Long before the war, Metinvest, mining and metallurgical group of companies, developed a strategy for the transition to green steel production, said Dmytro Nikolayenko, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the Group, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin. "We at Metinvest developed a strategy for the transition to green steel long before the war with the support of McKinsey. It provided for the transition of blast furnaces to DRI at our steel mills," he said. At the same time, Mr Nikolayenko noted that there were two biggest problems in the transformation of green steel in the world. The first was the availability of "green" energy, the second was the availability of a source of virgin iron, produced in an environmentally friendly way with the lowest possible carbon emissions. "In both of these tasks, Ukraine can be a very good partner in the European context of this transformation, because we have a very good source of iron ore, which can be very well enriched – up to 70% or

Modern technologies ensure the safety of work in the gas facilities. Recently, Kamet Steel has added 30 oxygen isolating regenerative respirators R-30EX to bolster its new equipment inventory at the gas rescue station.For the second consecutive year, the enterprise has been implementing a modernization program for protective equipment. This program helps gas rescuers safely prevent and manage emergencies related to gas usage in production. Last year, despite the challenges of wartime, 50% of the fleet of this equipment was renewed.For reference R-30EX respirators are utilized as the primary personal protective equipment for an employee's respiratory system when working in an environment where breathing is not safe.As a reminder, the R-30EX insulating regenerative respirators, which replace the R-34 class respirators, have several technical advantages. First of all, the protective effect of the device is extended to four hours, compared to two hours in the R-34. Additionally, there are

In the oxygen compressor shop at Kamet Steel, they are working on overhauling the air separation unit KAr-30 No. 3, designed to provide oxygen and nitrogen to technological processes in the main production units, primarily the converter and blast furnace, is underway. The main task of the overhaul is to restore the operability of cryogenic equipment for its safe inclusion in operation, since KAr-30 No. 3 has been in reserve idle for a long time. Андрій Письменний In the work plan, priority is given to repairing cryogenic tanks and valves. Inspection of the main rectification unit is underway, as well as all internal metal pipelines. All internal cryogenic fittings are being inspected. Any technical problems discovered will be dealt with as part of this major overhaul. Specialist contractors are replacing shut-off valves on the nitrogen pipeline and partially renewing thermal insulation materials, restoring monitoring and measuring equipment, and so on.An expert examination of cryogeni

The Youth Union at Central GOK of Metinvest Group entertained the children of their colleagues at the enterprise. Little residents of Kryvyi Rih were shown how iron ore was mined in the Gleyuvatsky open pit and told interesting facts from the life of the iron ore enrichment plant, where their mums and dads work.At the beginning of the excursion, the children visited the Museum of Labour Glory at Central GOK, where they heard and saw a lot of interesting things about the history and achievements of the plant, its professions, equipment and products. There, the children watched how a huge enterprise looks in miniature and had the opportunity to play with models of mining machines and railway transport.And then, the most interesting thing was the visit of the very heart of the production life of Central GOK - the Gleyuvatsky open pit. The miners' children saw with their own eyes where the path of ore, and later metal and steel, begins. Stormy emotions were caused by huge mining equipment

Recently, Zaporizhstal employees have paid a visit to Oleksandr Bakurov, a long-serving employee of the steelworks and Honoured Metallurgist of Ukraine."Zaporizhstal's steel workers are our pride. Both those who built and developed the steelworks many years ago and those follow in their footsteps now. Our senior colleagues worked with dedication, set an example for young workers, acted as their mentors, and passed on their invaluable experience. And today we all would like to congratulate Oleksandr Pavlovich on his anniversary and wish him health, long life, prosperity and peace," said Roman SLOBODIANIUK. Oleksandr Pavlovych dedicated 30 years of his life to the slabbing mill. At the age of 24, he became a senior re-heating operator. He says it would not have been possible but for the support of his co-workers. Even now, the man often recalls his time at Zaporizhstal and keeps in touch with steel workers who are still working."I had very good mentors, each of whom I remember and respec

