Yuriy Ryzhenkov, CEO of Metinvest Group, gave an interview to Bloomberg Television, a global leader in business information and news. He spoke about the consequences of the recent Russian attacks on the Group, the impact of the war on production and sales markets, as well as shared market assessments and plans for the Group’s green transformation.– Over the last few days, Ukraine, especially its energy infrastructure, has been under significant attack. How has this affected your work?– Yes, the country’s infrastructure has been under attack since the late spring of this year, and we have been relying on electricity imports and our own generation to keep our assets operating. Unfortunately, the attack on Monday caused disruption to our operations. Most large industrial companies already have a plan B or plan C to deal with such attacks. For example, Metinvest has its own generation, which allows us to avoid any technological disasters in the event of a power outage. We can either idle

As part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front initiative, Metinvest Group in coordination with medical forces group “East”, has created the country’s first underground stabilisation centre for Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence to save the lives of defenders on the front line.The underground hospital is based on steel “hideout” bunkers developed by Metinvest, which have been modernised and structurally modified to meet the needs of military medics. It is equipped to the standards of a second-echelon field hospital (Role/Echelon 2) in accordance with NATO standards. Metinvest’s investment in its construction and equipment exceeded UAH20 million.The steel hospital provides intensive care, treatment and support for patients until their discharge or evacuation to another inpatient medical facility. All of this takes place near the front line in a protected environment for doctors and patients.Oleksandr MYRONЕNKO, chief operating officer of Metinvest Group, said: “A medical hospital located many metr

Кожен восьмий запорізький першокласник почне навчальний рік з наборами шкільного приладдя від Метінвесту.Родини робітників запорізьких підприємств Метінвесту, в яких діти вперше підуть до школи, отримали в подарунок від компанії набори шкільного приладдя. Більш як 440 діток розпочнуть свій перший навчальний рік з канцелярією від Метінвесту в межах корпоративного проєкту «Перший раз – в перший клас».Канцелярські набори, які отримали першокласники в родинах робітників Запоріжсталі, Запоріжвогнетриву, Запоріжкоксу, ЗЛМЗ та Метінвест-Промсервісу, включають усе необхідне для навчання приладдя: щоденники, зошити, ручки, олівці, гумки, точилки, пензлики, фарби тощо. Окрім того, привітали й дітлахів, які відсвяткували напередодні Дня знань свій день народження. – Перший крок малечі до школи – це завжди хвилююча мить для батьків. І навіть війна не може цього змінити. Саме тому Запоріжсталь та підприємства Метінвесту, попри важкі часи, не відмовляються від традиції та дарує родинам робітників, д

The speed and quality of medical care can directly impact a person’s health and survival. When it comes to cardiac arrest, the outcome is literally decided in the first few minutes. Medical personnel must act quickly to perform resuscitation and restore the heartbeat. For this reason, every medical station at Zaporizhstal is equipped with modern defibrillators.Recently, new defibrillators were installed at the medical stations in the blast furnace shop, the slag processing shop, the hot rolling mill, and section No. 3 of the cold rolling mill. These devices replace older models of similar medical equipment.FACTS AND FIGURESThe plant allocated over UAH 270,000 for the purchase of four defibrillators.“If needed, this modern medical equipment will enable us to quickly restore an employee's heart rhythm before the ambulance arrives, saving precious minutes and potentially saving lives. While we hope it won't be necessary, we must be ready for any situation and able to respond immediately,

After recovering from a severe shrapnel wound sustained on the front lines, Vadym Yavtushenko returned to the Inhulets ore mining and processing plant (GZK). Before the war, he was a shovel operator, in the combat zone he was a paratrooper, and today he works as a quarry dispatcher. The hero shares his story of peaceful times, military training, service, surgical miracles, and future dreams.In Kryvyi Rih region, pursuing a career in mining is quite common. Vadym Yavtushenko, a native of Mohylivka village, didn't hesitate after finishing high school. Following example of his father who worked as a shovel operator in a quarry, he enrolled in the mining faculty as well. Vadym excelled in his studies and simultaneously interned at Inhulets GZK. By the time he graduated as a mining engineer, he had also earned his shovel operator's licence."I joined Inhulets GZK in 2012. I moved from Mohylivka to Inhulets to live closer to work. Over time, I operated various excavators. Before the war, I w

