11/23/2025

Metinvest is Ukraine's Pillar: Highlights for November 17-23

The fight for Ukraine's independence never stops – not on the front line, and not on the home front. Metinvest Group continues to operate: its enterprises support the country's economy and the company allocates funds and resources to help defenders and civilians.Read more about the events of the past week in Metinvest's traditional digest.1Metinvest Polytechnic trains specialists for infrastructure recovery2Metinvest Iron Ore paid UAH 3.8 billion in taxes in the first nine months of 20253Bakhmut receives social housing project from Metinvest's Steel Dream4Metinvest named one of the ten leading socially responsible companies5Zaporizhstal honored its best employees on the company's 92nd anniversary6Zaporizhstal Allocated UAH 370 Million to Major Overhauls for the Main Process Units7Key repairs were carried out in the water-slurry cycle at the Northern Iron Ore

Breaking News

11/20/2025

“Europe Will Not Just Open Its Doors Like That” – Oleksandr Vodoviz on the Risks and Opportunities facing Ukrainian Business

Oleksandr Vodoviz, head of Metinvest Group’s Chief Executive Officer’s Office, spoke at the GET Business Festival 2025 in Kyiv about how the company has changed during the war, the challenges and opportunities for business arising from Ukraine’s European integration and the projects that will move the country forward.The annual, large-scale festival for small and medium-sized businesses, held under the auspices of Delo.ua, a leading Ukrainian business news outlet, has been held for ten consecutive years. The event brought together more than 100 speakers to mark the publication’s 20th anniversary, including representatives of businesses from various industries, as well as from government and civil society. Participants discussed business strategies, effective formats for cooperation, emerging trends shaping business priorities and tools for engagement with the state.Vodoviz took part in the panel discussion entitled “Business is Transforming – Delo.ua Explains.” The conversation also f

Metinvest Polytechnic

11/20/2025

Demand for mine surveyors is rising in Ukraine: how Metinvest Polytechnic trains specialists to rebuild infrastructure

Demand for mine surveyors is growing faster than any digital technology. From mines to metro systems and underground shelters – no subterranean construction happens without precise calculation and control. Metinvest Polytechnic is the only university in Ukraine that trains mine surveyors through the full cycle – from bachelor’s degree to PhD. Students here don’t just study: They work with drones, laser scanners and geoinformation systems, gain hands-on experience at modern enterprises and acquire the tools to drive the development of Ukrainian industry.Mine surveying is a profession that combines technology, analytics and strategic thinking, offering a stable and promising future. It opens doors for those who want to make the country better – from young people to veterans returning to civilian life and seeking opportunities for retraining and building a career.Demand for mine surveyors is risingToday, no construction – from mines to metro systems and underground shelters, buildings an

Metinvest Polytechnic

11/20/2025

Metinvest Polytechnic showcased career prospects to Zaporizhzhia’s youth

A meeting was held at Zaporizhstal between representatives of Metinvest Polytechnic and students from Zaporizhzhia’s lyceums and vocational colleges who are doing industrial practice at the plant. The young people were told about study opportunities at Metinvest Polytechnic, as well as prospects for employment and career growth within Metinvest.Representatives of Ukraine’s first private mining and metallurgical university provided comprehensive information on admission, academic programmes, study conditions and the benefits of obtaining an engineering education at Metinvest Polytechnic. The educators stressed: Studying here is practice-oriented, delivered through modern, market-driven programmes, and students have the opportunity to develop both technical (hard) and leadership and communication (soft) skills. Particularly inspiring for young people was the speech by alumnus Daniil Tymoshenko, now deputy chief power engineer for coke production at Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron and Steel

Breaking News

11/20/2025

Metinvest's Companies in Zaporizhzhia Paid Nearly UAH 3 Billion in the First Nine Months of 2025

The single social security tax and personal income tax accounted for the biggest portion of these payments. As a reminder, in April 2025, Metinvest raised salaries at its production facilities and service companies, including those in Zaporizhzhia, by up to 20%. Contribution through environmental tax payments, land fees, and the military levy are also significant."Metinvest Group's companies consistently rank among the largest taxpayers in Zaporizhzhia. In just nine months of this year, our steelmakers contributed over UAH 880 million to the local budget, which is 25% more than last year. Taxes are the lifeblood of the community, the backbone of its existence. Despite the challenges of wartime, our businesses continue to be a reliable pillar for Zaporizhzhia," says Taras SHEVCHENKO, Acting General Director of Zaporizhstal and Hero of Ukraine.Aside from financial contributions, Metinvest’s companies in the Zaporizhzhia region systematically implement important social initiatives: suppo

Breaking News

11/20/2025

Metinvest Iron Ore Plants in Kryvyi Rih Paid UAH 3.8 Billion in Taxes in the First Nine Months of 2025

