ ZSMK mining 
  site 
  The project's aim is to increase annual ore production 
  at the Tashtakolsky deposit with a partial switch to 
  sublevel caving using mobile equipment.                          24 
 Sobstvenno-Kachkanarsky deposit greenfield project 
  The project's aim is to maintain production of raw ore.          13 
 Rail and beam mill modernisation at EVRAZ NTMK 
  The project's aim is to increase the production of beams 
  and of sheet piles.                                               2 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Steel, North America segment 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Long rail mill at EVRAZ Pueblo 
  The project's aim is to replace the existing rail facility 
  and meet the needs of customers for long rail products.          46 
 Electric arc furnace (EAF) repowering at EVRAZ Regina 
  The project's aim is to increase prime coil and plate 
  production at EVRAZ Regina and reduce electrode consumption.     14 
 Coal segment 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Acquisition of equipment at Osinnikovskaya mine 
  Acquisition of equipment fully compliant with mining 
  and geological conditions to provide the projected longwall 
  load on a monthly basis.                                         14 
 Access and development of reserves in the Uskovskaya 
  mine's seam no. 48 
  The project's aim is to prepare the reserves in seam 
  no. 48 for mining                                                11 
 
   Acquisition of equipment at Alardinskaya mine 
   The project's aim is to reduce the time required for 
   transition from longwall to longwall and to increase 
   annual production volumes to 3.2mt.                             10 
 Access and development of reserves in the Esaulskaya 
  mine's seam no. 29a 
  The project's aim is to relocate mining operations from 
  seam no. 26 to seam no. 29a                                       9 
 Other development projects                                        56 
 MAINTENANCE PROJECTS 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Steel segment 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Major overhaul of blast furnace no. 6 at EVRAZ NTMK               80 
 Technical re-equipment of the air heaters of blast furnace 
  no. 2 at EVRAZ ZSMK                                               7 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Other maintenance projects                                       371 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 Total                                                            657 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ---- 
 

Financing and liquidity

   EVRAZ began 2020 with a total debt   of US$4,868 million . 

Debt management has focused on capital markets maturities coming due in the first quarter of 2021. Specifically, in March 2020, EVRAZ signed a US$750 million committed syndicated facility with a group of international banks with funds made available for one year after signing. Once utilised, this facility will be repayable in nine equal quarterly instalments, following a three-year grace period. As of 31 December

2020, the US$750 million   committed syndicated facility remained   unutilised . 

In the wake of uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Group decided to increase its cash safety cushion through additional borrowing. In March, EVRAZ utilized RUB5,000 million (c. US$68 million as of 31 December 2020), under its committed credit facility with VTB. Later, in April, it drew another RUB15,000 million (c. US$203 million as of 31 December 2020), under the uncommitted credit facility with this bank. Currency risk exposure under the first credit facility of RUB5,000 million was hedged using cross-currency swaps.

In November, the Group repurchased, in a series of open market purchases, and cancelled US$15 million of the outstanding principal of its US$750 million 8.25% Notes due in 2021.

These actions, partially o set by scheduled repayments of bank loans and leases, led to an increase in total debt during 2020 by US$115 million to US$4,983 million, as of 31 December 2020.

During 2020, EVRAZ paid two interim dividends to its shareholders in the amount of US$581 million (US$0.40 per share) in March and US$291 million (US$0.20 per share) in October.

By the end of 2020 EVRAZ achieved a net debt reduction of US$89 million to US$3,356 million, compared with US$3,445 million as of 31 December 2019. The ratio of net debt to last twelve months (LTM) EBITDA was 1.5 times as of 31 December 2020, compared with 1.3 times as of 31 December 2019. Interest expense accrued on loans, bonds and notes amounted to US$291 million during the period, at compared with the amount of 2019, despite a higher total debt load, re ecting lower USD and RUB base rates since the second quarter 2020.

As of 31 December 2020, various bilateral facilities with a total outstanding principal of around US$1,458 million contained financial maintenance covenants. Maintenance covenants under these facilities include two key ratios calculated using EVRAZ plc's consolidated financials: a maximum of net leverage and a minimum of EBITDA interest cover. As of 31 December 2020, EVRAZ was in full compliance with its financial covenants.

As of 31 December 2020, cash amounted to US$1,627 million and committed credit facilities to US$937 million, allowing the Group to comfortably cover upcoming maturities. Short-term loans and the current portion of long-term loans amounted to US$1,078 million.

Review of operations by Segment

 
 
 
 (US$ million)        Steel        Steel, North        Coal           Other 
                                      America 
---------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------  ------------ 
                   2020    2019     2020    2019    2020    2019   2020   2019 
---------------  ------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ------  -----  ----- 
 Revenues         6,969   8,143    1,779   2,500   1,490   2,021    410    483 
---------------  ------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ------  -----  ----- 
 EBITDA           1,930   1,795     (28)      38     400     843     15     18 
---------------  ------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ------  -----  ----- 
 EBITDA 
  margin          27.7%   22.0%   (1.6)%    1.5%   26.8%   41.7%   3.7%   3.7% 
---------------  ------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ------  -----  ----- 
 CAPEX              401     394       92     128     154     227     10     13 
---------------  ------  ------  -------  ------  ------  ------  -----  ----- 
 

Steel segment

Sales review

 
 Steel segment revenues by product 
                                        2020                                        2019 
                         ---------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  --------------- 
                               US$                                        US$           % of total segment 
                           million     % of total segment revenues    million                     revenues   Change, % 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Steel products, 
  external sales             6,079                            87.2      6,637                         81.5       (8.4) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Semi-finished 
   products(*)               2,479                            35.6      2,528                         31.0       (1.9) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Construction 
   products(**)              2,013                            28.9      2,166                         26.6       (7.1) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Railway products(***)      1,099                            15.8      1,181                         14.5       (6.9) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Flat-rolled 
   products(****)              146                             2.1        386                          4.7      (62.2) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Other steel 
   products(*****)             342                             4.9        377                          4.6       (9.3) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Steel products, 
  intersegment sales            37                             0.5        168                          2.1      (78.0) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
  Including sales to 
   Steel, North America         26                             0.4        154                          1.9      (83.1) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Iron ore products             146                             2.1        190                          2.3      (23.2) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Vanadium products             349                             5.0        648                          8.0    (46. 1 ) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Other revenues               35 8                             5.1        499                          6.1    (28. 3 ) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 Total                       6,969                           100.0      8,143                        100.0      (14.4) 
-----------------------  ---------  ------------------------------  ---------  ---------------------------  ---------- 
 
 

* Includes billets, slabs, pig iron, pipe blanks and other semi-finished products.