Metinvest's digest breaks through the fog of daily routine to bring you some good news. Be the first to know the most important things about the Ukrainian Pillar.Current events from the enterprises, new batches of support for the military and civilians, and powerful 24/7 support for the economy are already waiting for you.1Since 24 February 2022, Metinvest has allocated UAH 7.5 billion to help Ukraine.2Metinvest created a memorial to honor fallen soldiers-employees.3Metinvest Polytechnic University announces additional admission of students.41850 children will start the first academic year with gifts from Metinvest.5Metinvest-SMC invites young people to take part in offline internships.6Specialists of Metinvest Pokrovskcoal received "Golden Stars"7The best miners of Metinvest's Central GOK were honored on their professional holiday.8For the construction of the Chernihiv bridge, 3200 tonnes of Metinvest-SMC metal were used

In 2024, a memorandum of cooperation once again established partnership obligations between Metinvest's Northern and Central GOK, Gleiuvatka Village Council and NGO "Kryvyi Rih Foundation For The Future". One of the main vectors of work this year was to improve the condition of roads between the community's settlements. The poor condition of the asphalt road surface in rural areas or its complete absence is a major problem for many Ukrainian communities. The same situation has arisen in the Gleiuvatka community, where a 4,000 m² section of the road between the Novoivanivka and Nedaivoda villages was in urgent need of repair. This urgent issue was resolved through close cooperation between the community and Metinvest's enterprises under a memorandum signed this year. Under the coordination of NGO "Kryvyi Rih Foundation For The Future," patching and continuous laying of asphalt-concrete mix were carried out on the designated section of the road in a short time."It was very important for

The team at Kametstal’s gas rescue station is a highly skilled group that risks their lives daily to ensure the safety of others. The company’s management understands the importance of their work and is committed to providing them with safe and comfortable working conditions. Recently, two drying cabinets were delivered to the gas rescue station, allowing for quick and efficient drying of gas protection equipment after hazardous gas-related tasks.Gas protection equipment, a crucial element of the safety system, requires proper maintenance and storage. In the past, gas rescue station employees had to air-dry the breathing apparatuses outdoors after cleaning, which exposed them to dust and extended the drying process.The new cabinets can dry the equipment in just 30 minutes. An added benefit of the cabinets is the ultraviolet lamps, which disinfect the surfaces of the breathing systems. Each cabinet can hold up to five units of gas protection equipment. On average, the rescue team uses

Половину життя знаний виробничник присвятив опануванню професії на металургійному гіганті.Багато років ветерани Запоріжсталі писали історію комбінату, вона надійно та міцно спліталася з їх власною історією життя. Здається, вони встигали все: працювали, навчалися самі та навчали інших, передавали із покоління в покоління традиції любові до вогняної професії, жили і працювали «на одній хвилі». Сьогодні вони – на заслуженому відпочинку, однак і досі зберігають міцний зв’язок з рідним комбінатом, де їх цінують і пам’ятають досі. Нещодавно з 85-річним ювілеєм ветерана Запоріжсталі Віктора Андрійовича Чирву привітали представники підприємства. – Наші люди назавжди вписані в літопис комбінату, бо вони власною працею будували майбутнє Запоріжсталі. Так, як робимо ми сьогодні. Бажаємо Почесному металургу міцного здоров'я, козацької наснаги, мирного неба і жаги до життя, – привітав ветерана директор з виробництва Андрій КРИВЦОВ.Віктор Андрійович присвятив роботі на комбінаті 44 роки свого життя.

Metinvest Group is ready to resume vocational guidance programmes in vocational schools and secondary educational institutions that have been suspended due to the war as soon as it becomes possible. Svitlana Sudakova, Director of the Department for Personnel Recruitment, Adaptation and Development at Metinvest, announced this at the Serpneva educational conference held on 26 August in Kyiv. The annual conference discussed education as a government strategy, studying in wartime, restoring access to education, reforming specialised secondary education, vocational schools, extracurricular activities, as well as the digitalisation of education in Ukraine. The event was organised by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Ukraine, the Swiss-Ukrainian project Decentralisation for Improved Democratic Education (DECIDE), which is being implemented in Ukraine by a consortium of the DOCCU NGO and the Zurich University f