Metinvest Group's Zaporizhstal has purchased 20 modern protective breathing apparatuses for specialists working in gas-hazardous areas, along with a device for testing them, spending about UAH 6 million for this purpose. DEZEGA's P-30EX compressed oxygen closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatuses will provide comfortable and safe working conditions for Zaporizhstal's gas rescue teams. This is the lightest and most reliable protective breathing apparatus, certified by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and meeting European standards.Twenty sets of modern breathing apparatuses will replace the previous generation of protective equipment and guarantee safe work in gas-hazardous areas of the sintering and blast furnace shops and other departments.The breathing apparatuses provide up to four hours of autonomous operation and feature alarm devices that alert gas rescuers when the pressure in the oxygen cylinder drops to a level that requires them to stop working and exit the ha

The event was organised by Zaporizhstal to mark Children's Day. Last weekend, Zaporizhstal employees and their children attended a family sports event. It was dedicated to Children's Day. The steelworks prepared an interesting programme for children with animators, sports relays, competitions and master classes.60 families of Zaporizhstal employees took part in the event. There were children of all ages, including those whose parents are currently serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Dmytro Severiuk, an employee of the steelworks, is defending Ukraine now. The defender's short leave fell on these days, so he came to the event with his daughter. The defender is convinced: such festive events are a necessity for kids, which our children lack because of the war."Before the war, Zaporizhstal organised such sporting events for children on many occasions. Not only for them, though – we would always celebrate all important dates with our large family of steel workers, and we celebrated Me

A flurry of site maintenance activity unfolded at Kamet Steel in the spring of 2024. Specialists of the road repair and maintenance section of the road transport department make a substantial contribution to the team effort. For the second month in a row, as soon as weather conditions permitted, the steelworks has been carrying out patching repairs of central roads and road improvements – cleaning, removal of vegetation and dirt, levelling, and painting of pavements and fencing. During April and May, a small team of the road repair and maintenance section of the road transport department patched more than 500 square metres of road. Currently, the focus is on the central road from the central gate, the intersection near the BOF Shop and the road from the BOF Shop to the Oxygen Compressor Shop. Special machinery and equipment are the first helpers in their work. Every day, a Bobcat – a versatile mini-loader that can be equipped with a bucket or a milling cutter to level and clean local

A week-long offline session was held at Kamet Steel for students of the bachelor's programme "Occupational and Process Safety". Students of Metinvest Polytechnic took part in master classes, practical classes, training sessions at training facilities, as well as in roundtable discussions on improving the workplace safety.The field session at Kamet Steel's site allowed the students to gain practical experience and expert knowledge. In addition, by studying the processes based on real-life cases and participating in trainings, they once again became convinced of their choice and emphasised the importance of occupational safety at an industrial enterprise."For future professionals, seeing how the theory they learned in lectures looks like in practice is a valuable and informative experience. The bachelors trained together with the emergency rescue team to work in gas-hazardous areas, learned to assess risks when working with lifting equipment, and identified hazards and risks in a work a

У реаліях сьогодення завершення навчального року ставить перед батьками важливу задачу – допомогти дитині провести канікули з користю, якісно відпочити та впоратися з постійним стресом, спричиненим війною. Про те, чим краще зайнятися дітям влітку, розповіла Наталя Дибко, соціальна педагогиня ком'юніті-центру «Опліч ХАБ».Ком'юніті-центр «Опліч ХАБ» створено Глобальним договором ООН в Україні в межах проєкту Mental Help та за підтримки гуманітарної ініціативи Групи Метінвест «Рятуємо життя» у відповідь за внутрішній запит суспільства у піклуванні про ментальне здоров’я.Літні канікули вже «на носі» – чим дітям краще займатись влітку, аби відпочити, відновити сили та провести час із користю?Літо – це час для відновлення та відпочинку. На жаль, зараз через повномасштабну війну в Україні обмежена мінімальна можливість подорожей до моря, проте завжди можна знайти безпечні місця для відпочинку на природі, на свіжому повітрі. Зміна краєвидів – від шумного урбаністичного до спокійного природног

