Last week, executives from Metinvest Group’s production assets and the management company took part in a training tour in the United States to learn about the world’s best practices in working with war veterans. The purpose was to further use the experience gained in developing the Group’s ecosystem for working with former military personnel. The tour included numerous meetings with representatives of private business, government and non-government sectors in the US.The choice of the US as the country for conducting the tour was driven by its longstanding practice of implementing veteran policies at all levels. The programme was developed together with America’s Warrior Partnership.Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than 9,000 employees of Metinvest have been mobilised to the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces. More than 500 veterans have already returned from the war and begun work. The Group is also engaging new employees: veterans of the Ukrainian

A young specialist of the plant - about the values, motivation and expectations that coincided with the reality.Zaporizhstal has always been and remains a forge of personnel for the industry, because it does not just hire young professionals and specialists: they are taught to work with maximum efficiency, develop and implement new solutions for production and develop their potential. Acquaintance with the enterprise begins with an introductory tour, flows into production practice, professional research projects, and gets its logical continuation on the site as a young employee of the Zaporizhstal team.Among them is Dmytro POPOV, a hot strip mill rolling operator. He has been working at the plant for eight months and joined the rolling team after completing his vocational education at college."I did an on-the-job training in the fabricated metal product shop, and after completing my studies, I came to the hot rolling shop. Now I work at the continuous sheet rolling mill 1680. The team

Large-scale repairs of the Continuous Sheet Rolling Mill-1680 and Slabbing-1150 have been completed at Zaporizhstal's hot rolling shop.The tandem of the shop's main units was shut down for 17 hours for the repair. During this time, specialists of Metinvest Promservice and Hot Rolling Shop performed a considerable amount of work.In particular, the main works at Continuous Sheet Rolling Mill-1680 included the replacement of spindles of the DUO mill, spindles of stand #9, stand #9 foundation tightening, grinding of knives of end shears, restoration of the coupling of the edger #3, and the replacement of the cradle of the intermediate coiler "Coilbox". Pinch rolls were replaced on coiler No.1, and the conveyor's idle sprocket at section No. 9 was replaced. The coilers were repaired, in particular, by specialists of Metinvest Promservice's Rolling Equipment Repair Shop, the mill was repaired by specialists of Metallurgical Equipment Repair Shop No. 1 and 2, and the conveyor was repaired by

Warsaw hosted a workshop to discuss Ukraine's economic recovery as proposed by Mariupol Reborn. The major topics included the post-war restoration of the city, creation of jobs, identifying industries where people can be employed, and assuring the integrity of communities that would be ready to return to the liberated territories. One of the key Mariupol Reborn projects is the development of an economic model for the city. Three working groups were created at the workshop to cover manufacturing & industry; transport, logistics & port development, and a knowledge hub responsible for science and innovations. Each group consisted of about 10 experts. Discussions were focused on the development of all three areas, the influencing factors, and the potential projects. At the end of the workshop, the results of the discussions were put down as recommendations to be used for the development of Mariupol's economic model. FACT The Mariupol Reborn project is implemented by the Mariupol City Coun

Young specialists of the Central Iron Ore Enrichment Works joined the volunteer campaign of the Kryvyi Rih Blood Transfusion Station "Give Blood – Save Lives!".Today, donated blood is a crucial resource for treating the sick and wounded people. A particularly important group of recipients is the military in need of emergency medical care. Doctors say that nowadays, especially, there is not much donor blood.That is why the youth of Metinvest's Kryvyi Rih enterprises, including the Central Iron Ore Enrichment Works, are actively involved in volunteer programmes related to donation. Some help organise the campaigns, while others donate blood. Today, not everyone is able to help financially, and blood donation is more than just money, participants say.After the event, many of the youth activists of the Central Iron Ore Enrichment Works decided to donate blood on a regular basis."I donated blood for the first time. I've been planning to do it for a long time, but I didn't dare. This time,

