Hanna Yefymenko has built her career at Zaporizhstal and encourages women to confidently pursue opportunities in the metallurgy industry.Metallurgy is often associated with heavy industry and traditionally male-dominated roles, but the reality is different. Over 30% of Metinvest Group employees are women. Alongside their male colleagues, they excel in skilled trades, engineering, managerial positions, and leadership roles.Hanna Yefymenko, a quality control officer at Zaporizhstal, is a third-generation employee at the plant. Her grandfather, Kostiantyn Nazarov, began working in the hot rolling mill shop in 1953. Later, her parents, Volodymyr and Tetiana, met while working at the plant – Volodymyr in the open-hearth shop and Tetiana in the roll-formed sections shop.Ганна Єфименко “My entire life has been closely connected to Zaporizhstal, as my whole family worked here. I first visited the plant as a child when my mother brought me directly onto the shop floor – something that was poss

Over the past three years, Metinvest has been cooperating with the Lozuvatka community in Dnipropetrovsk region. By implementing joint projects, the partners create the conditions necessary for a more comfortable stay for residents, provide various types of assistance to internally displaced persons, and defenders. One of the projects is the creation of a multifunctional space in Sofiivka village of Lozuvatka territorial community.Since 2023, an important project for the community has been implemented in the Sofiivka village with the support of Metinvest's Consolidated GOK. It involves the creation of an administrative and cultural centre where over a thousand residents of the Sofiivka elder's district will be able to receive quality social services from qualified specialists The project is coordinated by the "Kryvyi Rih Foundation For The Future"."Although the war has messed up many of our plans, we have a lot to be proud of, because even in difficult times we have managed to do a lo

Pellet shop #2 at Northern Iron Ore has completed a repair of its LURGI 552A induration machine. Metinvest allocated UAH 17 million to repair the induration machine and to upgrade the screen. At Northern Iron Ore, pellet shop No.2 resumed operation of its 552A induration machine at the beginning of October after completing its quarterly repair. A key milestone in the major repair was the upgrade of a double-deck screen for green pellets."The main achievement of the completed upgrade is the enhanced performance of the induration machine," says Andrii STEBLII, deputy shop manager for production and planning at Northern Iron Ore. "Currently, the machine produces 463 tonnes of pellets per hour compared to the previous output of 460 tonnes. Another significant outcome of the upgrade is the reduced specific consumption of gas and electricity. Additionally, there has been an improvement in the quality properties of the finished product. Overall, we anticipate an annual benefit of up to UAH 1

Oplich HUB has relocated and continues to offer a range of free activities. At the Oplich HUB community center, which has been operating in Zaporizhzhia for over a year, you can enjoy free yoga classes, wellness fitness, joint neurogymnastics, painting, tea ceremonies, career guidance, children's master classes, psychological and legal consultations, as well as various training sessions. Despite the many challenges of operating in the war zone – such as ensuring the safety of visitors and staff, and dealing with power supply instability – the Oplich HUB team has not only continued to serve and support people in this frontline city but has also significantly expanded its range of services over the year. Oplich HUB was created by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine as part of the Mental Help project. The centre operates with the support of Metinvest Group’s Saving Lives humanitarian initiative, Zaporizhstal Iron and Steelworks, and USAID's project "Building a Sustainable Public Health Syst

Zaporizhstal's management and colleagues congratulated the veteran on his birthday. Recently, Ivan Vasyliovych Bedrosov, a veteran of Zaporizhstal, celebrated his 75th birthday. On this important day, according to a good tradition, Ivan Vasyliovych received congratulations from the Plant’s administration and colleagues with whom the veteran used to work side by side."The traditions of responsible and selfless labour have been alive at Zaporizhstal for many years. And this is the merit, in particular, of our veterans, who passed on their experience, knowledge and love of the profession to younger generations of steelmakers. We remember your guidance and thank you for your contribution to the development of the enterprise. On behalf of the entire staff of the plant, we congratulate you on your anniversary!" said Volodymyr RYBACHONOK, Head of Zaporizhstal's HR Department.Back in 1972, Ivan Bedrosov came to the plant as a steelmaker's apprentice, right after graduating from college, and s