** Includes rebar, wire rods, wire, beams, channels and angles.

*** Includes rails, wheels, tyres and other railway products.

**** Includes commodity plate and other flat-rolled products.

***** Includes rounds, grinding balls, mine uprights and strips.

 
 Sales volumes of Steel segment 
 (thousand tonnes) 
                                                 --------  -------  ------------------- 
                                                     2020     2019   Change   Change, % 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Steel products, external sales                    12,197   12,075      122         1.0 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
  Semi-finished products                            6,039    5,636      403         7.2 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
  Construction products                             3,944    3,800      144         3.8 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
  Railway products                                  1,299    1,393     (94)     (6. 7 ) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
  Flat-rolled products                                267      622    (355)      (57.1) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
  Other steel products                                647      624       23         3.7 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Steel products, intersegment sales                    67      318    (251)      (78.9) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Total steel products                              12,264   12,393    (129)       (1.0) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 
   Vanadium products (tonnes of pure vanadium)     18,696   19,334    (638)       (3.3) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Vanadium in slag                                   6,129    6,451    (322)       (5.0) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Vanadium in alloys and chemicals                 12, 534   12,883    (349)     (2. 7 ) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 
   Iron ore products                                1,732    1,895    (163)       (8.6) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Sinter                                                 -      759    (759)     (100.0) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Pellets                                            1,732    1,134      598        52.7 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 Other iron ore products                                -        2      (2)     (100.0) 
-----------------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
                        Geographic breakdown of external steel product sales 
                                                               (US$ million) 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                           2020    2019   Change   Change, % 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Russia                                   2,962   3,358    (396)      (11.8) 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Asia                                     2,200   2,028      172         8.5 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Europe                                     221     492    (271)      (55.0) 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 CIS                                        490     565     (75)      (13.4) 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Africa, America and rest of the world      206     195       12         6.3 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 Total                                    6,079   6,638    (558)       (8.4) 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  -------  ---------- 
 

In 2020, revenues from the Steel segment dropped by 14.4% to US$6,969 million, compared with US$8,143 million a year earlier. The segment's revenues were impacted by a sharp reduction in sales prices for vanadium products, as well as a slight fall in construction sales prices and lower at-rolled sales volumes, along with lower sales volumes in the North America segment.

Revenues from external sales of semi-finished products decreased by 1.9% amid a decline 9.1% in average prices, which was partly o set by a 7.2% increase in sales volumes. The increase was driven primarily by change in the product mix in favour of higher slab and billets sales to export destinations following a decrease in demand in Russia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues from sales of construction products to third parties fell by 7.1%: a 10.9% decrease was attributed to a reduction in average prices, which was partly o set by a 3.8% increase due to higher export sales volumes to Asia following a decrease in demand in Russia amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues from external sales of railway products fell due to a 6.7% decrease in volumes, which was coupled with sales price decline of 0.2%. A key driver of lower railway product sales volumes during the reporting period was lower demand for railway wheels on the Russian market, which was also attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

External revenues from at-rolled products fell by 62.2%. A 57.1% decrease was attributed to a drop in sales volumes to Europe mainly due to disposal of EVRAZ Palini e Bertoli which took place in Q4 2019, and a 5.2% decrease due to lower sales prices.

The share of sales to the Russian market declined from 50.6% in 2019 to 48.7% in 2020, following increase of export sales to Asia.

Steel segment revenues from sales of iron ore products dropped by 23.2%. This was due to a 14.6% decrease in sales prices, as well as 8.6% reduction in sales volumes, primarily as a result of the absence of sinter sales to third parties, due to disposal of EvrazTransUkraina and greater requirements for own operations.

In 2020, around 63.2% of EVRAZ' iron ore consumption in steelmaking came from the Group's own operations, compared with 66.6% a year earlier.

Steel segment revenues from sales of vanadium products dropped by 46.0%, primarily due to a 42.7% downturn in sales prices in line with market trends. Ferrovanadium prices dropped in line with the London Metal Bulletin and Ryan's Notes quotations, while vanadium slag prices fell along with vanadium pentoxide (V(2) O(5) ) quotations.

Steel segment cost of revenues

 
 Steel segment cost of revenues 
 
                                            2020                                  2019 
                            ------------------------------------  -----------------------------------  ----------- 
                             US$ million    % of segment revenue   US$ million   % of segment revenue    Change, % 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
 Cost of revenues                  4,596                    65.9         5,836                   71.7     (21. 2 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Raw materials                    2,025                    29.1         2,577                   31.6       (21.4) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
      Iron ore                       503                     7.2           540                    6.6        (6.9) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
      Coking coal                    769                    11.0         1,082                   13.3       (28.9) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
      Scrap                          442                     6.3           542                    6.7     (18. 5 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
      Other raw materials           31 1                    4. 5           413                    5.0   (2 4 . 7 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Auxiliary materials                339                     4.9           366                    4.5        (7.4) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Services                           241                     3.5           277                    3.4     (13. 0 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Transportation                     407                     5.8           457                    5.6     (10. 9 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Staff costs                        477                    6. 8           501                    6.2      (4. 8 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Depreciation                       233                     3.3           227                    2.8         2. 6 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Energy                             398                     5.7           439                    5.4        (9.3) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
  Other*                            47 6                     6.8          99 2                   12.2     (52. 0 ) 
--------------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ----------- 
 

* Includes goods for resale, changes in work in progress and finished goods, taxes in cost of revenues, semi-finished products, allowance for inventory and inter-segment unrealised profit.

In 2020, the Steel segment's cost of revenues decreased by 21.2% year-on-year. The main reasons for the increase were:

-- The cost of raw materials declined by 21.4%, mainly due to lower costs of coking coal (down 28.9%), due to the trend on global markets, as well as reduced use of more expensive coal concentrate, which was replaced with a cheaper form from Esaulskaya mine. Scrap costs declined by 18.5%, due to lower scrap price and lower share of scrap in metal-charge amid increased pig iron consumption. The decrease in raw material costs was also accompanied by a weaker rouble and reduced consumption due to cost-cutting initiatives.

-- Costs for auxiliary materials declined by 7.4%, amid lower consumption of auxiliary materials and auxiliary materials prices.

-- Service costs declined by 13.0%, primarily driven by the lower cost and volume of ferrovanadium processing, whose costs are linked to final product quotes.

-- Transportation costs declined by 10.9%, primarily due to lower shipment volumes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national lockdowns, the global economic shock and a sharp decline in economic growth rates.

-- Energy costs were lower due to the weaker rouble, as well as higher own electricity generation and change in fuel structure.

-- Other costs were down by 52.0%, mainly due to lower cost of goods for resale, amid a drop in vanadium purchase prices in 2020, compared to 2019. Other reasons were related to reduction in the purchase price of goods, higher sales of own production scrap, and significant increases of semi- and vanadium stocks due to COVID-19.

