In the first half of 2012, Evraz Group experienced a net loss of USD50 million under IFRS, compared to the 263 million in net profit in the first half of 2011, according to the reported data of the company. Loss per share was USD0.03 versus profit per share of USD0.21 a year earlier.

The EBITDA indicator for the period stood at USD1.629 billion, which is 41.2 percent more than the figure for the previous year (USD1.154 billion).