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29 December 2022
Ferrexpo plc
("Ferrexpo" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Update Regarding Non-executive Director
Ferrexpo plc (LSE: FXPO), a producer and exporter of high grade iron ore pellets to the global steel industry, provides the following update regarding Non-executive Director Kostyantin Zhevago. The Company is aware that Mr Zhevago has been detained in France by the French authorities, and the Company understand that this is in relation to matters unrelated to Ferrexpo. The Board of Directors of Ferrexpo is seeking to clarify the situation and will update the market as appropriate.
For further information, please contact:
Ferrexpo: | ||
Rob Simmons | r.simmons@ferrexpo.ch | +44 207 389 8305 |
Tavistock: | ||
Jos Simson Emily Moss Gareth Tredway | ferrexpo@tavistock.co.uk | +44 207 920 3150 +44 7785 974 264 |
About Ferrexpo:
Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange in the FTSE 250 index (ticker FXPO). The Group produces high grade iron ore pellets, which are a premium product for the global steel industry and enable reduced carbon emissions and increased productivity for steelmakers when the Group's iron ore pellets are converted into steel, compared to more commonly traded forms of iron ore. Ferrexpo's operations have been supplying the global steel industry for over 50 years, and in 2021 the Group produced 11.2 million tonnes of iron ore pellets, placing Ferrexpo as the world's third largest exporter of pellets to the global steel industry with a market share of approximately 9%. The Group has a global customer base comprising of premium steel mills around the world, which includes steel mills in Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Vietnam and America. For further information, please visit www.ferrexpo.com.