Integrated Iron Ore of Metinvest, which includes Northern Iron Ore, Central Iron Ore, and Ingulets Iron Ore plants, paid UAH 3.8 billion in taxes and fees to budgets at all levels over three quarters of 2025. Despite economic challenges, shelling, blackouts, understaffing, and other consequences of the full-scale invasion, Metinvest Iron Ore Plants in Kryvyi Rih remain a reliable pillar of the city, region, and Ukraine. Thanks to the team's professionalism and management's reasonable approach to planning, Integrated Iron Ore continues to support Ukraine's economy and work for victory. The subsoil use fee, unified social tax, and personal income tax were among the largest deductions by Integrated Iron Ore in the first nine months of 2025. The land fee and military levy also were significant."Since the onset of the full-scale war, Metinvest Iron Ore Plants have remained among the largest tax payers. We work under new conditions, taking into account daily changes. However, we do not aban

Internship

11/19/2025

"We saw an example of a conscious business that cares about young people," said Steel Force participants about their internship at Metinvest

Gain your first professional experience and get involved in real projects for the national mining and metallurgical industry and the reconstruction of Ukraine. These opportunities are provided by the new Steel Force programme from Metinvest Group. Its goal is to encourage the return and support Ukrainian youth who are pursuing higher education abroad.Students from 16 higher education institutions in the United Kingdom took part in the pilot programme, which the company launched in early 2025. To identify the most talented participants, they underwent a selection process in the first stage. Working in teams and with the support of mentors, the young people worked on business cases for Metinvest. At the same time, the company ensured maximum involvement of participants in the corporate culture and development of their personal hard and soft skills. Master classes, workshops and meetings with company managers were organised for them, as well as an excursion to Spartan UK, Metinvest's rol

Modernization

11/19/2025

Northern Iron Ore Carried Out Important Repairs – Key Work in the Water Slurry Circuit

Specialists at Metinvest Northern Iron Ore organised and carried out a three-day shutdown to repair components and assemblies that cannot be serviced during regular scheduled maintenance.Special attention during the shutdown was given to ore beneficiation plants No. 1 and No. 2, the industrial water supply and slurry facilities shop, pelletising shop No. 2, three crushing plants, and the networks and substations shop. Open-pit mines and ore transportation shops continued working during the downtime.All processing facilities of Northern Iron Ore were also stopped during the three-day shutdown. A large amount of repair work was done at OBP-1. The team replaced DN 1200 main valves in switching chambers No. 5 and No. 6; replaced DN 800 gates in sections 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26 and 27; replaced DN 500 valves for slurry pumps; and replaced DN 300 valves in the vacuum pumping station. At OBP-2, the filtration unit valves were replaced; maintenance was carried out on the six-jet slurry separat

Modernization

11/19/2025

Zaporizhstal Allocated UAH 370 million to a Series of Major Overhauls for the Main Process Units

Zaporizhstal of Metinvest Group continues to implement its annual capital investment programme to maintain production capacities and environmental protection equipment.The plant has completed a major overhaul of the main production units in the blast furnace shop, open-hearth shop, and hot rolling shop, with a total budget of UAH 370 million."The domestic mining and metals sector is one of the export-oriented industries of the Ukrainian economy that has suffered the most during the war. We are focused on survival because it is preserved production that will form the basis for future modernisation and development projects. Repairs and proper maintenance of production facilities are an important contribution to ensuring stable operations at Zaporizhstal today and in the future," said Taras SHEVCHENKO, Acting General Director of Zaporizhstal, Hero of Ukraine. The plant has completed a range of repairs across its main shops: blast furnace No. 3 and its gas cleaning system, an aspiration s

More Than Steel

11/19/2025

A New Reconstruction Standard from Steel Dream: Bakhmut Receives a Social Housing Project, While Trostianets Secures an International Partnership

Metinvest Group has handed over to the Bakhmut community a project, developed under the Steel Dream concept, for the construction of social housing for internally displaced people in the village of Hoshcha in Ukraine’s Rivne region. A memorandum covering the initiative was signed at the Rebuild Ukraine international exhibition in Warsaw. Metinvest has also reached an agreement with the Trostianets community in the Sumy region and the Italian company Ai Engineering to adapt the concept for a residential quarter in line with European environmental standards.Metinvest Group has handed over to the Bakhmut community a project, developed under the Steel Dream concept, for the construction of social housing for internally displaced people in the village of Hoshcha in Ukraine’s Rivne region. A memorandum covering the initiative was signed at the Rebuild Ukraine international exhibition in Warsaw. Metinvest has also reached an agreement with the Trostianets community in the Sumy region and the