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Welcome

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the Platts Global Metals Awards. We are proud to host this prestigious program and delighted you could join us here tonight as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2013 winners.

The Platts Global Metals Awards honor organizations and individuals in ferrous and non-ferrous metals who are dedicated to achieving excellence. Given the industry’s economic and societal impact, we believe that those who are committed to addressing the industry’s most pressing issues and uncovering its greatest opportunities deserve high public praise for their positive contributions.

Executives and companies from 12 countries have been selected as finalists for the inaugural Platts Global Metals Awards, which honor innovation, leadership and superior performance in nearly a dozen categories spanning the entire steel, metals and mining complex.

We thank CME Group and Groot Steel, this year’s co-sponsors, and Midrex and Novelis, our executive sponsors, for their instrumental roles in helping Platts establish what we hope will become the premier awards event for the industry.

We’re pleased that so many of our finalists are able to participate in our celebration this evening. We congratulate them on their achievements, and thank you all for coming out to salute them.

Sincerely,

Larry NealPresidentPlatts

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2013 Finalists

CEO of the Year Klaus Kleinfeld - Alcoa IncMatthew De Morgan - Duferco SAJames P. Bouchard - Esmark IncVidya Rattan Sharma - Jindal Steel and Power LtdLars-Eric Aaro - LKABMartin Abbott - London Metal ExchangePhil Martens - NovelisPhil Dryden - Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK

End-User Efficiency Initiative of the Year Aerodyne AlloysAmerican Posts LLCDubai AluminiumMillerCoorsNovelis

Financial Deal of the Year Flack SteelIvanplats LtdJefferies BacheLondon Metal ExchangeScrap Metal Services

Industry Leadership Award - Aluminum Alcoa IncHydroNewedge GroupNovelis

Industry Leadership Award - Raw Materials & Mining Dannemora Mineral ABIvanplats LtdLKABNordic Iron Ore AB

Industry Leadership Award - Scrap & Recycling The David J. Joseph CoKataman Metals LLCMetal ConversionsUpstate ShreddingZincOx

Industry Leadership Award - Steel ArcelorMittalJersey Shore Steel JSW Steel LtdSeverstalSarda Energy & Minerals Ltd

Innovative Technology of the Year Alcoa Inc - 951 PretreatmentAlcoa Inc - Slow-Flow BushingAlcoa Inc - SPCSArcelorMittalJersey Shore SteelLanzaTechLeveltek International LLCMidrex Technologies IncNovelis

Lifetime Achievement Award Jim Southwood - Southwood Partners LLCLord Raj Bagri - Metdist Trading LtdJames D. McClaskey - Midrex Technologies IncBob Wagstaff - NovelisDan DiMicco - Nucor CorpJim Coupland - Standard BankRalph Oppenheimer - StemcorPeter Marcus - World Steel Dynamics

Kim Khalife, Vice President, Client Development, PlattsKim has 20+ years of experience serving commodity markets with a track record for success based on placing the client at the fore. She currently heads up Platts Client Development and Customer Care divisions globally, focusing on driving value. Formerly, Kim established and led Platts’ Global Strategic Accounts sales division, substantially growing revenues. She has been instrumental in building key account teams, in the planning and development of strategy and support programs for Platts’ core business. Her contribution to the Aurora Award nomination earned McGraw Hill a place in the Top 50 Companies where women want to work. Kim is a graduate in modern languages and politics.

Andrew Goodwin, Vice President & General Manager, Metals & Agriculture, PlattsAndrew Goodwin holds the position of General Manager of Metals and Agriculture for Platts and is responsible for the P&L, setting the strategy for the sectors and driving growth. Following the acquisition of Kingsman, there are now 175 people in the group, based in London, Geneva, Shanghai, Singapore, Pittsburgh, New York, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Melbourne and Dubai. Andrew was appointed to this role in September 2011 following the acquisition of Steel Business Briefing (SBB) in July of that year. One of the founders of SBB, Andrew was based in London for 5 years before moving to Shanghai to run the Asia business. 3 years later he moved to Pittsburgh as the N. American GM, and as of June 2012 he is now based in London.

