to promote manufacturing and export of metal products

to remove protectionism and discrimination in the world metal trade

to protect their position in trade argues and negotiations

to advocate on its members' behalf with respect to government policies that affect the industry and export

to alleviate trade frictions and to establish close working relationship with foreign metal producers, consumers and its associations

to compile steel trade statistics and information about trade policy and economic trends in other countries.

RUME unites such enterprises as Severstal , Novolipetsky and Magnitogorsky integrated works, Bratsky, Sayansky, Krasnoyarsky aluminium plants, Uralelectromed copper plant, Chelyabinsky zinc plant and others. Nearly 90% of the Russian production of rolled steel, above 90% aluminium, about 80% zinc and 30% copper are produced by the RUME members.

RUME cooperates with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Russia in realization and control of Russia - USA and Russia - ECSC Trade Steel Agreements.

RUME advocates for the official recognizing of the market economy status of Russian metallurgy and its equal rights in the field of international trade.

RUME promotes a participation of Russian metal producers in a process of globalization of operational links over the Europe and the World.

RUME is headed by a President and an Executive Board elected by the General Meeting of RUME members. Both a President and an Executive Board are located in Moscow. Mail address: Russia, 103718, Moscow, Slavyanskaya sq. 2; tel: (095) 784-6965, fax: (095) 784-6961; e-mail: rume@ims.ru

The President of RUME is Serafim Z. Afonin. Professional metallurgist. 1965, Master's in Steel Engineering; 1958 - 1978, from smelter worker to chief steelmaker with Lipetsk Iron & Steel Works; 1978 - 1983, Head, Steel Department, Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy USSR; 1984 - 1993, Deputy Minister; 1993 - 1996, Head, State Committee on Metallurgy of Russian Federation; since 1996 current position. Chairman, Industrial Policy Division, National Economic Council; Chairman, Non-Governmental Coordinating Council of the Metallurgical Industry. Member of Russian Engineering Academy.

The Executive Director is Vladimir K. Pechik. Studied at the Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology, Moscow; 1957, Master's; 1965, PhD in Carbon Materials Technology. 1965 - 1985, Head of Divisions in the Research Institute of Carbon Materials, Moscow; 1985 - 1996, various positions with Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Ministry of Metallurgy of USSR, State Committee on Metallurgy of Russia; since 1997 current position.