OAO Severstal Russian: Северсталь, "Northern Steel" is a Russian company mainly operating in the steel and mining industry, centred in the northern city of Cherepovets. Severstal is listed on the RTS and LSE. As of 2009, it is the largest steel company in Russia according to The Metal Bulletin. The majority of the company's stock belongs to Alexey Mordashov. Severstal has owns major industrial facilities in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, France, Italy, and the United States, as well as in several African countries. The company also... has mining assets in Russia and the USA, thus securing its supply of raw materials. Severstal also owns Severstal Cherepovets, a Russia Super League ice hockey club. During the early 1930s, deposits of iron ore were discovered on the Kola Peninsula and, at about the same time large quantities of coal were discovered in the area of Pechora. These two factors made it possible to establish a viable steel industry in the northwest of Russia.
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| Founded: | September 24, 1993 |
| Headquarters: | Cherepovets, Russia |
| Industries: | Mining, Steel, Steelmaking |