Harriet Hunnable, Managing Director, Metals Products, CME GroupHarriet Hunnable, Managing Director, Metals Products, has more than 20 years of experience in global metals markets and brings deep market expertise and extensive client relationships to CME Group. She is responsible for developing and executing the company’s global metals business strategy. She runs the metals business from CME Group’s London office. Hunnable was appointed as Managing Director in January 2011. Before joining CME Group, Hunnable gained more than 20 years of experience in global metals markets, most recently serving as Senior Manager at Macquarie Bank in London, where she was responsible for deal generation in the bank’s commodities sector. Prior to working for Macquarie, she worked as a Business Development Manager for a division of Standard Bank. She also has served as Director, Precious Metals Sales, for UBS Warburg and as a Vice President for Merrill Lynch. She began her commodities career with NM Rothschild & Sons.

Presenters

Master of Ceremonies

Joseph Innace, Editorial Director, Metals, PlattsJoe Innace is editorial director of Metals at Platts, responsible for global content and coverage of news and pricing. He joined Platts in the fall of 2006 as part of a steel-market initiative to develop benchmark pricing, news coverage and editorial products. Steel Markets Daily was launched January 29, 2007. Joe served as its chief editor and was appointed editorial director for steel/metals after Platts acquired Steel Business Briefing in July 2011. Prior to joining Platts, Joe was managing director at World Steel Dynamics, where he researched and wrote many of the company’s key steel-sector studies. He has been involved in steel since 1979, covering the industry and its markets as a business journalist—initially with 33 Metal Producing magazine, which was owned by The McGraw Hill Companies at the time. Joe is a winner of a Jesse H. Neal national award for excellence in reporting from the American Business Press (1983). He is also a McGraw Hill Corporate Achievement award recipient (2010). Over the years, Joe’s work has also appeared in publications including Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Nation’s Business, USA Today and others.

Simon Kapenda, Co-founder, Managing-Director, Groot Steel (Pty) LtdSimon Kapenda is a neuroeconomist, sound engineer and serial entrepreneur. As an Entrepreneur, Simon is Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Groot Group and is responsible for the overall strategic planning, development, and management of the Groot Group Industrial Ecosystem in Namibia, which is comprised of multidimensional light-and-heavy industrial projects development, ranging from a 10.3-million tons of annual output capacity steel mill (Groot Steel (Pty) Ltd.), 900 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant (Sitentu Power Plant (Pty) Ltd.), Africa’s largest dynamic glass manufacturing plant (Tses Glass (Pty) Ltd.), redesigning and replanning of the Village of Tses into a city status with 40,000+ new residential housing units and commercial properties, an industrial town with 160,000 residential housing units (Groot), and more in Namibia, all specifically designed to rapidly transform Namibia into a first world economy within 10 years. As a Neuroeconomist, Simon specializes in industrial and economic development, business and financial analysis, international trade and finance, investment and market research, growth and productivity theory and their impact on macro performance, and the underlying dynamics of migration flows. As a Sound Engineer, Simon has worked for major TV, film, and music recording studios in Namibia, Europe, and the U.S., where he engineered several world’s and sporting events as well as live TV news and face-to-face interviews with some of the world renown personalities.

Steve McCarthy, Global Director, Conferences & Strategic Media, Platts Steve McCarthy is the global director of conferences and strategic media at Platts. He leads a staff of 32 business development, marketing, and conference professionals in 5 global locations. His team produces over 50 events each year, including the Platts Global Energy Awards, Platts Top 250 and Global Power Markets conference. Mr. McCarthy has served as the Global Energy Awards judging coordinator for the past four years. He and his team won a 2006 McGraw Hill Corporate Achievement Award for Sales and Marketing Excellence for their production of the Global Energy Awards.

Larry Neal, President, PlattsLawrence Neal is president of Platts, a division of McGraw Hill Financial and a leading global provider of information and benchmarks for the energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture markets. Larry assumed this position in April 2009 following a 25-year career in sales and general management at major financial information and technology companies, which included 11 years in management roles at Standard & Poor’s, Platts’ sister company. Under Larry’s leadership, Platts has nearly doubled in size, growing to $490 million in revenues and employing a staff of 1,000 in offices spanning the globe. Since 2011, Larry has spearheaded three strategic acquisitions – Bentek Energy, the SBB Group and Kingsman SA –which have expanded Platts’ analytics capabilities and propelled Platts into leadership roles in the metal and sugar markets. These acquisitions, together with the reorganization of Platts’ business into five commodity sectors, have enhanced the development of new products, services and digital platforms and helped drive Platts’ revenue growth. Prior to joining Platts, Larry served as executive managing director of Standard & Poor’s Equity Research Group, a global provider of independent equity analysis and opinion. During his two years in that position, he established a clear strategic direction for the business, led its revitalization, and substantially improved financial performance. Previously, he headed the company’s Portfolio and Index Services business, served as managing director of Sales & Service, and held other key roles in project management and marketing. Prior to joining Standard & Poor’s in 1998, Larry was vice president, institutional sales, at ADP and a vice president and partner in the Institutional Services division of IDD Information Services. Earlier in his career, he held sales and customer service positions at General Electric, IBM and Dow Jones.