According to NV, Metinvest Group is ranked among the top 50 employers in Ukraine and has won in two out of three categories: “Support for Veterans and Their Families” and “Support for Employee Wellbeing” in the steel industry.The Best Employers ranking is a joint project of NV and Odgers Berndtson, an international executive search and assessment company. It provides employees, shareholders and investors with insight into which companies in Ukraine are making every effort to support their staff during the war.The compilers of the ranking selected the 152 largest companies by revenue and headcount, segmented them into industry groups and invited them to participate in the ranking. The project experts evaluated employers in three categories: “Support for Veterans and Their Families,” “Financial and Non-Financial Employee Motivation” and “Support for Employee Wellbeing.”Tetiana PETRUK, Metinvest Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “Metinvest’s recognition as the best employer in

Ruslan Sutkovyi, a veteran from Zaporizhstal, shared his story of military service and spoke about skills useful for both civilian and military purposes. On the occasion of Defenders Day, students and young people of Zaporizhstal met with the worker of the enterprise, war veteran Ruslan Sutkovyi, at the hub of Zaporizhia Polytechnic Ruslan is an experienced production worker, a Ukrainian volunteer soldier who took part in fierce battles in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia areas, participated in assaults and performed many other tasks. Ruslan joined the Zaporizhstal team 13 years ago as a packing worker at the Cold Rolling Shop. His plans for a peaceful life and the development of his career at the enterprise were messed up by the full-scale invasion The industrialist joined the army in the first days of the war. At first, he served in the 110th separate territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region, and later joined the 71st separate huntsman brigade as

Charity events involving visits to special children's institutions in the city are already becoming a good tradition for the Kamet Steel's youth organization Recently, the youth organisation gave her warmth and attention to children in difficult life circumstances by visiting the Centre for Social and Psychological Rehabilitation of Children of Kamianske City Council. The guests prepared a rich cultural and sports programme for the children: exciting football, "Jenga" game, a master-class on making figures from colourful balloons, and stylish temporary tattoos. But the biggest jewel of this memorable meeting was the happy smiles of the children. Good mood, excitement, and fun – no one was left behind that day; a real family atmosphere was felt.The guests, of course, made presents to children. Steel family of Kamet Steel presented the children with school supplies from Metinvest and sweet treats.The management of the educational institution sincerely thanked the youth council for their

Metinvest Polytechnic has hosted its first inter-industry scientific workshop entitled "Metinvest Intelligence", featuring the university's academic staff. Among the topics discussed were the quality of higher education, advancements in science, research, as well as traditions and innovations in designing the university's educational products.In his keynote speech, President Oleksandr Povazhnyi announced that the workshop "Metinvest Intelligence" would be held regularly. It is planned to involve specialists from the Metinvest Group companies, as combining production expertise with education and research will contribute to the sustainable development of Ukraine's mining and metals sector."The workshop is intended to be a platform for discussing certain topics, and everyone's active engagement is crucial. In my opinion, these topics will lay the groundwork for our postgraduate students' future research. It is very important to build a research model that includes many areas: scientific

Despite the challenges, Metinvest Group's team continues to work to support the army, help injured civilians and ensure the sustainability of the economy. We want Ukraine to receive weighty support as soon as possible and then begin a major recovery.Read more about the events and news of the last seven days in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Metinvest is recognised at the Reuters World Awards: Sustainability Awards 20242War veterans of Kamet Steel take part in a sports and patriotic event3Metinvest Pokrovskcoal helps to evacuate families of employees4Steel Front hands over command post to The Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donetsk sector5Free Waves project launched in Kryvyi Rih to rehabilitate defenders6Employees of Metinvest's mining and processing plants learn the algorithm of safe actions in case of blackouts7Third admission: over 200 students start studying at Metinvest Polytechnic8Young specialists of Kamet Steel organise a charity event for children