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Russian coal on European market ‐ market influencer or market follower? A8er crisis challenges. McCloskey European Coal Outlook Conference, Nice, May 2009 Igor Shelukhin Coal Market Research Ins5tute/Russian Coal Procurement Company

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Current presentation was presented on McCloskey's European Coal Conference in Nice, May 2009. It discusses competitiveness of Russian Coal on European market; historic trends of Russian coal export, current production, adn transportation constrains and costs, crisis challenges; discusses Russian coal industry development scenarios and gives recomendations to coal producers and coal users.

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Page 1: Russian Coal on European Market - Influencer or Follower?

Russian coal on European market ‐ market influencer ormarket follower? A8er crisis challenges.

McCloskey European Coal Outlook Conference,Nice, May 2009

Igor Shelukhin

Coal Market ResearchIns5tute/Russian CoalProcurement Company

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Some triggers for European coal users

• Over last years Russian coal turned from market follower to market leader with morethen 30% market share in Europe

• Europe is already dependent upon Russian coal same way it is dependent uponRussian gas

• Crises brought many uncertainKes into market ‐ can Russian coal industry offercompeKKve prices and provide stability of supply?

• How much of Russian coal can be sucked by Japanese consumpKon with Far Eastinfrastructure development and thus increase opKons for arbitrage for Russian coalproducers?

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A historic review shows unprecedented growth of exportmarket supply

With majority of growth and share coming from sales to Europe

Russian coal sales by sector (mtpa) Russian coal export bydesKnaKon

Source: Russian Coal Market Research InsKtute

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Demand has dropped and reply from Russian coal industry ‐drop in producKon

Source: System Operator RAO “UES”, Central Controlling AdministraKon of Fuel‐Energy Complex

1.3% ‐8.1%‐6.7% ‐7.3%

‐4.3% ‐3.8%‐5.0%

3.4%

‐10.5% ‐1

0.0%

‐10.4%

‐8.9%

‐7.7%

‐8.1%

10%

32%14% 4%

‐10%5%

2%‐9%

‐18% ‐20%

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As Russian coal is marginal on European market it is the mostvulnerable to demand reducKon

Source: Wood MacKenzie

South Africa

Columbia

20

40

60

80

$/t

40 80 120 160

South Africa

Australia

Russia

Indonesia

Russia

USA

Russian CIF ARA cash cost compeKKve posiKoning, $/t 2008

Key factorsinfluencing

compeKKvenessof Russian coal

1. Internal Russian cost factors: railroad tariffs, naKonal currency exchange rate

2. Global coal demand: South African coal diverKng to India and Australian to Asia

3. Dry cargo freight rate

Current Pricelevel

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Taking into account all realisKcally possible cost reducKons forRussian coal export it is sKll high cost

20

40

60

80

$/t

Mining andenrichment

cost

Average Russian coal delivered cost reducKon potenKal (in USD/t)

RailroadtransportaKon

Port, qualityand othercharges

Freight

Average

Total averagecost

RUR/USDexchange rate

effect

Total potenKalcost

18.2 ‐1.8

32.0 ‐4.8

12.0 ‐3.6

7.0 0 71.2 ‐10.8

‐7.0

53.3

‐ current cost (RUR/USD = 33)

‐ cost reduc5on poten5al

‐ lowest poten5al Russian coalcost

Low poten5al ‐export mines usehigh produc5veequipment,enrichmentrequired,

governmentemploymentregula5on

Railway monopolyexpected to

decrease tariff asvolumes drops,

addi5onalpressure from coalcompanies lobby

High portcharges existed

due toinsufficient portcapacity. This isexpected toease up.

Already athistorical low.

If secondcrises wave tocome Rublevalue is

expected todecrease to

38‐40RUR/USD

Lowest

46.2

Lowest cost isfor high

produc5vemines with noenrichmentrequired

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Future economy development is sKll extremely uncertain

Source: OECD, IMF

But constantly declining global GDP forecastsSome revival in leading indicators

As an outcome investment decisions are paralyzed.

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Three possible world economy development scenarios foreseen

“Fast recovery” scenario “Back to normal” scenario “Slow recovery” scenario

Each scenario will bring different Russian coal export prospects, from fast return on growth pathin “Fast recovery” scenario, to drop in exports to 30% off from 2008 figures in “Back to normal”

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European customers might find themselves short of Russian coal

• Average reducKon of 2009 investment program for Russian mining companies is 30%

• New port capacity aiming to add 50% of throughput is on‐line on Far East of Russiaaiming increase of Asian export

• Expected closure of BalKc ports will decrease throughput capacity available forEuropean exports

• Japanese companies are very acKve in Russian offering co‐investment opportuniKesand low‐cost financing

• New projects developing Asian market supply are under consideraKon and realizaKon(Tugnui, Elga)

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SoluKon is Kghter links with Russian coal miners

• Scenario planning for procurement  strategyrequired

• Develop measures that can be implemented toreduce share of high‐cost suppliers in your porlolio

• Try to understand investment and developmentplans of your long‐term suppliers ‐ are they targeKngcost reducKon

• Develop opportuniKes to co‐invest in mines withgood efficiency prospects for stability of supply

ImplicaKons for buyers ImplicaKons for Russian producers

• Scenario planning  for market and investmentstrategy required

• Focus your investment program on mines with goodgeology

• Search for domesKc and niche markets for coalcoming from low efficiency mines ‐ householdheaKng, cement producKon, etc

•Develop fast measures for freezing producKon onlow efficiency mines in case of further downturn

• Think about spin off opKons

• Consider government relaKons acKvity that couldbring to dialog for railway tariffs decrease and portregulaKon

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Contacts

CMRI / Russian Coal Procurement Company

Russian Coal Procurement Strategies, Market Research,Investment Projects Due Diligence, Strategic Insight

Igor Shelukhin

Director on Strategy and Development,

Tel: +7 926 535 3435

[email protected]