Metinvest Group's Zaporizhcoke improves working conditions for its employees as part of the Workplace Amenities programme. Recently, the enterprise completed one of the major overhaul stages of the amenities building. The company's investments totalled over UAH 15 million.In 2024, Zaporizhcoke completed a major overhaul of the premises on the third floor of the amenity building. In the premises, all utility systems were replaced, finishing works were carried out with the laying of tiles, energy-saving window and door units, plumbing fixtures and wardrobes were installed. The total area of the renovated rooms is 1400 m².“A comfortable working environment is the start and finish of a shift, because it is from the amenity space that our employees' working day begins and ends. Due to the full-scale invasion, the Workplace Amenities programme was temporarily suspended, but in 2023 we continued to overhaul the amenities, allocating over UAH 15 million for this purpose. The modern and cosy p

Mykhailo and Oleksandra met at Zaporizhstal and now work side by side at the plant.The plant has seen hundreds of stories of steel love that started within its walls. For more than 90 years, Zaporizhstal employees not only connected their professional life with the plant, but also fell in love and created strong families.One of the love stories – the Vershynins – began 12 years ago in the Railway Transport Department of Zaporizhstal. A young girl, Oleksandra, came to the plant immediately after studying to build a career, develop in the profession and ensure her stable future. But at Zaporizhstal, she found something more – getting to know her future husband Mykhailo."Immediately after graduating from the metallurgical college, I came to work in the railway transport department. At that time, Mykhailo worked here as a train dispatcher, and it was love at first sight. He helped me study the first serious job in my life, always supported me, was there for me. We met a year after and got

The consistent implementation of maintenance programmes is a prerequisite for stable operation of main equipment. The enterprise has embarked on the first stage of this year's major overhauls of hot blast stoves in the blast furnace shop.Hot blast stoves are one of the key units in the iron-making process designed to preheat air blown into a blast furnace.In the blast furnace shop, work continues a Category 3 major overhaul of hot blast stove No 6 at BF No 9, as part of which Metinvest Promservice's repair team will partially repair the refractory lining of the combustion chamber, hot and cold blast nozzles and gas burner, nozzles of flue gas valves, upper rows and corners of the checker chamber and dome. They will also clean the openings of the stove checker. In total, 300 tonnes of the lining worn out during the operation of the unit need to be replaced.The overhaul plan also includes a partial upgrade of cabling and wiring products and command and control equipment, replacement of

Students of the Pokrovsk community have the opportunity to resume face-to-face learning in special shelters. This has become possible, among other things, because of the support of Metinvest Group that allocated funding for the construction of six such facilities.Oleksandr Myrokenko, Chief Operations Officer of Metinvest Group, has visited two shelters that have recently undergone a refurbishment. He noted that at the beginning of the refurbishment, one had to hunch over to avoid falling over a pile of trash. Now the place is clean, cosy and warm."The shelters are not just for schoolchildren. When they are free, dance and singing classes are held here. We are very grateful to Metinvest Group, which has always been a socially responsible business in our region, for this support. We have already implemented many joint projects, but the construction of shelters is a very urgent issue that helps children socialise," says Margaryta IDRYSOVA, deputy head of the Pokrovsk Regional Military Ad

Kryvyi Rih has hosted a charity race to remember the defenders of Ukraine. 25 young professionals of Northern GOK took part in the race. The event became part of the Unite to Win city marathon.In total, 75 residents of the Ternivskyi district participated in the event. Students and residents of the the Ternivskyi district took part in the race alongside the employees of Northern GOK."I ran the distance in memory of a friend of my youth who died a few days before the race, on 27 March. It was that small thing I could do to honour him and other countrymen who died in the war. To thank their families. To draw attention to others. It is our duty to remember and honour the heroes. Yes, the distance is symbolic – 1300 metres – but the main thing here is to come together with colleagues and other people to honour the heroes. Those guys who made the ultimate sacrifice defending Ukraine's independence. I hope and believe that many of our soldiers, my colleagues, acquaintances and friends, will

