Severstal to stand up to growing protectionism

摘要

Though generally optimistic about prospects for this year, Russian steel maker Severstal believes producersglobally face challenges from protectionism across the world."We continue to defend our position in global trade associations as we view protectionist initiatives againstus as unjustified," the company said, adding it is confident its wide geography of sales and other companypolicies will allow it to mitigate the effect of protectionism.