Since 24 February 2022, after the russian federation launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, civilian casualties amount to at least 30,457 people, including 10,582 dead, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported.In the business units of Zaporizhstal, in some places right at the production sites, first aid training for employees has been ongoing for about two years. Every week, with the involvement of the plant’s doctors, Zaporizhstal workers learn to stop bleeding, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and act correctly in the event of injury or deterioration of health at the workplace in conditions close to real ones.– We pay special attention to training and its consistency, as our company operates in the frontline city. Together with our employees, we not only repeat theoretical material, but also periodically polish up our practical skills. The life of a person or colleagues can depend on the correct actions, which are practised until

Students talked to the military as part of The Chain of Invincibility campaign. Vladimir Gritsenko Recently, Zaporizhzhia Metallurgical College of Zaporizhzhia National University hosted a patriotic event called The Chain of Invincibility. The event brought together the student community, war veterans – graduates of the educational institution and representatives of the Territorial Centre for Recruitment, teachers, as well as representatives of local businesses. Among the organisers of the event were Economics and Law College of ZNU, the Board of Directors of the professional colleges of Zaporizhzhia region and Our Dreams non-governmental organization. Some of the students talked to the soldiers live, and about three hundred joined the conversation online. The soldiers, who had previously received their professional education at the metallurgical college, spoke about their experiences – about their lives before the full-scale war, their motivation to defend Ukraine, and their everyday

Colleagues from his cherished enterprise congratulated the veteran from Zaporizhstal.Віктор ВЛАСЕНКОВFor more than 40 years, Viktor Mykolayovych VLASENKOV, a Zaporizhstal worker, who is now on a well-deserved rest, had worked at the plant. However, even now the veteran is with his cherished enterprise in spirit. And recently, Viktor Mykolayovych celebrated his 85th birthday. Colleagues from Zaporizhstal came to visit in order to congratulate the man."Our veterans are our pride. For many years they glorified the enterprise with their work, helped to develop it, and shared their valuable experience and knowledge with younger generation. And now, years later, Zaporizhstal has been maintaining the tradition of devotion to work. On behalf of the entire team of the plant, I congratulate Viktor Mykolayovych on his anniversary. I wish him sincere happiness, health and peace,” said Volodymyr RYBACHONOK, Head of Department on Personnel Cooperation at Zaporizhstal.Viktor Vlasenkov’s career began

21 лютого в Покровській вугільній групі, що входить до складу Метінвесту, ввели в експлуатацію 11-ту лаву з видобутку коксівного вугілля в 10-му блоці шахтоуправління Покровське, яка дасть можливість видобути майже 1 млн тонн вугілля.Підприємства Покровської вугільної групи, що працюють поблизу лінії фронту, забезпечують робочими місцями мешканців регіону та переселенців із різних куточків України, розвивають місцеві громади, сплачують податки та підтримують економіку країни. Саме тому запуск нового очисного забою — вагома подія для регіону та всієї країни.«Вчасна підготовка нового очисного забою – це позитивний результат тривалої та напруженої праці кожного працівника компанії. Це значуща подія для всього колективу — наше стабільне та впевнене майбутнє. Люди будуть забезпечені роботою та заробітною платою, що дуже важливо для колективів, які ведуть виробництво в прифронтовому регіоні. Крім того, це вагомий внесок у підтримання обороноздатності України та поповнення бюджетів усіх рівн

As part of the memorandum signed, Metinvest's Ingulets GOK continues to cooperate with educational institutions in Kryvyi Rih that train workers for the mining industry. To help future graduates adapt to the workplace, an informative study tour of the company's main divisions was organised.Students of Ingulets vocational school, Polytechnic and Ingulets vocational educational institutions of Kryvyi Rih National University are currently undergoing industrial and pre-graduation practical training at InGOK, learning their future profession here. To give the students a complete picture of the life and work of the plant, they were shown the entire production process - from ore mining to iron ore concentrate production and met with the company's leading specialists."We have gathered future graduates of specialised educational institutions who are currently mastering all the professions that are in demand at our plant. These are miners and repairmen, ore enrichment specialists, power enginee