Steel segment gross profit

The Steel segment's gross profit increased by 2.9% year-on-year, as positive e ects of lower cost outweighed

the decrease   in sales volumes and prices. 

Steel, North America segment

Sales review

 
 Steel, North America segment revenues by product 
 
                                             2020                                    2019 
                           ---------------------------------------  --------------------------------------  ---------- 
                                                % of total segment                      % of total segment 
                            US$ million                    revenue   US$ million                   revenue   Change, % 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
 Steel products                 1 , 697                       94.4         2,372                      94.8      (29.2) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
  Semi-finished products            109                        6.1           121                       4.8       (9.9) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
  Construction 
   products(*)                      183                       10.3           200                       8.0       (8.5) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
  Railway products(**)              326                       18.3           405                      16.2      (19.5) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
  Flat-rolled 
   products(***)                    323                       18.2           518                      20.7      (37.6) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
  Tubular products(****)            743                       41.8         1,128                      45.1      (34.1) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
 Other revenues (*****)              95                        5.6           128                       5.1      (21.9) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
 Total                          1 , 779                      100.0         2,500                     100.0      (28.8) 
-------------------------  ------------  -------------------------  ------------  ------------------------  ---------- 
 

* Includes beams, rebar and structural tubing.

** Includes rails and wheels.

*** Includes commodity plate, specialty plate and other flat-rolled products.

**** Includes large-diameter line pipes, ERW pipes and casing, seamless pipes, casing and tubing and other products.

***** Includes scrap and services.

 
 Sales volumes of Steel, North America segment 
 (thousand tonnes) 
                                           2020         2019    Change   Change, % 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
  Semi-finished products                    144          192      (48)      (25.0) 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
  Construction products                     262          256         6         2.3 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
  Railway products                          404          441    (3 7 )       (8.4) 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
  Flat-rolled products                      382          523     (141)      (27.0) 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
  Tubular and other steel products          537          795     (256)    (32. 3 ) 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 Total                                  1 , 729     2 , 20 7     (476)   ( 21. 5 ) 
-----------------------------------  ----------  -----------  --------  ---------- 
 
 

The segment's revenues from the sale of steel products dropped, due to a decrease of 21.7% in volumes, as well as a decrease of 7.5% in prices. This was mainly attributable to lower demand on the tubular and at-rolled market.

Revenues from the sale of semi-finished products decreased by 9.9%, due to a decline in sales volumes of 25.0%, following the fulfilment of a contract with a key customer, albeit partly o set by an increase in prices of 15.1% .

Construction product revenues fell by 8.5%, due to a 10.8% reduction in prices, partly o set by a 2.3% increase in sales volumes as a result of improved market conditions.

Railway product revenues fell by 19.5%, driven by a decline in prices of 12.1%, along with lower sales volumes by 8.4%, due to reduced demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues from at-rolled products decreased due to declines of 10.6% in prices and of 27.0% in sales volumes, as a result of weakening market demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues from tubular product sales fell by 34.1% year-on-year, due to a drop of 32.5% in volumes. This was driven by as turbulence on the oil and gas markets, which led to falling demand, resulting in the idling of the OCTG mills in Canada and the US.

Steel, North America segment cost of revenues

 
 Steel, North America segment cost of revenues 
 
                                           2020                                 2019 
                           -----------------------------------  -----------------------------------  ---------- 
                            US$ million   % of segment revenue   US$ million   % of segment revenue   Change, % 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
 Cost of revenues                 1,604                   90.1         2,204                   88.1      (27.2) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Raw materials                     454                   25.5           686                   27.4      (33.8) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Semi-finished products            238                   13.4           396                   15.8      (39.9) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Auxiliary materials              17 2                    9.7           222                    8.9      (22.5) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Services                          145                    8.2           190                    7.6    (23. 7 ) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Staff costs                       240                   13.5           319                   12.8      (24.7) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Depreciation                      100                    5.6           109                    4.4       (8.3) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Energy                             90                    5.1           117                    4.7      (23.1) 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
  Other*                           16 5                   9. 3           165                    6.6           - 
-------------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------  ---------------------  ---------- 
 

* Primarily includes transportation, goods for resale, certain taxes, changes in work in progress and fixed goods, and allowances for inventories.

In 2020, the Steel, North America segment's cost of revenues dropped significantly year-on-year driven by

declined sales volumes . The main   changes related to : 

-- Raw material costs fell by 33.8%, primarily because of lower production volumes and lower cost of scrap .

-- The cost of semi-finished products was down 39.9%, due to the reduction of consumption at Portland Flat .

-- Auxiliary material costs fell by 7.6%, driven by lower production levels at Pueblo and in Canada .

-- Service costs went down by 23.7%, driven primarily by lower production volumes and mill idling .

-- Sta costs decreased by 24.8%, mostly driven by the idling of OCTG mills in Canada and the US , an overall decrease in production levels for other products and a rotating furlough schedule for salaried employees .

-- Energy costs fell by 23.1%, primarily due to reduced production levels and lower natural gas prices .

   --    Other costs remained broadly at year-on-year. 

Steel, North America segment gross profit

The Steel, North America segment's gross profit totalled US$175 million for 2020, down from US$296 million a year earlier. The decline was driven primarily by lower sales volumes for at-rolled and OCTG, due to worsening market conditions, which was partly o set by lower prices for raw materials, purchased semi-finished products, sta costs, auxiliary materials and services.

Coal segment

Sales review

 
 Coal segment revenues by product 
 
                                         2020                                      2019 
                       ----------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------  ----------- 
                                             % of total segment                        % of total segment 
                        US$ million                     revenue   US$ million                     revenue    Change, % 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 External sales 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 Coal products                  929                        62.4         1,251                        61.9       (25.7) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
  Coking coal                    74                         4.9           148                         7.3       (50.0) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
  Coal concentrate              853                        57.3         1,103                        54.6       (22.7) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
  Steam coal                      2                         0.2             -                           -        100.0 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 Inter-segment sales 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 Coal products                 53 6                        35.9           730                        36.1       (26.8) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
  Coking coal                   101                         6.8           124                         6.1       (18.5) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
  Coal concentrate             43 5                       29. 2           606                        30.1   ( 28 . 2 ) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 Other revenues                 2 5                        1. 7            40                         2.0   (3 7 . 5 ) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 Total                        1,490                       100.0         2,021                       100.0       (26.3) 
---------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ------------  --------------------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Sales volumes of Coal segment 
 (thousand tonnes) 
--------------------------------------  ---------  -------------------------------- 
                                             2020       2019     Change   Change, % 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 External sales 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coal products                            12,336     11,053      1,283        11.6 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coking coal                               2,233      1,928        305     1 5 . 8 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Steam coal                                   37          1         36         n/a 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coal concentrate and other products      10,066      9,124        941        10.3 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 Intersegment sales 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coal products                             6,986      6,569        417         6.3 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coking coal                               2,323      2,044        279        13.6 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
  Coal concentrate                          4,663      4,525        138         3.3 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 Total, coal products                      19,322     17,622      1,700         9.6 
--------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------- 
 
 

Revenues from external sales of coal products fell, amid a 37.3% reduction in prices, partly o set by an 11.6% increase in sales volumes. Coking coal revenues fell by 50.0% and coking coal concentrate revenues dropped by 22.7% amid lower pricing, but were o set in part by higher sales volumes. These were driven by strong demand for coal on the Russian market, as well as growth in demand for coal from China. Long-term partnerships with Japanese, Korean and European clients have minimised the impact of declining demand on these markets.

