Russia’s Evraz 2015 core earnings down 39 pct

MOSCOW, March 15 (Reuters) – Evraz(LSE: EVR.L – news) , one of Russia’slargest steel producers, said on Tuesday its core earnings fell39 percent in 2015 due to lower prices for its products,partially offset by a weaker rouble.
Evraz and other Russian steel producers have been supportedby the weaker rouble reducing costs in dollar terms and makingexports more profitable, but were hit by a drop in global steelprices which fell by a third last year.
Evraz’s earnings before