Metinvest is implementing a new work model for its Kryvyi Rih mining enterprises. A unified administrative and management centre will manage Central, Ingulets and Northern GOKs from April 2024. A mining and processing department has been established for this purpose under the Group's Operations Directorate. Igor Tonev is leading the department and has also been appointed as the sole General Director of the three GOKs. The plants will have a unified administrative team and functional managers.Ігор ТонєвThe implementation of the new GOK management model will facilitate the creation of efficient end-to-end processes in all areas. In particular, the processes of ore enrichment and production of iron ore concentrate will be integrated into a common technological chain for all the plants. In addition, this will increase the efficiency of reserves and inventory management at Metinvest's GOKs. Due to low utilisation rates, the plants have excess capacity and equipment that will be distributed

Almost two hundred Kryvyi Rih residents joined the March volunteer blood donation event, organised in Ternivskyi district. Among the conscious blood donors are the youth of Northern GOK Metinvest. Олеся Стадніченко The need for donations is not decreasing, and the city blood bank is constantly in need of replenishment. Kryvyi Rih blood transfusion centre, where donors are awaited, is located closer to the southern part of the city, so the road to it from the northern regions takes at least an hour and a half. Most northerners find it difficult to get there due to work schedules and long distances. But they happily joined the blood donation campaign organised in Ternivskyi district by active local residents. It took place in the maternity hospital of city hospital No. 7. Young employees of Northern GOK have assembled a team ready to share a vital resource to save lives. Someone came for the first time. Among them is Olesia Stadnichenko, lead electronics engineer of the automation depar

Learning at any age is always a good idea. This is exactly what Zaporizhstal believes. The company has recently launched training for employees who wanted to obtain a second profession – a crane operator in metallurgical production.The first training group has already completed a two-week theoretical intensive course at a professional educational institution with which Zaporizhstal cooperates. And now the "students" are already practicing their skills under the mentorship of experienced employees.One of the trainees, Kseniia Dudnik, is a quality technician in the ferrous metal production in the Hot Rolling Shop. She says she never misses an opportunity to try something new for herself and gain knowledge that can help her increase her income.“On-the-job training is very convenient. Recently, I was working as a controller, and today I am operating a crane here. I like it, it's certainly not easy, but my mentor helps me to master all the intricacies of this work,” says Kseniia DUDNIK.Ole

Continuous improvement of the quality of education at Metinvest Polytechnic is always in focus. On March 28, a regional methodological seminar from the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education was held in the National Technical University “Dnipro Polytechnic”. The event was attended by the deans, heads of departments and teachers of the Technical University "Metinvest Polytechnic". Seminar Topic is “Current issues of accreditation of educational programmes: cooperation with stakeholders and consistency of internal quality assurance policies."Among the speakers at the event were Andrii Butenko, Head of the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, Oleksandr Azyukovsky, Rector of the National Technical University Dnipro Polytechnic, and Hanna Reznik, Deputy Head of the National Qualifications Agency. During the seminar, the participants discussed important organizational issues and their development in operation. In particular, Andrii Butenko explained the

The steel path through time... This is the path that Kamet-Steel has been following for 135 years. Kamianske honours the history of the glorious local economic mainstay and is proud of its achievements, while steel makers and coke-chemical workers continue the baton of fiery labour for the sake of Ukraine and its future. These days, Kamet-Steel celebrated its honourable birthday. The celebration was held in the small stage hall of Lesia Ukrainka Theatre.The concert programme was opened by the exquisite Fire Dance. It was as if hot steel had spilled across the stage as a reminder of the beautiful and at the same time dangerous force that steel makers face every day. Then the solemn part of the event began – the presentation of honorary awards at the regional, district and city levels to employees for their hard work.Ihor Kachaniuk, Director of Metinvest Group's Production Department, warmly congratulated Kamet-Steel's team on its 135th anniversary and presented awards from Metinvest Ho