Revenues from internal sales of coal products were down 26.8%, mainly due to a 33.1% reduction in sales prices, which was partly o set by a 6.3% uptick in volumes. Coking coal volumes rose by 22.4%, due to increased sales of K and KS grades.

In 2020, the Coal segment's sales to the Steel segment amounted to US$537 million (36.0% of total sales), compared with US$730 million (36.1%) in 2019.

During the reporting period, roughly 78.0% of EVRAZ' coking coal consumption in steelmaking came from the Group's own operations, compared with 74.1% in 2019.

Coal segment cost of revenues

 
 Coal segment cost of revenues 
 
                                        2020                                  2019 
                        ------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ---------- 
                         US$ million    % of segment revenue   US$ million    % of segment revenue   Change, % 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
 Cost of revenues              1,027                    68.9         1,046                    51.8       (1.8) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Auxiliary materials            110                     7.4           159                     7.9      (30.8) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Services                        53                     3.5            97                     4.8      (45.4) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Transportation                 294                    19.7           351                    17.4      (16.2) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Staff costs                    200                    13.4           223                    11.0      (10.3) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Depreciation                   163                    10.9           171                     8.5       (4.7) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Energy                          43                     2.9            51                     2.5      (15.7) 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
  Other*                         164                    11.0           (6)                   (0.3)       100.0 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------  ----------------------  ---------- 
 

* Primarily includes goods for resale, certain taxes, changes in work in progress and finished goods, allowance for inventory, raw materials and inter-segment unrealised profit .

The main drivers of the year-on-year increase in the Coal segment's cost of revenues were as follows:

-- The consumption of auxiliary materials decreased by 30.8% due mainly to lower volumes of preparation at third-party plants, the idling of production at the Raspadsky open pit in Q2-Q3 2020, and a decrease in the production volumes at Raspadskaya mine.

-- Costs for services dropped by 45.4%, due mainly to lower volumes of preparation at third-party plants, the idling of production at the Raspadsky open pit in Q2-Q3 2020, and a decrease in production volumes at Raspadskaya mine.

-- Transportation costs fell by 16.2% during the reporting period, primarily due to the idling of production at the Raspadsky open pit mine in Q2-Q3 2020, the use of in-house transportation equipment instead of third-party contractor equipment, lower volumes shipped.

   --    Sta costs fell by 10.3% because of lower mining volumes as well as rouble depreciation. 

-- Other costs increased during the reporting period, mainly due to higher sales of accumulated stock, partially o set by higher work-in-progress, and the lower cost of goods for resale and lower mineral extraction tax payments, due to reduced production levels.

Coal segment gross profit

In 2020, the Coal segment's gross profit was US$464 million, down from US$975 million a year earlier, primarily due to lower sales prices.

APPIX

Key RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

EVRAZ is exposed to numerous risks and uncertainties that exist in its business that may affect its ability to execute its strategy effectively in 2021 and could cause the actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results.

The Directors consider that the principal risks and uncertainties as summarised below and detailed in the EVRAZ plc 2020 Annual Report on pages 92 to 95 , copies of which are available at https://www.evraz.com/en/investors/reports-and-results/annual-reports/ , are relevant in 2021 and the mitigating actions described are appropriate.

Principal risks

 
 Risk                          Mitigating/ risk management actions 
 Global economic               This is an external risk that is mostly 
  factors, industry             outside the control of EVRAZ; however, it 
  conditions and                is partly mitigated by exploring new market 
  cyclicality                   opportunities, 
                                focusing on expanding the share of value-added 
                                products, further downscaling inefficient 
                                assets, suspending production in low-growth 
                                regions, reducing and managing the cost 
                                base with the objective of being among the 
                                sector's lowest-cost producers, and improving 
                                the balance sheet/gearing. 
 
                                In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought additional 
                                market uncertainties. At the same time, 
                                management's actions reduced the impact 
                                of this risk on the Group's business and 
                                operations 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Product competition           EVRAZ mitigates this risk by expanding its 
                                product portfolio and penetrating new geographic 
                                and product markets. 
 
                                It continuously develops and improves its 
                                loyalty and customer focus programmes and 
                                initiatives. 
 
                                The Group also implements quality improvement 
                                initiatives and strives to increase the 
                                share of value-added products. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Cost effectiveness            For both the mining and steelmaking operations, 
                                EVRAZ is implementing cost-reduction projects 
                                to increase asset competitiveness. 
 
                                The Group's focused investment policy is 
                                aimed at reducing and managing the cost 
                                base. 
 
                                EVRAZ also seeks to mitigate this risk through 
                                the control of its Russian steel distribution 
                                network, the development of high value-added 
                                products, and the implementation of EVRAZ 
                                Business System transformation projects 
                                focused on increasing efficiency and e ectiveness. 
 
                                In addition, the Group's digital projects 
                                help to reduce risks associated with primary 
                                equipment and to improve e ectiveness. This 
                                includes the Advanced Analytics programme, 
                                which it launched in 2020 to drive operational 
                                efficiency. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Potential regulatory          EVRAZ and its executive teams are members 
  actions by governments,       of various national 
  incl. trade, antimonopoly,    industry bodies. 
  antidumping regulation, 
  sanctions regimes,            As a result, they contribute to the development 
  and other laws                of such bodies and, when appropriate, participate 
  and regulations               in relevant discussions with political 
                                and regulatory authorities. 
 
                                The Group seeks to monitor potential legislative 
                                changes before their introduction, at the 
                                point when new laws are being drafted. 
 
                                EVRAZ has implemented and will further develop 
                                procedures to ensure that sanctions requirements 
                                are complied with across its 
                                operations. 
 
                                While the Group's internal compliance controls 
                                address the associated risks, the general 
                                uncertainty in the area increases management's 
                                focus on this risk. 
 
