Luxembourg, 15 April 2015 - Aperam, a leading global producer of stainless and specialty steel, today publishes its made for life report, which constitutes Aperam's sustainability performance report for 2014.

Built on stakeholder inclusiveness and materiality, Aperam's report follows the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 framework. It has been assured by an external audit firm as compliant with this protocol, including the reporting of material environmental performance data such as energy intensity, water withdrawal by source, CO2 intensity and air emissions.

"I am proud of our workforce and of the way we do business according to our values of leadership, ingenuity and agility. I am confident that we can unlock Aperam's full potential and keep our promises for a sustainable common future ", Timoteo Di Maulo, CEO of Aperam, commented.

The complete report is available on www.aperam.com/sustainability:
http://www.aperam.com/sustainability. It is composed of the made for life report (summary) and online supplements.

About Aperam

Aperam is a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty steel, with customers in over 40 countries. The business is organized in three primary operating segments: Stainless & Electrical Steel, Services & Solutions and Alloys & Specialties.

Aperam has 2.5 million tonnes of flat stainless steel capacity in Brazil and Europe and is a leader in high value specialty products. Aperam has a highly integrated distribution, processing and services network and a unique capability to produce stainless and specialty from low cost biomass (charcoal). Its industrial network is concentrated in six production facilities located in Brazil, Belgium and France. Aperam has about 9,400 employees.

Aperam commits to operate in a responsible way with respect to health, safety and the well-being of its employees, contractors and the communities in which it operates. It is also committed to the sustainable management of the environment and of finite resources. In 2014, Aperam had revenues of USD 5.5 billion and shipments of 1.81 million tonnes.
For further information, please refer to our website at www.aperam.com

Contact

Investor Relations: Romain Grandsart +352 27 36 27 36

Media: Laurent Beauloye +352 27 36 27 27




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