3/2/2025

Metinvest – Ukraine’s Stronghold: Weekly Highlights (24 February – 2 March)

Every day, we are getting closer to victory. Metinvest Group strives to do as much good as possible, taking care of employees and affected civilians, assisting the military in resisting the enemy, and strengthening production capacities.Read more about last week’s events in Metinvest’s weekly digest.1Zaporizhstal invested UAH 938 million in production development in 20242Metinvest’s humanitarian hub in Zaporizhia prepares 1.1 million essential aid packages for Ukrainians3Metinvest Polytechnic to hold an Open Day for prospective students in Zaporizhia4Metinvest allocates UAH 8.4 billion to support Ukraine over three years of war5#RockTheLaw: Metinvest launches internships for young lawyers6Metinvest Polytechnic organises safe work training at Kametstal7Heart of Azovstal and a U.S. veterans’ organisation visit Kametstal

Metinvest Polytechnic

2/28/2025

Open Day in Zaporizhia: Metinvest Polytechnic opens doors for future engineers on 16 March

Світ змінюється, і разом із ним трансформується промисловість. Сьогодні виробництво — це не лише метал і енергія, а й цифрові технології, автоматизація, штучний інтелект, екологічні рішення та безпека. Саме тому 16 березня у Запоріжжі відбудеться Open Day Метінвест Політехніки — подія для тих, хто мріє про сучасну технічну освіту, прагне бути затребуваним на ринку праці та хоче отримати реальні кар’єрні можливості ще під час навчання.Гості зустрічі дізнаються, як працює перший в Україні приватний гірничо-металургійний університет, що поєднує європейські освітні стандарти з практичним навчанням. Метінвест Політехніка пропонує 17 бакалаврських і 18 магістерських програм, які охоплюють ключові напрями: металургію, гірничу справу, автоматизацію, цифрові технології, енергетику, екологію, безпеку праці, бізнес-аналітику та управління.На зустрічі майбутні студенти та їхні батьки зможуть особисто поспілкуватися з викладачами, студентами та випускниками, дізнатися більше про навчальний процес,

Heroes Among Us

2/27/2025

"I've seen so many miracles in this war that I am sure now anything is possible – even the impossible": war veteran from Central Iron Ore Valerii Kropova

Metinvest's Kryvyi Rih plants continue to welcome back veterans returning from the Russo-Ukrainian war. One of them is Valerii Kropova, an employee of Central Iron Ore. Valerii is a role model – a champion of war veterans’ competitions and a dedicated employee in the repair and operations shop. The war veteran shared his story: how he was injured, returned to work, received a prosthesis, and now plans his sporting weekends months in advance.The same dayUntil recently, he served in the glorious 17th Separate Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade named after Kostiantyn Pestushko. Back in 2014–2015, he fought in some of the hottest spots of the first phase of the war – including the retreat from the Debaltseve encirclement.Soon after, Valerii returned to civilian life and resumed work at Central Iron Ore, which he had first joined in 2005 and where he earned a reputation as a skilled drill rig operator. A few years later, Valerii Kropova returned to military service."My military speciality is combat e

Heroes Among Us

2/27/2025

Veteran policy led by veterans: Heart of Azovstal ambassadors and American partners visit Kametstal

Best global practices for veteran support. Leaders of the Heart of Azovstal CSO and America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP), the American association of veteran organisations, have visited Kametstal in Kamianske and met with the plant’s veteran community.The Heart of Azovstal is a project dedicated to supporting the defenders of Mariupol and their families. It is part of Rinat Akhmetov’s military initiative, Steel Front, that provides comprehensive support for Ukrainian military.Over two years of active collaboration with veterans, the Heart of Azovstal has developed valuable practices, methodologies, and policies for veteran assistance. The organisation is eager to share this experience, particularly with communities and enterprises that employ veterans.Kamianske was chosen as a pilot community for this programme, with a strategic focus on the cities and towns that host Metinvest Group’s key enterprises – socially responsible businesses committed to ensuring veterans’ seamless reintegrat

Breaking News

2/27/2025

Zaporizhstal allocated UAH 938 million to maintain its production facilities in 2024 and plans to increase investments to UAH 1.1 billion

Zaporizhstal of Metinvest Group, according to the enterprise's investment programme, carried out major overhauls of its main production units in 2024, as well as implemented investment projects in occupational health and safety, information technology, and the social sphere, totalling UAH 938 million.Among the key equipment renovation projects implemented in 2024 was the repair of blast furnaces No.2, No.3, and No.4, with total investments exceeding UAH 230 million. Similar investments were directed toward completing a complex of capital repairs on the main rolling mill units.The enterprise completed a major overhaul of equipment for two sinter machines, including the revision of environmental equipment. Additionally, a number of investment projects aimed at digitalising production processes and upgrading IT infrastructure were implemented. The enterprise invests funds to improve the employees' workplace welfare every year: two sanitary and amenity rooms were repaired and two new modul

