Career choices begin to take shape at school. With this approach, Metinvest Polytechnic has started its series of outreach meetings in various communities. The first stop on the route was the Shyroke community, where the university representatives talked with final-year students. The meeting took place in Lyceum No. 2 and it was dedicated to a conscious career choice. Future applicants got to know about professions in the industries of the future, modern engineering and technical fields, as well as the opportunity to combine studying with their first career steps even before receiving a diploma. During the discussion, speakers told students about the requirements for admission to the university. The main requirement is taking the National Multi-subject Test (NMT); for people in privileged categories and internally displaced persons, a simplified procedure is available. More detailed information is available in the university's admissions office.Viacheslav KAMENETS, Associate Professor

In 2025, Metinvest Group’s Zaporizhzhia Refractories expanded its product portfolio by launching the production of 15 new types of refractory products for lining key units of mining and steelmaking enterprises.Over the course of the year, more than 390 tonnes of newly introduced products were shipped to customers. The new product range has been developed taking into account the production needs of steelmaking and mining enterprises and is aimed at enhancing the reliability and continuity of technological processes. In particular, in 2025, the plant launched the production of suspended andalusite refractories for indurating machines, as well as burner blocks for Metinvest Group’s Central and Northern Iron Ore Plants. For Kamet Steel, the plant established the production of vibrocast lance blocks for the blowing units of ladles in BOF shop, as well as a number of unmoulded refractories, including: slag‑forming mixtures for the CCM mould for high‑carbon steel grades, a heat‑insulating mi

Metinvest’s Northern, Central and Inhulets Iron Ore Plants continue to support the country’s economy during the war. Over the 12 months of the last year, the plants transferred UAH 5.2 billion to budgets at all levels.The principal source of budget revenues in 2025 was the fee for the use of subsoil resources, which amounted to UAH 2.4 billion. A significant share of Consolidated Iron Ore payments relates to the unified social tax, which totalled almost UAH 756 million. Personal income tax amounted to UAH 646 million for the year. Environmental tax and land payments also contributed to the state and local budgets.“We continue to be a pillar of Ukraine’s economy despite all the challenges faced by the mining industry. Today, Metinvest’s Iron Ore Plants remain among the country’s largest taxpayers. These funds contribute to strengthening the country’s defence capability and supporting the social sector, whose backing becomes critically important during armed aggression. We are changing

A recent NV article discussed what Metinvest Group is doing to support Kyiv-based employees who have been left without electricity, water and heating due to Russian attacks.The publication examined how businesses are supporting their employees amid large-scale power cuts in Kyiv and compiled case studies from the country’s largest employers.Kyiv, Kharkiv and the Odesa region recently came close to a blackout: on Saturday, electricity, water and heating were cut off in the capital, and the metro was brought to a halt. While the problems were resolved, the incident highlighted how fragile the situation remains. In Kyiv, not all residential buildings are yet receiving heating, and strict power-cut schedules are still in force. All of this continues to affect employees’ psychological well-being.According to a study by the psychotherapy platform Rozmova, nearly 50% of surveyed specialists reported a deterioration in clients’ emotional well-being towards the end of 2025. Ukrainians are expe

The Second National Forum of Talented Youth brought together over 600 participants from across Ukraine, ranging from winners of international competitions to technical university students who are already working on applied engineering tasks. Among the participants of the large-scale event was Anastasiia Udovytska, a student of Metinvest Polytechnic. Talented young people gathered together to hear an important message: Ukraine needs their knowledge, ambition, and solutions here and now. The Second National Forum of Talented Youth, initiated by the Foundation of the President of Ukraine for the Support of Education, Science and Sport, has for the second consecutive year united talented young people from all over Ukraine. During the event, the organisers highlighted that it is the youth who today provides the energy and motivation to fight for Ukraine. The forum welcomed winners of international and all-Ukrainian competitions, prize-winners of WRO 2025 robotics competition, graduates wit