                                EVRAZ also continuously monitors changes 
                                in temporary legislation related to the 
                                COVID-19 pandemic. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Functional currency           While this external risk is mostly outside 
  devaluation                   the Group's ability to control, management 
                                works to mitigate its potential impact through 
                                proper disclosure and monitoring. 
 
                                EVRAZ also works to reduce the amount of 
                                intergroup loans denominated in Russian 
                                roubles to limit the possible devaluation 
                                e ect on its consolidated net income . 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 HSE: environmental            EVRAZ monitors its environmental risk matrix 
                                on a regular basis, and it develops and 
                                implements mitigation measures in response 
                                to these risks. The top management also 
                                devotes greater attention to monthly monitoring 
                                of environmental risk trends and factors. 
 
                                The Group implements programmes to reduce 
                                air emissions and water use at its plants, 
                                as well as to improve its waste management 
                                practices. 
 
                                EVRAZ has developed an environmental strategy 
                                and has updated its list of projects in 
                                accordance with it to achieve strategic 
                                goals regarding emissions and waste. The 
                                strategy is being implemented through dedicated 
                                programmes in each division. 
 
                                Most of the Group's operations are certified 
                                under ISO 14001 and work is ongoing to bring 
                                the remaining plants in compliance 
                                with this international standard. EVRAZ 
                                is currently compliant with REACH requirements. 
 
                                The Group has begun to develop a Climate 
                                Change Strategy, including performing various 
                                scenario analyses and identifying appropriate 
                                risks. 
 
                                EVRAZ also participates in the development 
                                of GHG emissions regulation in Russia. In 
                                addition, the Group has achieved reductions 
                                in GHG emissions as a positive side-e ect 
                                of its energy efficiency projects . 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 HSE: health and               To mitigate these risks, EVRAZ ensures that 
  safety                        its management KPIs place significant emphasis 
                                on safety performance and the standardisation 
                                of critical safety programmes. 
 
                                The Group is implementing an energy isolation 
                                programme, further developing a programme 
                                of behaviour safety observations to drive 
                                a more proactive approach to preventing 
                                injuries and incidents, as well 
                                as launching a series of health and safety 
                                initiatives related to underground mining. 
 
                                Other measures include implementing maintenance 
                                and repair modernisation programmes, launching 
                                a downtime management system, further developing 
                                the occupational safety risk assessment 
                                methodology, as well as analysing the e 
                                ectiveness of corrective measures. 
 
                                In addition, the Group conducts mass testing 
                                of personnel for COVID-19 and has introduced 
                                reliable barriers to prevent carriers of 
                                the virus 
                                from entering its facilities. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Business interruption         The Group has defined and established disaster 
                                recovery procedures that are subject to 
                                regular review. Business interruptions in 
                                mining mainly relate to production safety. 
                                Measures to mitigate these risks include 
                                methane monitoring and degassing systems, 
                                timely mining equipment maintenance, as 
                                well as employee safety training. 
 
                                EVRAZ performs detailed incident cause analyses 
                                to develop and implement preventative actions. 
                                Records of minor interruptions are reviewed 
                                to identify any more significant underlying 
                                issues. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Digital                       Digital Transformation is a part of the 
  e ectiveness,                 Group's IT strategy. 
  as well 
  as e ective,                  EVRAZ continuously assesses and monitors 
  efficient                     information security risks, and it implements 
  and continuous                mitigation measures upon completion of external 
  IT service                    assessments by an independent advisor. 
 
                                The Group conducts regular continuity testing 
                                for the most critically important IT systems. 
 
                                Successful mitigation measures include launching 
                                the IT Security Operation Centre, conducting 
                                security awareness training for employees 
                                and e ectively organising remote work for 
                                sta during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 Capital projects              EVRAZ reviews all proposed capital projects 
  and expenditure               on a risk return basis. The current list 
                                of projects has been reviewed and updated. 
 
                                Each project is presented for approval against 
                                the Group's risk matrix to assess its potential 
                                downside and any possible mitigating actions. 
 
                                EVRAZ has created a list of typical project 
                                risks and a database of lessons learned. 
 
                                Project delivery is closely monitored against 
                                project plans resulting in high-level action 
                                to manage project investment for both timely 
                                delivery and planned project expenditure. 
 
                                New mine development and definition of feasibility 
                                plans are reviewed and signed o by independent 
                                mining engineers. 
 
                                The Group regularly revisits the key assumptions 
                                for its main investment projects and performs 
                                scenario analyses, which may result in the 
                                suspension and/or postponement of certain 
                                projects. 
 
                                EVRAZ also uses financial modelling to define 
                                the strategy of each individual asset and 
                                the enterprise in general for the purpose 
                                of long-term FCF forecasting, including 
                                investment projects. 
 
                                The project management system's transformation 
                                is ongoing. 
                              ---------------------------------------------------- 
 

EVRAZ monitors these risks and actively pursues strategies to mitigate them on an ongoing basis.

Emerging risks

In addition to principal risks, management pays particular attention to threats that could become significant over a certain time, known as emerging risks. The Group defines these as events that could meaningfully impact EVRAZ' activities and results, but have a lower likelihood of materializing in the next three to five years.

They include:

-- Climate change.

-- Liabilities incurred due to environmental impairments.

The management works continuously to monitor and manage emerging risks and devise mitigation measures.

DIVIDS

Interim dividend

In consideration of EVRAZ robust performance in 2020, EVRAZ Board of Directors has announced an interim dividend. On 24 February 2021, the Board of Directors voted to disburse a total of US$ 437.1 million, or US$0. 30 per share. The record date is

12 March 2021 and payment date is 7 April 2021.

The interim dividend will be paid in US Dollars, unless a shareholder elects to receive dividends in UK pounds sterling or Euros. The last date for submitting a Currency Election will be 15 March 2021. All conversions will take place on or around 17 March 2021.

DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Each of the directors whose names and functions are listed on pages 100 - 103 of the Annual report confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

-- the consolidated financial statements of EVRAZ plc, prepared in accordance with international accounting standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and IFRSs adopted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 as it applies in the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole (the 'Group');

-- the management report required by DTR 4.1.8R includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

By order of the Board

Alexander Frolov

Chief Executive Officer

EVRAZ plc

24 February 2021

onsolidated statement of operations

(in millions of US dollars, except for per share information

 
                                                                                           Year ended 31 December 
                                                                                      -------------------------------- 
                                                                               Notes       20 20      201 9       2018 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Continuing operations 
 Revenue 
 Sale of goods                                                                     3    $ 9 ,514   $ 11,569   $ 12,525 
 Rendering of services                                                             3         240        336        311 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
                                                                                           9,754     11,905     12,836 
 Cost of revenue                                                                   7   (6, 712 )    (8,273)    (8,011) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Gross profit                                                                             3,0 42     3,6 32      4,825 
 
 Selling and distribution costs                                                    7       (840)    (96 6 )    (1,013) 
 General and administrative expenses                                               7       (552)      (611)      (546) 
 Social and social infrastructure maintenance expenses                                      (31)       (26)       (27) 
 Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net                               (3)          3       (11) 
 Impairment of non-financial assets                                                6       (310)    ( 4 42)       (30) 
 Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net                                                        408      (341)        361 
 Other operating income                                                                       22         22         24 
 Other operating expenses                                                          7      ( 65 )       (54)       (55) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Profit from operations                                                                   1,67 1    1, 2 17      3,528 
 
 Interest income                                                                   7           6          8         18 
 Interest expense                                                                  7       (328)      (336)      (359) 
 Share of profits/(losses) of joint ventures and associates                       11           2          9          9 
 Impairment of non-current financial assets                                       13           -       (56)          - 
 Gain/(loss) on financial assets and liabilities, net                              7        (71)         17         13 
 Gain/(loss) on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net                  12           1         29       (10) 
 Other non-operating gains/(losses), net                                                      14         14          2 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Profit before tax                                                                        1, 295       90 2      3,201 
 
 Income tax expense                                                                8       (437)      (537)      (731) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ----------  ---------  --------- 
 Net profit                                                                               $ 8 58      $ 365    $ 2,470 
============================================================================  ======  ==========  =========  ========= 
 
 Attributable to: 
 
 Equity holders of the parent entity                                                      $ 8 48     $ 3 26    $ 2,406 
 Non-controlling interests                                                                    10         39         64 
============================================================================  ======  ==========  =========  ========= 
                                                                                          $ 8 58      $ 365    $ 2,470 
============================================================================  ======  ==========  =========  ========= 
 Earnings per share for profit attributable to equity holders of the parent 
 entity, US dollars: 
 Basic                                                                            20      $0.5 8     $0. 23     $ 1.67 
 Diluted                                                                          20       $0.58    $0. 2 2     $ 1.65 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of comprehensive income

(in millions of US dollars

 
                                                                                            Year ended 31 December 
                                                                                       ------------------------------- 
                                                                                Notes      20 20        2019      2018 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
 Net profit                                                                               $ 8 58       $ 365   $ 2,470 
 
 Other comprehensive income/(loss) 
 
 Oth er comprehen sive income to be reclassified to profit or lo ss in subs 
 equent periods 
 
 Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations into presentation 
  currency                                                                                 (894)        75 7   (1,120) 
 Exchange differences recycled to profit or loss on disposal of foreign 
  operations                                                                     4,12          -          31        63 
 Net gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges                                            25          -          27       (3) 
 Net (gains)/losses on cash flow hedges recycled to profit or loss              7, 25          -        (33)         - 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  --------- 
                                                                                           (894)         782   (1,060) 
 
 Effect of translation to presentation currency of the Group's joint ventures 
  and associates                                                                   11       (13)           8      (13) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  --------- 
                                                                                            (13)           8      (13) 
 
 Items not to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods 
 
 Net gains/(losses) on equity instruments at fair value through other 
  comprehensive income                                                             13          -           -        59 
 
 Gains/(losses) on re-measurement of net defined benefit liability                 23        (3)        (15)        28 
 Income tax effect                                                                  8          2         (1)       (6) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
                                                                                             (1)        (16)        22 
 
 Total other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax                                       (908)         774     (992) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
 Total comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax                                          $ ( 50 )   $ 1, 1 39   $ 1,478 
=============================================================================  ======  =========  ==========  ======== 
 
 Attributable to: 
 Equity holders of the parent entity                                                    $ ( 41 )     $ 1,078   $ 1,441 
 Non-controlling interests                                                                   (9)          61        37 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ----------  -------- 
                                                                                        $ ( 50 )   $ 1, 1 39   $ 1,478 
=============================================================================  ======  =========  ==========  ======== 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of financial position

(in millions of US dollars)

The financial statements of EVRAZ plc (registered number 7784342) on pages 158-236 were approved by the Board of Directors on 24 February 2021 and signed on its behalf by Alexander Frolov, Chief Executive Officer.

 
                                                                                  31 December 
                                                                        ------------------------------ 
                                                                 Notes      20 20       2019      2018 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
 ASSETS 
 Non-current assets 
 Property, plant and equipment                                     9     $ 4,31 4    $ 4,925   $ 4,202 
 Intangible assets other than goodwill                            10          138        185       206 
 Goodwill                                                          5          457       5 94       864 
 Investments in joint ventures and associates                     11           79         92        74 
 Deferred income tax assets                                        8         24 5        152        92 
 Other non-current financial assets                               13           26         40        91 
 Other non-current assets                                         13           45         55        44 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                            5,304    6, 0 43     5,573 
 Current assets 
 Inventories                                                      14        1,085      1,480     1,474 
 Trade and other receivables                                      15          378        534       835 
 Prepayments                                                                   80         93       113 
 Loans receivable                                                               -         32        29 
 Receivables from related parties                                 16           10         10        11 
 Income tax receivable                                                         46         53        35 
 Other taxes recoverable                                          17          178        175       201 
 Other current financial assets                                   18            2          4        35 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                        19        1,627      1,423     1,067 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                            3,406      3,804     3,800 
 Total assets                                                             $ 8,710   $ 9 ,847   $ 9,373 
==============================================================  ======  =========  =========  ======== 
 
 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 
 Equity 
 Equity attributable to equity holders of the parent entity 
  Issued capital                                                  20         $ 75       $ 75      $ 75 
  Treasury shares                                                 20      (1 54 )      (169)     (196) 
  Additional paid-in capital                                                2,510      2,492     2,480 
  Revaluation surplus                                                         109        109       110 
  Unrealised gains and losses                                    13,25          -          -         6 
  Accumulated profits                                                       2,187      2,217     3,026 
  Translation difference                                                  (3,936)    (3,048)   (3,820) 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                              791      1,676     1,681 
 Non-controlling interests                                        32          129        252       257 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                              920      1,928     1,938 
 Non-current liabilities 
 Long-term loans                                                  22        3,759      4,599     4,186 
 Deferred income tax liabilities                                   8          253        352       258 
 Employee benefits                                                23          240        271       226 
 Provisions                                                       24          272        321       222 
 Lease liabilities                                                25           57         83         - 
 Other long-term liabilities                                      25          102         40        38 
                                                                            4,683      5,666     4,930 
 Current liabilities 
 Trade and other payables                                         26        1,264      1,378     1,216 
 Contract liabilities                                                         314        348       320 
 Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans          22        1,078        140       377 
 Lease liabilities                                                25           30         34         - 
 Payables to related parties                                      16           38         19       122 
 Income tax payable                                                           108         79       104 
 Other taxes payable                                              27          169        153       266 
 Provisions                                                       24           41         33        35 
 Amounts payable under put options for shares in subsidiaries      4           65         69        65 
--------------------------------------------------------------  ------  ---------  ---------  -------- 
                                                                            3,107      2,253     2,505 
 Total equity and liabilities                                             $ 8,710    $ 9,847   $ 9,373 
==============================================================  ======  =========  =========  ======== 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of cash flows

