His name is Maksym Kryvopyskyi. He is a 4th category turner in the testing shop and has been working at Kamet-Steel for 14 years. At the very beginning of the war, in the spring of 2022, he went to the front, despite all the objections of his family and friends, and refused to take advantage of the legal opportunity to defer. His military profession was a soldier of the Air Assault Forces, call sign "4G". After being wounded, he returned from a place where most of his comrades did not, and considers this to be a gift of fate, for which he must repay with a truly masculine life, in which the main thing is the main thing, and fuss, gossip and trifles are not worthy of attention. At the age of 40, he became a student at a technical university. He values his family above all else. For readers who find this "business card" not enough, here are Maksym's frank answers in the interview.A few months in 2022 in the 25th separate airborne brigade were probably worth a lifetime. The airborne brig

The UN Global Compact in Ukraine established the "Oplich HUB" community centre in Zaporizhzhia last summer as part of its Mental Health 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 System". Today, Oplich HUB continues to operate and expand its activities. The centre conducts engaging workshops, art therapy, yoga and fitness classes, as well as individual and group psychological counselling sessions nearly every day.It is important to note that since September, the "Oplich HUB" community centre has relocated and will remain at its new location at least until the end of the year. Now, classes are held at 9 Viacheslava Zaitseva Street (CCS "Orbita")."We have relocated, but we continue to operate as before: yoga, fitness, professional counselling, and self-help groups. The trainers are the same as before. The only thing that has changed is

In an interview with Pryamiy TV channel, Oleksandr Myronenko, chief operating officer of Metinvest Group, spoke in detail about the creation of Ukraine’s first underground hospital for the armed forces, feedback from medics, the evolution of military production and new projects for the front line.– First, there were “hideouts”, and now the project has evolved to include an underground hospital. What prompted its creation?– The motives are quite simple. We all understand the need to support our defenders and do everything in our power to save their lives. The “hideouts” were the first step in providing a certain level of security at the positions.How did the idea of creating an underground hospital come about? In late 2022 and early 2023, medics began using our “hideouts” as small stabilisation points on the front line. These points were based in rural huts, and when the enemy observed, via unmanned aerial vehicles, where the wounded were being evacuated, they would strike. When a hut

This year, the Suprun family of Zaporizhcoke was awarded the honorary title of "Metinvest's Golden Dynasty".Suprun dynasty of Zaporizhzhia's coke chemists dates back to 1934, when Zaporizhcoke was founded. The founder of the dynasty, Mykhailo Vikentovych Patskevych, took part in the construction of Zaporizhia Coke Plant No. 27 (later Zaporizhcoke).A unique facility at the time, it was built exclusively with domestic resources: without involving foreign specialists, which was a rarity at the time, according to its own design, using only Ukrainian materials.In after years, Mykhailo Vikentovych worked at the enterprise as the head of the labour organization department until 1937.In 1939, construction of the plant was completed, including four coke oven batteries with over 60 furnace chambers, and a design capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of gross coke per year was achieved.The founder's life-work was continued by his wife, Stefanida Hnativna Kudriavtseva, and their son, Ihor.The enterprise

In the first half of 2024, Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest company, almost quadrupled its profits, while revenues increased by more than 20%. “A low comparison base effect is also there,” said 48-year-old Yuriy Ryzhenkov, Metinvest’s CEO. However, the Group faces serious challenges ahead.An acute electricity shortage is expected in winter, Ukrainian Railways plans to increase freight rates for steelmakers by 20%, and global iron ore prices are falling. In addition, the Group must pay over US$600 million to its creditors in 2025-2026. How will Metinvest respond to these challenges?Adapting to the war in 2024– In 2023, your iron ore plants operated at 35-40% capacity, and your steel plants at 65-75%. What is the situation in 2024?– For steel plants, almost nothing has changed. Zaporizhstal operates three blast furnaces, which means that it is operating at 75% capacity. Kamet Steel operates two of its three furnaces: at 65%. To increase production, we need to overhaul the furnaces that were

