CAMPIA TURZII, Romania, November 25 /PRNewswire/ --
Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces that the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, made a working visit to Mechel's Romanian steel subsidiary, Mechel Campia Turzii.
The visit of the Romanian President took place on November 21, 2008, as part of his program of visiting Romania's major enterprises to get a firsthand acquaintance with their operations in the current economic situation. President Basescu was interested in the affairs at the plant and the possible support required to the plant from the government.