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Wed 14 Apr 2010, 15:00 HVL - Highveld Steel And Vanadium Corporation - First Quarter Ending 31 March
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HVL - Highveld Steel And Vanadium Corporation - First Quarter Ending 31 March   
                                       2010 Operational Results                 
HIGHVELD STEEL AND VANADIUM CORPORATION LIMITED                                 
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number: 1960/001900/06)                                           
Share code: HVL      ISIN: ZAE000003422                                         
("Highveld")                                                                    
FIRST QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH 2010 OPERATIONAL RESULTS                          
Following the practice of the holding company, Evraz Group S.A., to release     
quarterly operational information, Highveld hereby releases its results as      
follows:                                                                        
PRODUCTION VOLUMES                                                              
              Unit of First      First     First    Fourth    First             
              measure Quarter    Quarter   Quarter  Quarter   Quarter           
                      2010       2009      2010     2009      2010              
versus             versus            
                                           First              Fourth            
                                           Quarter            Quarter           
                                           2009 %             2009 %            
change             change            
                                                                                
Steel segment                                                                   
Hot metal      Tons    180,456    125,251   44.1     202,441   (10.9)           
Continuously   Tons    179,718    137,786   30.4     206,084   (12.8)           
cast blocks                                                                     
Blocks and     Tons    -          63,727    (100.0)  -         -                
slabs for                                                                       
sale                                                                            
Sections       Tons    55,333     15,185    264.4    68,398    (19.1)           
Plates         Tons    61,493     31,410    95.8     53,495    14.9             
Coil           Tons    36,757     11,017    233.6    53,398    (31.2)           
Vanadium slag  Kg V2O5 3,394,505  1,662,843 104.1    3,957,405 (14.2)           
Internal      Kg V2O5 2,012,376  1,662,843 21.0     3,147,006 (36.1)            
consumption                                                                     
Fines ore      Tons    165,863    123,720   34.1     166,189   (0.2)            
Vanadium                                                                        
segment                                                                         
Ferrovanadium  Kg V    1,567,910  1,229,108 27.6     1,393,947 12.5             
AVERAGE SELLING PRICES                                                          
Unit of     First   First    First    Fourth  First              
               measure     Quarter Quarter  Quarter  Quarter Quarter            
                           2010    2009     2010     2009    2010               
                                            versus           versus             
First            Fourth             
                                            Quarter          Quarter            
                                            2009 %           2009 %             
                                            change           change             

Steel segment                                                                   
Total Steel     $/ton       700     696      0.6      725     (3.4)             
Vanadium slag   $/Kg V2O5   6       -        100.0    6       -                 
Fines ore       $/ton       34      19       78.9     14      142.9             
Vanadium                                                                        
segment                                                                         
Ferrovanadium   $/Kg V      24      27       (11.1)   23      4.3               

Average         R/$         7.52    9.95     (24.4)   7.51    0.1               
exchange rate                                                                   
Note:                                                                           
1) All prices quoted are delivered prices.                                      
14 April 2010                                                                   
Sponsor:                                                                        
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited                                                    
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