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Paris, March 21(st), 2013



PRESS RELEASE



ERAMET's  Board of Directors met on March 21(st), 2013 under the chairmanship of
Mr Patrick Buffet, Chairman & CEO of ERAMET.

After  resolving, in  its previous  meeting of  February 24(th), 2013, to put an
increase in the maximum number of its members from 15 to 17 to the Shareholders'
General Meeting of May 15(th), 2013, the Board of Directors of ERAMET decided on
March  21(st), 2013 to put the appointment of two new directors to a vote at the
same General Meeting:

    - Mr  Michel Antseleve, representing  the Gabonese Republic,  whom the Board
co-opted today as observer until the date of the General Meeting;

-   M. Frédéric Tona, as an independent director.  



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ABOUT ERAMET

ERAMET is a leading global producer of:

  * alloying metals, particularly manganese and nickel, used to improve the
    properties of steel,
  * high-performance special steels and alloys used in industries such as
    aerospace, power generation and tooling.



ERAMET  is also studying or developing major  projects in new activities such as
mineral  sands (titanium dioxide and zircon),  lithium, niobium and rare earths,
as well as in recycling.

The Group employs approximately 14,000 people in 20 countries. ERAMET is part of
Euronext Paris Compartment A.



CONTACT



Vice-President Investor Relations and Economic Studies

Philippe Joly

Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 42 02



Investor Relations and Economic Analyst

David Fortin

Tel: +33 (0)1 45 38 42 86



For more information: www.eramet.com






ERAMET 21032013 Press release (pdf): 
 hugin.info/143395/R/1687050/553209.pdf



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