Siemens has provided Metinvest Polytechnic Technical University with another software suite to strengthen cooperation and support the Ukrainian education sector. Such digitalisation of higher engineering education enhances learning assisted by modern automation components.Serhii Dvornyk, Director of the Digital Industry Department at Siemens, has handed over a software suite, including 40 programming licences for Simatic PLC and SCADA WinCC by Siemens AG, to Ukraine's first private mining and metals university. This software is critical to ensuring a high-quality learning process, allowing teachers to improve their teaching methods and students to acquire the necessary practical skills, even in blended learning environments.The software will be used by teachers and students of the Faculty of Digital Technologies and Production Automation and the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy. The number of licences obtained allows launching the learning process simultaneously in several groups in a

Serhii Kotlubai, a mining foreman at Gannivskyi open-pit mine of Northern GOK, rescued the swan that had flown into the open-pit mine and was unable to get out. It happened during Serhii's shift the day before he was to be sent to the army. The miners saw the exhausted bird near EGK-90 on the horizon - 30 metres of the north side of the Gannivskyi open-pit mine. The day before, one of the bulldozer drivers working nearby tried to feed the bird and give it water in the hope that it would be able to get out of the open-pit mine on its own. But no. So the workers raised the alarm, because the bird would definitely not have been able to survive in the harsh open pit conditions. Serhii Kotlubai volunteered to try to save the bird. "Initially, Serhii suggested taking the swan to a small drainage pond near the place where he was working on the excavation, but I advised him to take it to a large pond at the Plyazhna bus stop: the conditions there are more suitable for birds, and the swan will

The story of a woman from Zaporizhzhia who found her calling at a large steel plant.Many students who dream of one day getting a job in their field of study earn money elsewhere during their studies. Three years ago, Nataliia KLIUCHKO, now an employee of Zaporizhstal, got a job at one of Ukraine's largest retail chains, while completing her higher education in industrial speciality."Before the occupation of Enerhodar, where I come from, I planned to work at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. I received a specialised education in Zaporizhzhia for this purpose, worked in the largest Ukrainian retail chain at the same time, and with the beginning of the full-scale invasion, I realised that I had to choose a job in my speciality in Zaporizhzhia.Наталія Ключко So, I periodically monitored the vacancies, waiting for the right one to come up at the plant. After all, my priority has always been professional development, and my goal was to work in my speciality," says Nataliia.She shares he

While each new week of our fight is different from the one before, it is equally filled with important events, news and desire to bring Ukraine's victory closer. To this end, Metinvest Group continues to support the defenders of Ukraine, help the affected civilians and ensure the operation of its businesses.Read more about the events of the past week in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Heart of steel beating: Metinvest celebrates 18th anniversary2Zaporizhstal organised sporting event for children and parents3Offline session held at Kamet Steel for Metinvest Polytechnic students4Metinvest implements First Job Programme5Zaporizhstal allocates UAH 6 million to keep gas rescuers safe6Road maintenance and cleaning work continues at Kamet Steel7Classification area restored at Central Ore's crushing plant8The Saving Lives provides 1,800 humanitarian kits for six communities

Based on the results in April, Kamet Steel's BOF shop leads in terms of efficiency, having contributed $0.95 million toward the team goal. One of the major drivers of success is the steelmaking technology with scrap pre-heating the steemakers have been consistently developing and improving this year. Денис Єськов What makes this effective steelmaking technology with pre-heating different is that immediately after the scrap is charged into a BOF vessel and prior to feeding the hot metal, the scrap is heated with oxygen and using the gas coal. This allows increasing the use of scrap while reducing the consumption of the hot metal for steel production and, hence, the cost of production.Process specialists put in a lot of effort and knowledge to develop and implement this technology in Kamet Steel's BOF shop. They meticulously selected the heat parameters, volumes of oxygen and gas coal for pre-heating, optimal scrap pre-heating conditions to avoid the development of the liquid phase duri