EVRAZ plc reported consolidated operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017. For the quarter, the company reported consolidated crude steel output remained stable quarter on quarter at 3.5 million tonnes. Consolidated output of steel products, net of re-rolled volumes, rose by 5.7% quarter on quarter to 3.3 million tonnes, mainly due to higher steel product output at EVRAZ ZSMK's mill amid planned capital repairs of blast furnace no. 2 in June and July. For the year, the company reported consolidated crude steel production and steel product output, net of re-rolled volumes, increased by 3.8% and 3.2%, respectively. This was mainly attributable to improved market demand in North America and higher crude steel production at EVRAZ ZSMK following the completion of planned capital repairs at its blast furnaces in 2016. Output of steel products, net of re-rolled volumes, at the Russian steel mills reflected higher volumes of semi-finished products, while output of construction products fell in line with the change in the sales mix.