Presenters

Arif Razvi, Head of Global Channels and Business Direct, Platts Since 2010, Arif Razvi has led Platts’ global sales channels and third-party distribution, including global distribution relationships with Thomson Reuters, GlobalView, Bloomberg and Morningstar Commodity Data, among others. In addition, he has responsibility for Platts’ global inside sales organization (Business Direct). A 20-year veteran of global sales and channel management, Razvi spent most of his career in California’s Silicon Valley, where he led a number of early-stage companies to sales and channel success and generated more than $1 billion in revenue in his 17 years there. His background also includes leadership roles at Exodus Communications, NetScaler, Citrix Systems and Aerohive Networks.

Dan Tanz, Vice President, Global Editorial, Platts Dan Tanz is vice president of editorial at Platts, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. He has global editorial responsibility for Platts’ news and pricing activities in the oil, petrochemicals, electricity, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and metals industries. Mr. Tanz joined McGraw Hill in 1981 as a reporter covering the U.S. power industry. Later, he served as general manager of McGraw Hill’s energy and business newsletter division before it merged with the firm’s energy magazine group as part of Platts. Earlier in his career at McGraw Hill, Mr. Tanz was editor in chief of Electric Utility Week.

Byron Woodard, Vice President, Global Marketing and Conferences, Platts Byron Woodard is the vice president of global marketing and conferences at Platts, a division of McGraw Hill Financial and the leading global provider of energy, metals and commodities information. He is responsible for developing and executing a well-defined marketing and conferences strategy for the Platts business that drives growth; increases market engagement through branding and awareness activities; and communicates the alignment with our customers through the value propositions of Platts’ products, services and solutions. Byron has been a sales and marketing leader for the majority of his 18 year career with a primary focus on all facets of the energy industry from financials to physical commodities. Prior to leading the 100 person marketing and conferences department at Platts, he was the head of North America Sales when he joined the company in 2006. Since then, he and his team won a 2008 McGraw Hill Corporate Achievement Award for Sales Excellence (The Next Generation of Strategic Accounts) and a 2010 Corporate Achievement Award for Community Service (Literacy Leadership).

Judges

Alberto Hassan, President, International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA) Alberto Hassan has over 45 years of industrial experience in the Steel, Direct Reduction and Automotive industries. He was instrumental in the development of the Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) industry in Venezuela, as well as the FINMET® Process Technology. Among others, he served as General Manager of Siderurgica Venezolana, SIVENSA and FIOR de Venezuela, Project Director of the VENPRECAR HBI plant and the CASIMA Steel mill as well as President & CEO of ORINOCO IRON. Also held the positions of COB of the COPAL Palua Port, President of BRIFER, IBMS, SDP International Corp and Factory Manager at General Motors de Venezuela. Mr. Hassan founded in 1998 the HBIA, Hot Briquetted Iron Association Ltd., the international trade association for HBI and served as Chairman until its merger with International Pig Iron Association (IPIA) to form the International Iron Metallics Association (IIMA), of which he is President. Mr. Hassan is a Director of Northern Iron and HR Consulting CV. Mr. Hassan received a BS from Lowell Technological Institute (University of Massachusetts) and a special post-graduate degree in Industrial & Automotive Engineering from the General Motors Institute in Flint, Michigan.