The traditional Job Fair was held in Kryvyi Rih. During the week-long event, pupils in grades 9-11 had the opportunity to learn about educational and career prospects, admission requirements, and study programmes offered. As part of the admission campaign, Metinvest Polytechnic was represented at the location by lecturers of popular engineering and technical fields.The pupils in grades 9-11 who attended the Job Fair 2024 were nearly interested in the admission requirements and benefits of studying at a mining and metallurgical university, including the prospect of employment at Metinvest's enterprises, internships on state-of-the-art equipment, training with qualified lecturers, attractive payment terms, flexible study schedule with the ability to combine higher education with work, as well as scholarship and grant programmes.During the week, the pupils who attended the event had the opportunity to communicate with Metinvest Polytechnic lecturers, who told them not only about the admi

Doctors have received medical furniture to organise workspace in the operating theatre. Ukrainian doctors have repeatedly proved their heroism during the full-scale war. Since the first days of hostilities, they have been rescuing soldiers and civilians, sparing no effort. Sometimes operations of varying difficulty follow each other like an endless marathon. At a military hospital in Dnipro, dozens of Ukrainian defenders undergo surgery every day. Recently, the Eastern Region Military Medical Clinical Centre in Dnipro has received assistance from Metinvest and the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation to equip operating theatres. At the request of the doctors, the steelmakers have donated medical cabinets and screens, stands for boxes, and a steam vacuum cleaner to maintain clean and sterile environment in the operating theatres. "We have a constant inflow of patients, providing treatment for 40-60 people a day. We also perform a lot of operations. Typically, it is never less than 15 operations i

We continue to fight for Ukraine's freedom and future. Amid the full-scale war, Metinvest Group has become a reliable pillar for the country and its citizens. The company helps defenders and war veterans, takes care of affected civilians and ensures the operation of its enterprise so that the country's economy remains sustainable.Read more about the events and news of the last seven days in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Zaporizhia Coke Continues to Overhaul Coke Oven Battery #22Zaporizhstal Helps Community in Aftermath of Enemy Attack3Metinvest Joins Initiative to Equip Military Hospital in Dnipro4Metinvest's СЕО Yuriy Ryzhenkov Participates in Forbes Exporters Summit5Central GOK Modernises Equipment for Pellet Production6Metinvest Polytechnic Takes Part in 2024 Career Fair7Zaporizhstal Completes First Stage of Major Overhaul of Blast Furnace #38Metinvest Helps Renovate Rehabilitation Department in Pokrovsk9Kryvyi Rih Lyceum No 127 to Set Up Shelter with Ingulets GOK's Support

The arrangement of the rehabilitation department at Pokrovsk Clinical Hospital for Intensive Care began last year. The hospital purchased the necessary equipment, and Metinvest Group undertook a large amount of repair work and the complete restoration of the old building.The department is located on the second floor, where the administrative block used to be. It is expected that there will be several dozen different offices and four large wards. Everything has been renovated: walls, ceilings and floors.– Only the outer walls remained of the old building structures, – Maksym LOBYNTSEV, director of New Heat Technologies LLC, said. – New walls and ceilings were erected, the heating system, water supply, sewage system, electricity, lighting and much more were replaced. Due to the fact that the floor has wooden joists, it was impossible to fill it with concrete. Therefore, it was decided to renovate all wooden structures and cover them with medical linoleum.The arrangement of such a depart

Pavlo Novikov, a haul truck driver from Metinvest Group's Ingulets Iron Ore Enrichment Works, volunteered to go to the frontline. 10 months of service, defence of Kryvyi Rih, de-occupation of Kherson region and eventual return to production site. Read about this and more in the veteran's story.On the first day of the full-scale invasion, Kryvyi Rih was one of the cities attacked by the Russians. Pavlo Novikov and his colleagues were just finishing their night shift when an enemy missile flew over the open pit mine. Explosions, bad news from all media, panicked phone calls from family and friends, and a wave of indignation due to the treachery of the neighbouring country followed."As soon as we finally realised that a great war had begun, the three of us from the team went to the military commissariat with a voluntary decision to defend Ukraine. I joined the 17th separate tank brigade of Kryvyi Rih as a rifleman. At first, we were defending the borders of Kryvyi Rih, guarding the railw