Safety

2/27/2025

Training in Top risks: Metinvest Polytechnic improves safety at industrial sites

Metinvest Polytechnic continues to implement innovative approaches to health and safety training, helping manufacturing facilities minimise industrial risks. A series of two-day training sessions for line managers, focused on safe work practices related to railway transport, was held at Kamet Steel. The programme included reviews of real-world shopfloor cases, assessments of critical risks, and examples of injury prevention.As an important component of the production process at steel plants, railway transport presents a heightened exposure to hazards. Poor work management, violations of technical regulations, and human error can all lead to accidents. That's why the training focused on practical aspects of safety: participants reviewed real-world cases, simulated critical situations, and looked for effective solutions to mitigate risks.Nataliia Volodchenkova, Dean of the Mining and Metallurgy Faculty at Metinvest Polytechnic, notes that modern occupational health and safety standards

Humanitarian aid

2/26/2025

Metinvest’s humanitarian hub in Zaporizhia prepares 1.1 million essential aid packages for Ukrainians

Since the start of the full-scale war, Metinvest’s humanitarian hub, established at Zaporizhstal plant, has assembled and distributed 1.1 million food and hygiene aid packages to Ukrainians. In 2024 alone, the plant’s volunteers prepared approximately 144,000 humanitarian kits for people affected by the war.The humanitarian assistance is provided as part of the Saving Lives programme of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation and the Saving Lives humanitarian project run by Metinvest in coordination with the Foundation. The aid is distributed across Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Odesa, and other regions.“The humanitarian hub at Zaporizhstal focuses on supporting those who find themselves in dire straits. We strive to meet the basic needs of people in frontline regions and internally displaced persons, helping them overcome the hardships of war. The hub continues its crucial mission, with plans to assemble at least 100,000 humanitarian kits for Ukrainians in 2025,” stat

Interview

2/26/2025

"It is important for us that support to the Defence Forces is systematic," Metinvest's COO said, discussing three years of steel support for the defenders

Oleksandr Mironenko, Chief Operating Officer of Metinvest Group, in an interview with Pryamiy channel described the support provided to defenders as part of Rinat Akhmetov's Steel Front military initiative during three years of full-scale war, the best steel production developments for the army, and plans for 2025.We are meeting with you on the threshold of the fourth year of the full-scale invasion – years of major war, years of cooperation between you and your company as Steel Front with the Defence Forces." Please recall how it all began.Actually, the war for us started back in 2014, and we provided significant support to the Defence Forces. However, at that time, it was mainly about supplying purchased items. With the onset of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, the support has increased dramatically and was divided into two directions. The first focuses on what we can systematically purchase and deliver to the military. The second focuses on what we can produce at our own producti

Heroes Among Us

2/26/2025

How steelworker from Zaporizhzhia cleared important route in Pokrovsk sector

The courage and professionalism of Zaporizhstal employee Andrii Dmytrenko helped unblock an important route.Before the full-scale war, Andrii, a native of Zaporizhzhia, had tried his hand at many jobs – working as a fitter, driver, steelworker, and more. Like most Ukrainians, he lived his life, worked, and raised his children. Andrii never dreamed of heroic deeds or glory on the battlefield, and nothing in his life hinted at the fact that this humble worker would one day become a warrior. Today, he serves as a tank mechanic-driver in the 15th “Kara-Dag” National Guard Brigade under the call sign "Dog".It took perseverance and ingenuity to go to the frontlineAndrii Dmytrenko tried his hand at various jobs – working as a bus driver and, since 2017, as an employee of the mold train preparation shop at Zaporizhstal. His life was completely changed when Russia invaded Ukraine."It is ordinary Ukrainians like Andrii who have become the real heroes of this war, proving that one does not need

Metinvest Polytechnic

2/25/2025

Metinvest Polytechnic and Dnipro City Council Combine Efforts to Develop Higher and Vocational Education

Перший в Україні приватний гірничо-металургійний університет розпочинає співпрацю з Дніпровською міською радою для експертизи та вдосконалення освітніх програм професійно-технічних училищ і коледжів. Метою ініціативи є популяризація технічних професій та підготовка висококваліфікованих спеціалістів безпосередньо в регіоні, які здатні успішно конкурувати на ринку праці та сприяти розвитку української промисловості.Однією з найбільших проблем української промисловості є дефіцит кваліфікованих кадрів, зокрема у таких стратегічно важливих сферах, як гірництво, металургія, електротехніка та автоматизація. Для того, щоб готувати висококласних фахівців з практичними навичками, важливо, щоб освіта була максимально наближена до реальних умов виробництва — у містах з розвиненою промисловою інфраструктурою. На жаль, освітні програми профтехучилищ і коледжів часто не встигають за швидкими змінами у виробництві, через що виникають труднощі в підготовці спеціалістів, здатних ефективно працювати на