David E. King, Former CEO and Director, London Metal ExchangeFor eleven years until 2001 David was Chief Executive Officer (and a Director) of the London Metal Exchange, and remains the longest serving CEO in the Exchange’s 135 year history. Under David’s stewardship the Exchange’s turnover increased tenfold and its global market share increased to over 90 percent. He was also Non-executive Director of the London Clearing House Limited (LCH.Clearnet), Non-ex-ecutive Director of the Futures & Options Association, a committee member of IFSL (TheCityUK), a member of the Bank of England’s City Euro Group, and an Honorary Member of the Exchange. Subsequently, between 2002 and 2012, David worked as Executive Director responsible for Middle East Business Development at China Con-struction Bank International (CCBI). While based in the Middle East David was Non-Executive Chairman, Gulf region, at Financial Dynamics, CEO of his own company, DKI, and Middle Eastern Non-executive Advisory Board member for three UK based institutions - the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Jersey Finance and Cass Business School. Prior David was Managing Director Business Development at HSBC Middle East’s Global Banking MENA and was also Senior Executive Officer at HSBC Middle East Leasing Partnership, an entity he established for the Bank. Prior to that he was Managing Director and, later, acting Chief Executive, at the Dubai Finan-cial Services Authority (DFSA), which he played a leading role in establishing and was responsible for regulating all the financial services activities undertaken in and from the Dubai International Financial Centre. Since April 2012 David has retained his Non-executive Middle Eastern Advisory Board membership at Jersey Finance, has recently become a Non-executive Director of the UK subsidiary of an international insurance company, and has a number of other business interests.

Ralph Oppenheimer, Executive Chairman, Stemcor Ralph Oppenheimer is Executive Chairman of Stemcor, the world’s largest independent steel trader. Headquartered in London, with 145 business units in 45 countries around the world, Stemcor trades approximately 20 million tonnes of steel and steel-making raw materials per annum, with annual turnover around £5bn. Stemcor has evolved from a traditional steel trader into an end-to-end service provider. Its services span every step in the steel supply chain – from minehead to factory floor - and comprise six core competencies: mining, raw materials trading, steel trading, distribution, stockholding and finance. Ralph joined Stemcor in 1965, having previously worked as a govern-ment economist. He was appointed a director of Stemcor Holdings Limited in 1972 and Executive Chairman in 1982. He has been married to Helen since 1971 and has two children and five grandchildren. Stemcor was formed in London in 1951 by Ralph’s father, Hans Oppenheimer, and is still a privately owned company. The majority of shares are held by the Oppenheimer family, with the balance of shares held by employees.

Rana Som, Director, Essar SteelMr. Rana Som is now a well-known Management Consultant, especially in the fields of Metals and Mining in India. He is now associated with a number of steel and mining companies in India and abroad, as Independent Director / Corporate Advisor. Mr. Som had been the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of India’s largest iron ore mining company, viz., National Minerals Development Corporation (NMDC) from 2007 till his superannua-tion on 31st December 2011. During his tenure as CMD, NMDC was not only bestowed with the status of a jewel public sector, but also adjudged by various bodies as the best performing Public Sector Company in India. Mr. Som was successful not only in increasing the production and profit in the company, but also in expanding the business through forward and backward integration and domestic and overseas acquisition. NMDC under his leadership started setting up its prestigious integrated steel plant project of 3 million tonne capacity in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. NMDC in 2011 had posted its net post tax profit of about USD 1.5 Billion. Mr. Som was also the CMD of another mining company, viz., Hindustan Copper Ltd., which had been the only copper mining company in India. Mr. Som is known to have been the architect of turning around Hindustan Copper Ltd. from a long phase of sickness to revival. Mr. Som holds a Masters degree in Economics and a Post Graduation Diploma in Human Resource Management. He started his career in 1972 and served various organisations for more than 39 years till December 2011. He has been an author of number of articles and speaker in a number of national and international forums.

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Groot SteelGroot Steel (Pty) Ltd (formerly known as “Otavi Steel”) is a premier company involved in an integrated steel production with its headquarter offices and base of production operation to be based in Otavi, Namibia. Groot Steel plans to have an annual gross production capacity of 10.3 million net tons of steel, making it the largest steel manufacturing plant in Africa. The Company has signed with Italy-based Danieli for the development and construction of the Groot Steel Nanomill in Otavi. The construction starts on July 27, 2013. Visit www.facebook.com/GrootSteel for more information.

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Midrex TechnologiesAt Midrex, we have dedicated ourselves to listening to the steel market and responding with products and technologies that will lower steelmaking costs, improve quality, increase flexibility and assist in meeting environmental goals. For over 40 years, Midrex has provided reliable ironmaking technologies featuring outstanding economic value. With our shaft furnace-based and rotary hearth furnace technologies, we continue to develop innovative solutions for a wide range of iron ores, energy sources, operating conditions and product applications. Visit www.midrex.com for more information.

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The company has signed with Italy-basedDanieli for the development and construction of the Groot Steel Nanomill in Usakos. The con-struction starts on October 2013.

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