(in millions of US dollars)

 
                                                                                              Year ended 31 December 
                                                                                           --------------------------- 
                                                                                                2020    2019      2018 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------  -------- 
Cash flows from operating activities 
 Net profit                                                                                    $ 858   $ 365   $ 2,470 
  Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash flows from operating activities: 
      Deferred income tax (benefit)/expense (Note 8)                                           (142)       5        48 
      Depreciation, depletion and amortisation (Note 7)                                         60 5     578       542 
      (Gain)/loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net                                3     (3)        11 
      Impairment of non-financial assets                                                         310     442        30 
      Foreign exchange (gains)/losses, net                                                     (408)     341     (361) 
      Interest income                                                                            (6)     (8)      (18) 
      Interest expense                                                                           328     336       359 
      Share of (profits)/losses of associates and joint ventures                                 (2)     (9)       (9) 
      Impairment of non-current financial assets                                                   -      56         - 
      (Gain)/loss on financial assets and liabilities, net                                        71    (17)      (13) 
      (Gain)/loss on disposal groups classified as held for sale, net                            (1)    (29)        10 
      Other non-operating (gains)/losses, net                                                   (14)    (14)       (2) 
      Allowance for expected credit losses                                                       (2)       3       (1) 
      Changes in provisions, employee benefits and other long-term assets and liabilities     ( 17 )       -      (16) 
      Expense arising from equity-settled awards (Note 21)                                        11      13        15 
      Other                                                                                      (1)     (2)       (2) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------  -------- 
                                                                                              1,5 93   2,057     3,063 
 Changes in working capital: 
      Inventories                                                                                250      61     (482) 
      Trade and other receivables                                                                8 1     304     (128) 
      Prepayments                                                                                  3      26      (48) 
      Receivables from/payables to related parties                                                 5   (114)      (58) 
      Taxes recoverable                                                                         (30)      29      (24) 
      Other assets                                                                                 -     (1)         - 
      Trade and other payables                                                                (3 5 )     219       108 
      Contract liabilities                                                                    (1 3 )      13        63 
      Taxes payable                                                                               84   (155)       148 
      Other liabilities                                                                         (10)     (9)       (9) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------  -------- 
 Net cash flows from operating activities                                                     1,9 28   2,430     2,633 
 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Issuance of loans receivable to related parties                                                 (1)       -       (1) 
 Issuance of loans receivable                                                                    (1)     (9)       (1) 
 Proceeds from repayment of loans receivable, including interest                                   1       2         2 
 Purchases of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (Note 4)                                          -     (3)         - 
 Purchases of disposal groups held for sale (Note 12)                                              -    (22)         - 
 Investments in associates and joint ventures (Note 11)                                            -     (3)         - 
 Sale of associates (Note 1 6 )                                                                    -       5         - 
 Proceeds from sale of other investments (Notes 18 and 13)                                         -      32        92 
 Short-term deposits at banks, including interest                                                  4       7        11 
 Purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets                            (6 47 )   (762)     (521) 
 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment                                           6      16         4 
 Proceeds from sale of disposal groups classified as held for sale, net of transaction 
  costs 
  (Note 12)                                                                                       11      44        52 
 Dividends received (Notes 11 and 16)                                                              1       9         6 
 Other investing activities, net                                                                   2      19      (22) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------  ------  -------- 
 Net cash flows used in investing activities                                                 (6 24 )   (665)     (378) 
=========================================================================================  =========  ======  ======== 
 

Continued on the next page

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of cash flows (continued)

(in millions of US dollars)

 
                                                                                              Year ended 31 December 
                                                                                           --------------------------- 
                                                                                               2020      2019     2018 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Purchases of non-controlling interests (Note 4)                                             $ (66)    $ (71)   $ (24) 
 Payments for property, plant and equipment on deferred terms                                  (10)         -        - 
 Payments for investments on deferred terms (Note 11)                                             -       (8)     (11) 
 Dividends paid by the parent entity to its shareholders (Note 20)                            (872)   (1,086)  (1,556) 
 Dividends paid by the Group's subsidiaries to non-controlling shareholders                     (5)       (5)      (1) 
 Proceeds from bank loans and notes (Note 22)                                                 1,218     2,805    1,412 
 Repayment of bank loans and notes, including interest (Note 22)                            (1,304)   (3,035)  (2,459) 
 Net proceeds from/(repayment of) bank overdrafts and credit lines, including interest 
  (Note 
  22)                                                                                          (25)        22        - 
 Restricted deposits at banks in respect of financing activities                                  1         -       12 
 Realised gains/(losses) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (Note 25)        (11)        22       11 
 Realised gains/(losses) on hedging instruments (Note 25)                                         -      (23)       11 
 Payments under leases, including interest (Note 25)                                           (33)      (37)        - 
 Other financing activities, net                                                                  -         1      (1) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Net cash flows used in financing activities                                                (1,107)   (1,415)  (2,606) 
 
 Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                             7         6     (48) 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                           204       356    (399) 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                       1,423     1,067    1,466 
 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year                                           $ 1,627   $ 1,423  $ 1,067 
=========================================================================================  ========  ========  ======= 
 Supplementary cash flow information: 
                     Cash flows during the year: 
 Interest paid                                                                              $ (284)   $ (283)  $ (320) 
 Interest received                                                                                5         7        9 
 Income taxes paid (included in operating activities)                                         (536)     (581)    (623) 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of changes in equity

(in millions of US dollars)

 
                                                          Attributable to equity holders of the 
                                                                       parent entity 
                   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                    Unrealised 
                                         Additional                    gains 
                    Issued    Treasury     paid-in    Revaluation       and      Accumulated   Translation             Non-controlling    Total 
                    capital    shares      capital      surplus       losses      profits       difference    Total       interests       equity 
 
