Mechel, formerly the most likely bidder for 80 per cent of Raspadskaya stock, failed to negotiate the price with the mine`s owners.
Several major companies, both international, like Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, ArcelorMittal, and Russian, including MMK (Magnitogorsk), NLMK (Lipetsk), Metalloinvest, Severstal` remain among the bidders, along with some Chinese and CIS corporations.