KIEV, Dec. 6 ??“ Zaporizhstal, Ukraine??™s third largest steel mill, plans to raise $150 million for technical retooling on the international market in 2007, using a syndicated lending and through export and credit agencies, officials said.

"In 2007, we're planning to raise $150 million in syndicated loans and mixed lending through export and credit agencies," Zaporizhstal's Deputy Chairman and Financial Director Oleksandr Rabtsun said.