In Kryvyi Rih, a professional skills competition "Electrotechnical Marathon - 2024" took place. More than 70 specialists from production enterprises and specialised educational institutions of the city competed for the right to be called the best in the profession. Metinvest specialists from Ingulets GOK took the winnin-places.According to the rules of the competition, the participants were divided into two categories - "Adepts" and "Followers", based on their work experience and professional skills. The first ones were the representatives of manufacturers, including the specialists from Metinvest's iron ore enrichment works, Rudomine, Kryvbasvybukhprom, Epirok Ukraine, AMKR and others. The second category included the students of Kryvyi Rih vocational training schools.One of the main conditions of the competition is the ability of participants to perform work correctly and quickly, observing all the rules of occupational safety, to know both theory and practice perfectly, to understa

"Green Center Metinvest Zaporizhzhia" continues to issue food packages.In Zaporizhzhia, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation continues to provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes due to active hostilities. Recently, "Green Center Metinvest Zaporizhzhia" has issued food packages to residents of the Malobilozerska community currently residing in Zaporizhzhia."Since the beginning of the year, we have distributed nearly two thousand food packages З and, overall, since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have issued 52 thousand such packages to IDPs who have found a new home in Zaporizhzhia. And we continue to help people", said Yarovslav HROSHEV, a manager of the public association "Green Centre Metinvest Zaporizhzhia".During 2023, the Foundation provided assistance to 250 families of the Malobilozerska community currently residing in Zaporizhzhia. Among them was Natalia, an internally displaced person from the village of Mala Bilozerka. She says that the p

Ukraine's first private mining and metals university Metinvest Polytechnic has signed a memorandum of cooperation with one of the most renowned Ukrainian polytechnic universities – the National Technical University "Dnipro Polytechnic". The universities will partner up in their educational, research and innovative activities.I am confident that this memorandum will become an important step in our joint mission to enhance the potential of Ukraine's education and research. Today, engineering and technical education is essential for the revival of our country's industry, which has been operating in the circumstances of the full-scale war for three years now. Therefore, the cooperation between the two universities involves a wide range of initiatives aimed at training highly qualified engineers and accomplishing scientific and technological achievements.— Oleksandr POVAZHNYI, President of Metinvest Polytechnic"While each university has its own specifics, experience and strengths, the area

Ilona Logvinenko is an operator at the control station of Zaporizhstal's hot strip mill. She has 12 years of experience working for one of the most famous trading network in Ukraine.– Since childhood, I have seen myself in trade, which is why I chose to work in the largest supermarket chain. However, more than a decade later, I realised that I was not ready to work in this field for the rest of my life. In an instant, I realised that I wanted to grow and have a try at a different area, – Ilona says. – I wanted to completely change my field of activity, and I chose Zaporizhstal as the place where I could do this.Of course, it was not so easy to master the profession. But the opportunities offered by the plant to those willing to study impressed her. At the plant, Ilona underwent comprehensive training with the development of practical skills in the shop under the guidance of an experienced mentor who supported the future worker in every way. Today Ilona is already working independently

Paving the way for victory. Relentlessly, day by day, step by step. As the full-scale war rages on, Metinvest Group continues to be a reliable pillar for the country and its citizens. Assistance is provided to defenders and war veterans, affected civilians and employees. At the same time, the company keeps its businesses going, pays taxes and support the regions, in which its companies operate.Read more about the events and news of the last seven days in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Meinvest Brings Kryvyi Rih GOKs under Common Management2Metinvest Polytechnic's First 143 Master's Graduates Receive Diplomas3Metinvest Donates Electronic Warfare Systems for Avdiivka Sector4Northern GOK's Young Professionals Take Part in Blood Donation Campaign5Kamet Steel Makes This Year's First Lot of Railcar Axles6Metinvest Polytechnic Announces Recruitment for Postgraduate Studies for First Time7Zaporizhstal's Cold Rolling Shop Celebrates 85th Anniversary8Zaporizhstal's Employees Master Profession o