 At 31 December 
  2019                 $ 75    $ (169)      $ 2,492         $ 109          $ -       $ 2,217     $ (3,048)   $ 1,676             $ 252   $ 1,928 
                                                                                           8                       8                           8 
 Net profit               -          -            -             -            -            48             -        48                10        58 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss)           -          -            -             -            -           (1)         (888)     (889)              (19)     (908) 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss)                                                                                                    (                           ( 
  for                                                                                      8                      41                          50 
  the period              -          -            -             -            -            47         (888)         )               (9)         ) 
 Acquisition of 
  non-controlling 
  interests in 
  subsidiaries 
  (Note 4)                -          -            7             -            -             -             -         7              (34)      (27) 
 Change in 
  non-controlling 
  interests due 
  to 
  reorganisation 
  (Note 
  4)                      -          -            -             -            -            45             -        45              (45)         - 
 Decrease in 
  non-controlling 
  interests due 
  to 
  put options 
  (Note 
  4)                      -          -            -             -            -          (35)             -      (35)              (30)      (65) 
 Transfer of 
  treasury 
  shares to 
  participants 
  of the 
  Incentive 
  Plans (Notes 20 
  and 
  21)                     -         15            -             -            -          (15)             -         -                 -         - 
 Share-based 
  payments 
  (Note 21)               -          -           11             -            -             -             -        11                 -        11 
 Dividends 
  declared 
  by the parent 
  entity 
  to its 
  shareholders 
  (Note 20)               -          -            -             -            -         (872)             -     (872)                 -     (872) 
 Dividends 
  declared 
  by the Group's 
  subsidiaries 
  to 
  non-controlling 
  shareholders            -          -            -             -            -             -             -         -               (5)       (5) 
-----------------  --------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
                                     $                                                     $                       $                           $ 
 At 31 December           $      ( 154            $                                      2,1                      79                          92 
  2020                   75          )       2 ,510         $ 109          $ -            87     $ (3,936)         1             $ 129         0 
=================  ========  =========  ===========  ============  ===========  ============  ============  ========  ================  ======== 
 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of changes in equity (continued)

(in millions of US dollars)

 
                                                   Attributable to equity holders of the 
                                                                parent entity 
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                      Unrealised 
                                           Additional                    gains 
                      Issued    Treasury     paid-in    Revaluation       and      Accumulated   Translation             Non-controlling    Total 
                      capital    shares      capital      surplus       losses      profits       difference    Total       interests       equity 
 
 At 31 December 
  2018                   $ 75    $ (196)      $ 2,480         $ 110          $ 6       $ 3,026     $ (3,820)   $ 1,681             $ 257   $ 1,938 
 Net profit                 -          -            -             -            -           326             -       326                39       365 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss)             -          -            -             -          (6)          (14)           772       752                22       774 
 Reclassification 
  of revaluation 
  surplus 
  to accumulated 
  profits 
  in respect of the 
  disposed items of 
  property, plant 
  and equipment             -          -            -           (1)            -             1             -         -                 -         - 
  Reclassification 
   of additional 
   paid-in 
   capital in 
   respect 
   of the disposed 
   subsidiaries             -          -          (1)             -            -             1             -         -                 -         - 
                     --------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss) for 
  the period                -          -          (1)           (1)          (6)           314           772     1,078                61     1,139 
 Acquisition of 
  non-controlling 
  interests in 
  subsidiaries 
  (Note 4)                  -          -            -             -            -          (10)             -      (10)              (61)      (71) 
 Transfer of 
  treasury 
  shares to 
  participants 
  of the Incentive 
  Plans (Notes 20 
  and 21)                   -         27            -             -            -          (27)             -         -                 -         - 
 Share-based 
  payments 
  (Note 21)                 -          -           13             -            -             -             -        13                 -        13 
 Dividends declared 
  by the parent 
  entity 
  to its 
  shareholders 
  (Note 20)                 -          -            -             -            -       (1,086)             -   (1,086)                 -   (1,086) 
 Dividends declared 
  by the Group's 
  subsidiaries 
  to 
  non-controlling 
  shareholders              -          -            -             -            -             -             -         -               (5)       (5) 
-------------------  --------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 At 31 December 
  2019                   $ 75    $ (169)      $ 2,492         $ 109          $ -       $ 2,217     $ (3,048)   $ 1,676             $ 252   $ 1,928 
===================  ========  =========  ===========  ============  ===========  ============  ============  ========  ================  ======== 
 
 

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

onsolidated statement of changes in equity (continued)

(in millions of US dollars)

 
                                                Attributable to equity holders of the parent 
                                                                   entity 
                     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                                                      Unrealised 
                                           Additional                    gains 
                      Issued    Treasury     paid-in    Revaluation       and      Accumulated   Translation             Non-controlling    Total 
                      capital    shares      capital      surplus       losses      profits       difference    Total       interests       equity 
 
 At 31 December 
  2017                $ 1,507    $ (231)      $ 2,500         $ 111         $ 39         $ 635     $ (2,777)   $ 1,784             $ 242   $ 2,026 
 Net profit                 -          -            -             -            -         2,406             -     2,406                64     2,470 
 Other 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss)             -          -            -             -           56            22       (1,043)     (965)              (27)     (992) 
 Transfer of 
  realised 
  gains on sold 
  equity 
  instruments to 
  accumulated 
  profits (Note 13)         -          -            -             -         (89)            89             -         -                 -         - 
 Reclassification 
  of revaluation 
  surplus 
  to accumulated 
  profits 
  in respect of the 
  disposed items of 
  property, plant 
  and equipment             -          -            -           (1)            -             1             -         -                 -         - 
  Reclassification 
   of additional 
   paid-in 
   capital in 
   respect 
   of the disposed 
   subsidiaries             -          -         (35)             -            -            35             -         -                 -         - 
                     --------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 Total 
  comprehensive 
  income/(loss) for 
  the period                -          -         (35)           (1)         (33)         2,553       (1,043)     1,441                37     1,478 
 Reduction in par 
  value of shares 
  (Note 20)           (1,432)          -            -             -            -         1,432             -         -                 -         - 
 Acquisition of 
  non-controlling 
  interests in 
  subsidiaries 
  (Note 4)                  -          -            -             -            -           (3)             -       (3)              (21)      (24) 
 Transfer of 
  treasury 
  shares to 
  participants 
  of the Incentive 
  Plans (Notes 20 
  and 21)                   -         35            -             -            -          (35)             -         -                 -         - 
 Share-based 
  payments 
  (Note 21)                 -          -           15             -            -             -             -        15                 -        15 
 Dividends declared 
  by the parent 
  entity 
  to its 
  shareholders 
  (Note 20)                 -          -            -             -            -       (1,556)             -   (1,556)                 -   (1,556) 
 Dividends declared 
  by the Group's 
  subsidiaries 
  to 
  non-controlling 
  shareholders              -          -            -             -            -             -             -         -               (1)       (1) 
-------------------  --------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ----------------  -------- 
 At 31 December 
  2018                   $ 75    $ (196)      $ 2,480         $ 110          $ 6       $ 3,026     $ (3,820)   $ 1,681             $ 257   $ 1,938 
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