Serhii Kravchenko, head of the power and utility service of the railway shop, returned to work at Metinvest's Inhulest Iron Ore on 1 March 2024, after being discharged from the Ukrainian armed forces. At the front, the defender served in the border troops, and later, as part of the 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade, he took part in the battles for Klishchiivka. The man decided to go to a military recruitment office on his own instead of waiting for a summons. His family noticed that he seemed troubled and lost in thought long before this. Eventually, when he had a military summons in his hands, he told his family that he was going to war."At the time, I simply could not watch TV and hear the news from the hot spots. I understood that the fate of my country was being decided there, on the contact line, and I had to take action. Since I had served in the border troops before, I was assigned there. At first, we were in Kharkiv, and then we were transferred to the border with the Katsaps

Metinvest's Central GOK continues to carry out system repairs of equipment to ensure uninterrupted production and avoid downtime. As part of the investment programme, the company carried out a major overhaul of the classification building of the crushing plant. Metinvest allocated UAH 2.4 mln for this project.The equipment of the classification building is a reloading unit for transporting tailings of dry magnetic separation. A screen and a classifier, that wash dirt from the tails, are among the equipment. As a result of the process, specialists obtain pure crushed stone, which is used in the construction of roads and railways.Stairs, walkways, platforms of this section are designed for the repair and maintenance of classification equipment and are constantly under the influence of an aggressive environment and in contact with water. Therefore, it is necessary to update the structures in a timely manner.The specialists carried out the major overhaul of the classification section for

We use every new day as an opportunity to do more for Ukraine and its citizens. Metinvest Group continues to strengthen the defence capability of the army, help civilians, ensure production at its enterprises and support cities. We know that the road to victory will not be easy, but we are ready to travel it together - for as long as it takes.Read more about the events of the past week in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Volunteers of InGOK organise a holiday for kids on Children's Day2"The Heart of Azovstal" presents the "Future" programme for defenders of Mariupol3Metinvest Polytechnic students have a practical offline session at Kamet-Steel4Metinvest GOKs carry out repairs in shop amenities5Kamet Steel roller operators expand the range of round sections6Metinvest offers training and employment for war veterans7Caterpillar simulator training for drivers at InGOK8Young employees of KAMET-STEEL are trained to assess risks9Metinvest holds emotional well-being training for employees

At 400/200 mill of the rolling shop, a new type of profitable steel products has been mastered - round sections with a diameter of 27 mm.Despite the difficult working conditions in wartime, Kamet Steel's roller operators are increasing production efficiency and systematically expanding the range of steel products in demand in the Ukrainian market. In May, the production of hot-rolled round products with a diameter of 27 mm, which is mainly used in mechanical engineering, was started at the long product rolling mill section. Олександр Олійник The successful mastering of round-27 is the result of teamwork of the rolling process specialists together with the specialists of the technical department of the enterprise and the calibration bureau headed by the chief calibrator Serhiy Melnyk. The accuracy of calculations of process parameters, together with the experience of previous works, made it possible to obtain high-quality and competitive products in accordance with the requirements of

Молодь ІнГЗК Метінвесту за традицією багаторічної дружби влаштувала свято до Міжнародного дня захисту дітей для вихованців Криворізької спеціальної школи «Перлина».Цього року підготовка до свята відбувалася так, як і завжди: молодіжка накидала креативних ідей у капелюх, написала веселу програму і спакувала подарунки. Потім організувала музичний супровід і запросила костюмованих героїв для інтерактиву з малечею.Вже третій рік зустрічі із підопічними відбуваються в умовах війни. У завжди багатолюдній та гамірній «Перлині» сьогдні дітей небагато. Частина з тих, що не мають батьків, знаходяться в евакуації за межами України і підтримують зв’язок онлайн. Ті ж вихованці, які не виїхали і живуть неподалік школи, відвідують її за потреби особистої консультації та отримують необхідні послуги логопеда, дефектолога й інших фахіців. Решту ж навчального процесу проводять також дистанційно. Проте у них є змога час від часу бачитися один з одним, спілкуватися і отримувати позитивні емоції. Один з пр