Specialists from METINVEST PROMSERVICE's Metallurgical Equipment Maintenance and Repair Shop at Branch 3 have mastered a high-quality and efficient technology for restoring critical equipment. Now, at the request of Kamet-Steel Sinter Shop, repairmen straighten pallet cars for sintering machines at the plant, which allows the company to reduce the cost of repairing this equipment several times. Дмитро Лубенець Pallet cars are very important in sinter production, and their smooth movement through the sintering machine ensures a stable process. However, during long operation at high temperatures, the steel structures of the cars are deformed, which disrupts the rhythm of movement. This can lead to a forced or even emergency shutdown of the sintering machine equipment, disruption of the production process and, as a result, a loss of sinter production. Recently, pallet cars were sent for restoration to another city. From now on, such work is carried out by METINVEST PROMSERVICE's Metallur

On 13 March, Verona hosted the first meeting of B7 Italy 2024, organised by Confindustria, an association of Italian businesses that aims to facilitate dialogue between the business world and the governments of the G7 countries. More than 250 guests participated in the conference, including CEOs and other business leaders from G7 countries and international companies, as well as Adolfo Urso, the Italian Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy. Participants discussed the main factors affecting industrial productivity and competitiveness in a fast-paced, global economy. Yuriy Ryzhenkov, CEO of Metinvest Group, was among the speakers on the main discussion panel. In his speech, he addressed the specifics of steel production in Ukraine during the war, the Group’s vision of the European Green Deal and the transformation of business processes in heavy industry through the use of new technologies. Below are the key takeaways from Yuriy Ryzhenkov's speech: Managing a business during the war

Psychologists from Oplich HUB held an interesting event for Zaporizhzhia residents. Love should bring happiness, not depressing feelings. And it is important for each of us to understand when relationships become destructive or disruptive. This issue was discussed at the training "Love or Fear?" at Oplich HUB. Oplich HUB was established by the UN Global Compact in Ukraine as part of the Mental Help project and with the support of Metinvest Group's humanitarian initiative Saving Lives in response to an internal demand from society to take care of mental health. "Often, it is relationships – with a partner, parents, relatives - that become a kind of trigger, causing emotional discomfort. And our goal with these trainings is to give people as much information as possible about what psychological abuse is, how to recognise it, and how to get out of relationships that become destructive. So that they take care of themselves and their well-being – physical and mental – and are able to ident

The goal is to unite people with different war experiences into a reliable team, overcome barriers to strong teamwork, and combine personal needs and values with the ones of the enterprise and the company. To teach line managers how to deal with such difficult challenges, Kamet-Steel has implemented the Leadership in Time of War training programme introduced by Metinvest Group.The Supportive Leadership Development Programme for line managers is issued to answer to the most critical issues that arise in work teams under the influence of war. One of the most important is to support military veterans returning to civilian life and work, to integrate them effectively into the team, and to strengthen the team through the practical experience and skills of veterans. It is necessary to remain a responsible leader in order to build communications with employees, including those mobilised and internally displaced employees who have experienced the traumatic experience of war. You also need to

Andriy Myronov, an electrician at Northern GOK's Networks and Substations Department, is one of the veterans who had no intention of returning to civilian life until the end of the war but had to do so because of his injuries. Today, he has returned to his team, but he does not rule out that, if necessary, he will support his brothers-in-arms and return to military life. Андрій Миронов Enemy attacks and shelling, trenches and cold, painful losses and constant danger. Andriy Myronov returned to his native plant with such war experience behind him. The combat geography of the Northern GOK employee covered Kramatorsk and the outskirts of Bakhmut for six months at the front. Andriy asked to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine himself: the father of three sons stormed the military recruitment office several times since February 2022 until he was finally sent to military training. Life at the front quickly became a normal routine for Andriy, and he found his own purpose in it. "I became part o

Metinvest Polytechnic has announced admission to 16 bachelor's and 18 master's programmes. For bachelors, registration for the national multi-subject test, which will begin on 14 March, is a prerequisite. The university's Admissions Committee explained how to register for the multi-subject test and the application procedure in detail.Alina Kumacheva, Executive Secretary of the Admissions Committee of Metinvest Polytechnic, noted that the creation of an electronic account is a prerequisite for admission.The deadlines have already been set: registration will start on 14 March at 9:00 a.m. and will last until 11 April inclusive.How to register for National Multi-subject Test-2024 - step-by-step instructionsThe Admissions Committee explained all the details of the procedure. To register for the NMT, applicants need to create a personal account using a special service. In addition to your full name, you should also add information about your taxpayer registration number, date of birth, and

For more than 20 years, Natalia Fomina has been working at Ingulets GOK in the function for performing current and major repairs. A real specialist is well-versed in how to put everything in order. Her hands are not afraid of work, and she is also quite skilled in sewing. With the beginning of the full-scale war, the woman showed her will to help the defenders, which she continues doing to this day.The feelings and emotions of the first days and months of full-scale aggression are still quite fresh in our memory. A rush to buy essential goods, broken logistics, disrupted supplies of necessary products, and a shortage of gear for defenders. At that time, the words “plate carrier”, “helmet”, “load bearing vest” quickly burst into our recently peaceful life. Natalia Fomina did not think for a long time about how to be useful in difficult times, but immediately sat at the sewing machine. Sanitary bags, load bearing vests, hand-carries for the military - the list of her products included m

In February, labour veterans and young specialists of Metinvest's Central GOK organised an event to collect some food and medicine, warm clothes, they also made trench candles for Ukrainian defenders.Activists of the Central GOK's veterans' organisation, well-known volunteers in Kryvyi Rih, systematically make a significant contribution to the victory over the enemy by organising the collection of items and food for Ukrainian defenders. The company's supportive retired people are always actively involved in various charity events. In February, they again donated almost UAH 8,000 for fuel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the request of the soldiers, the grandchildren of the Shop's veterans created small painted postcards as amulets to inspire and encourage the soldiers. Children's artworks are already decorating the walls at the locations of our defenders."Our veteran workers are very close-knit. They take care of the defenders with love and gratitude, because they understand: we ow

Metinvest Group's enterprises continue to train employees under the Heroes Among Us programme.The Heroes Among Us training course covers the most important issues of communication and interaction with war veterans, despelling fears and myths, helping to find common ground and develop empathy. In this way, the company's employees will provide the heroes with reliable support on their way back to peaceful work. The first wave of the programme will cover 1,200 managers.Olena PAVLIUK, Head of Tax Accounting Centre, Metinvest Business Service:– We are looking forward to seeing our guys and girls return from the frontline. Currently, nineteen of our employees are defending the country in various branches of the armed forces. Most of them joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the first year of the full-scale invasion. For almost two years, they have been performing extremely difficult tasks, undergoing severe stress, seeing death and destruction every day, and experiencing the loss of their

Metinvest Business Service continues to expand its digital services to better support business processes and facilitate customer interaction.The corporate self-service portal has recently been updated with new information for the financial sector, namely the Accounting Operations Department and the Payment Factory. MBS employees and clients can now order special services or reports through the portal.The new service has a user-friendly menu with a list of services by the main functional areas of the divisions' activities. Application templates are designed to help clients issue their requests in the most accurate and informative way, which makes communication with them easier and more efficient for the contractor. The customer can monitor the status of the application, and the system also provides information on which specialist took it on and when. The system makes it possible to split the functionality of complex requests between different departments and specialists by area. The cl