Cheerful and funny person, reckless and brave man – this is what friends and acquaintances say about Serhii Harkusha, a war veteran from Inhulets Iron Ore. The man has experience as a combat scout and now helps his demobilised co-workers to re-adapt to civilian life. The story of the hero tells how he got to the frontline, how he learned to be invisible to the enemy, about the brotherhood of war, injuries, and guardian angels in heaven and on earth.Over the past three years, the life of Serhii Harkusha has taken a turn that he could not have imagined before At the beginning of 2022, he worked as a foreman of pump operators at the ore-concentration plant of Inhulets Iron Ore. At that time, he had already had about nine years of experience at the enterprise. Before that, he had worked as a construction worker for a long time, having graduated as a painter and plasterer from a school in Ingulets. Although he was born in the north of Russia. His parents, both Ingulets residents, worked th

We remain steadfast in our faith in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in ourselves, and in each other. We remain committed to fighting, assisting both the military and civilians, and ensuring our businesses operate, all in support of Ukraine's decisive victory over the enemy.In this traditional digest, we recap what Metinvest's team has accomplished over the last seven days.1Metinvest provides 38.5 tonnes of steel plates to build memorial2Metinvest Polytechnic holds safety trainings for employees of industrial enterprises3Beach volleyball tournament organised by Zaporizhstal's young professionals4Northern Iron Ore holds fire suppression and first aid training5Kamet Steel's young professionals visit Mriia special school6Kamet Steel continues to improve workplace welfare for employees7Employees learning new trades at Zaporizhstal

Що важливо знати й вміти у випадку загоряння, як ліквідувати вогонь та врятувати постраждалих? Північани повторили та закріпили свої навички під час імітації пожежі на РЗФ-1.Cпівробітники дирекції з охорони праці, відомчої пожежної частини комбінату, першої рудозбагачувальної фабрики та медичної частини разом відпрацювали свої дії у надзвичайній ситуації – ліквідації пожежі на території виробничого цеху та наданні долікарської допомоги постраждалим із різними видами травм.За планом-сценарієм, загоряння сталося на дільниці сепарації секції № 16 РЗФ-1, травмовано двоє робочих. У його ліквідації взяли участь нещодавно сформовані з працівників фабрики протипожежні ланки та ланки долікарської допомоги – загалом до 20-ти спеціалістів. «Під час тренування учасники нашої протипожежної ланки спрацювали ефективно, зекономивши дорогоцінні секунди та мінімізувавши ймовірні наслідки події. Передусім учасникам ланки важливо пам'ятати про власну безпеку та можливі ускладнення. Цього разу, враховуючи

Біля Чернігова триває будівництво автомобільного мосту на Десні, зруйнованого російським ворогом на початку повномасштабного вторгнення. Для відновлення важливого інфраструктурного об’єкта Метінвест-СМЦ поставив 3200 тонн листового металопрокату.Старий міст, що веде з київської траси прямо у центр Чернігова, було зруйновано в березні 2022 року під час облоги міста, коли російські війська скинули на нього шість авіабомб. Вже восени 2022 року компанія Autostrada розпочала відбудову об'єкта. А Метінвест-СМЦ надав для цього 3200 тонн листового металопрокату, серед якого є і продукція комбінату Азовсталь, що зберігалася на складах.НЕЗЛАМНА СТАЛЬМетал Азовсталі буде частиною конструкції Чернігівського мосту. Це об’єднує його з іншими популярними об’єктами – пішохідно-велосипедним мостом через Володимирський узвіз та мостом-хвилею у парку «Наталка», що в Києві.Зазвичай на проєктування такого об'єкту потрібно щонайменше два роки, але українські бізнеси доводять, що згуртована робота здатна зр

Metinvest's Central GOK was visited by specialists from the Regional Department of State Environmental Supervision and specialists from the Department of Ecology of the Executive Committee of the Kryvyi Rih City Council. At enterprise's tailing storage facility, on the territory of the sanitary protection zone (SPZ) of Gleiuvatsky quarry in the village of Verabove, they had the opportunity to assess the work aimed at reducing dusting.The main shops of one of the largest city-forming enterprises, Central Iron Ore Enrichment Works, are located on the territory of Kryvyi Rih. Those shops are Gleiuvatsky quarry, grinding and enrichment plants, the mine named after Kolachevskyi, and palletizing plant. In order to reduce the impact of the company's industrial activities on the environment, Central GOK has developed measures to carry out dust suppression in the adjacent territories of quarries, tailings, open warehouses of finished products and roads.The implementation of these measures in o