Ukraine can become Europe's industrial partner, due to its favourable location, Europe's largest iron ore resources and the lessons of war, including how to remain competitive amid unpredictability.The pillar of Ukraine's economy is the mining and metals sector, whose weight remains significant despite four years of full-scale war. In 2021, before the 2022 invasion, it accounted for over 10% of Ukraine's GDP and one third of exports. In 2024, these stood at 7.2% and 15.4%, respectively. The war has changed approaches to management and business resilience: enduring requires adaptability, speed of decision-making and focus on internal efficiency."We have lost almost 50% of our business in Ukraine. Despite everything, Metinvest remains the country's largest industrial player. A strong state is impossible without a strong economy, and an economy is impossible without a powerful industrial base," says Yuriy RYZHENKOV, CEO of Metinvest Group, Ukraine's largest mining and metals company, wit

Andriy Zhuk has been appointed General Director of Zaporizhzhia Refractories of Metinvest Group.Andriy Zhuk has over 30 years of experience in steelmaking industry. He began his professional career in the sinter plant of Zaporizhstal, where he progressed from a maintenance fitter to Deputy Head of the Shop for Capital Repairs. Under his leadership, a number of key investment projects have been implemented, including the reconstruction of Blast Furnace No. 4 and Sintering Machine No. 1. Subsequently, he held the positions of Chief Engineer and Director of Engineering at the plant. In 2020, Andriy Zhuk took charge of the repair enterprise Metinvest-Promservice – initially as Technical Director, and from May 2022, during one of the most challenging periods for Ukrainian industry, as its General Director. Under his leadership, the enterprise maintained its production expertise, ensured the stable operation of its maintenance business units, and supported the Group’s steelmaking assets dur

In accordance with the approved schedule of planned repairs, the drum of ball mill #121 was replaced at the ore beneficiation plant of Central Iron Ore, and routine repairs were carried out on the associated process equipment.In total, 49 hours are allocated, in accordance with the regulations, for the repair crews and the process personnel of the ore beneficiation plant at Central Iron Ore to dismantle the worn drum and install a serviceable one. And although such work is familiar to specialists, each time it requires them to switch into a ‘pit‑stop mode’.In total, 22 mills are in operation at the concentrate production site. When the replacement of one of them is scheduled, the production plan is adjusted to account for a two‑day shutdown of the respective unit of equipment. First, the maintenance personnel open the hatches and empty the drum of balls. Next, the equipment shall be dismantled and sent to the repair site.The task of the process personnel of the ore beneficiation plant

The ‘Safe Workplace’ programme at Zaporizhstal is a tool for the systematic management of production‑related risks. As part of this programme, workspaces are analysed, potential hazards are identified, and preventive measures are taken to eliminate them before they can lead to injuries or accidents. This involves not merely oversight, but the constant improvement of working conditions, taking into account actual production processes. It is for this purpose that workplace audits are carried out regularly under the programme. In 2025, such inspections were carried out in all the plant’s workshops – more than 11,000 audits in total. HSE specialists, heads of business units, as well as directors of various areas were involved in this work. Such a group of participants makes it possible to assess risks comprehensively – from the standpoint of safety, process organisation and managerial decision‑making.Based on the audit results, almost 17,000 corrective actions were developed over the cour

Metinvest has helped sustain the country’s economy during the nearly four years of the full-scale war. Including associated companies and joint ventures, the Group paid UAH 18.7 billion in taxes and fees to budgets at all levels in Ukraine in 2025.The largest contribution was the subsoil use fee, totalling UAH 4.6 billion. This was followed by UAH 3.5 billion in unified social contribution payments, with the UAH 3.2 billion paid in personal income tax ranking third.In addition, Metinvest’s Ukrainian enterprises paid UAH 1.9 billion in corporate income tax and UAH 690 million in environmental tax last year. At the same time, value-added tax increased by 18% year-on-year to nearly UAH 2 billion, land tax rose by 10% to UAH 1.4 billion and the military levy almost tripled to UAH 916 million.“The war and global challenges have changed the business landscape and forced us to operate in new ways. However, steelmaking retains its strategic role: it continues to support the economy, generate