September 1st is a significant and emotional occasion both for children starting school for the first time and for their parents. Since 2012, Metinvest Group has been helping its employees prepare for Knowledge Day through the corporate programme “First Time – First Grade”.Вероніка КАРЕЛЬЦЕВА This year, nearly 400 children of Metinvest Iron Ore employees will begin the school year with joyful emotions: the company ensured they had the essential school supplies needed for learning – diaries, notebooks and folders for them, pens, pencils, brushes, paints, and more. Each family of an employee with a first-grade child received one of these stationery kits.Among the first-graders’ fathers is Oleksii Kareltsev from Northern Iron Ore Mining and Transport Shop-2 This year, his daughter Veronika is starting school for the first time, becoming the third schoolchild in the family of this Northern Iron Ore employee. Veronika’s older sisters are already attending school.“I liked everything very muc

The beginning of school life marks a momentous day for young hearts. New acquaintances, new knowledge, a new world. Parents are no less anxious as they watch their little prodigies cross the school threshold for the first time. All of this creates a special atmosphere – one that begs to be made even warmer. For the thirteenth consecutive year, Metinvest has supported its employees during this pivotal family milestone through the corporate programme “First Time – First Grade,” helping to ensure a warm and caring start to school life for their children. This year, all of Metinvest’s first-graders also received vibrant stationery kits from the company. They contain everything needed for a successful start in the world of knowledge: Diaries, notebooks with folders, pens, pencils, brushes, paints, and more. The “First Time – First Grade” programme extends beyond Metinvest’s Ukrainian enterprises: employees at Promet Steel in Bulgaria, Spartan UK in the United Kingdom, and the Italian plant

The story of the resilience and struggle of Ukraine’s largest industrial group is told in a special project by LIGA.net.Before the full-scale war, Metinvest Group accounted for 40% of Ukraine’s national steel exports and was the country’s largest private-sector employer.In the early 2000s, Metinvest built a vertically integrated business by consolidating Ukraine’s leading mining and steelmaking enterprises and embarked on an international expansion. Over the following years, the company invested more than US$2 billion in environmental modernisation and established a university to train a new generation of engineers.24 February 2022 changed everything. Russian aggression has caused direct damage worth US$3.5 billion to the company. Metinvest lost control of two key enterprises – Azovstal and Ilyich Steel Plant – in occupied Mariupol, which together accounted for almost half of its steelmaking capacity. In the beginning of 2025, due to the approach of the front line, it also had to susp

Young employees of MBS were rewarded with a trip to the festival in Lviv. Our colleagues spent an exciting weekend in the pearl of Western Ukraine, which in 2025 was awarded the title of the European Youth Capital, and the city hosted numerous events to celebrate the occasion.In mid-August, Lviv gathered hundreds of young Ukrainians to connect and relax. Educational lectures and workshops, forums and concerts, themed street activities, sports competitions, open dialogues, and spaces for meetings and inspiration were organised for them. The events included both entertainment and meaningful, value-driven activities aimed at uniting the youth community for the future. In particular, a ceremonial unveiling of a Youth Capital sculpture took place on Rynok Square. A joint Sunday prayer of unity under the open sky was held in the Metropolitan Gardens.Metinvest Business Services sent four members of the company's youth organisation to participate in the events: Olena Buhaichuk, Lead HR Specia

Knowledge that is not used in practice has a tendency to be forgotten. If it concerns skills of proper response to emergency situations, unpractised actions may cost lives. In order to ensure that Zaporizhstal employees, who are part of pre-medical aid teams, can act confidently in emergency situations, refresher training with specialists from the Red Cross is organised regularly. FIGURE230 employees of pre-medical aid teams will undergo practical training from August to November"It is worth noting that they already have basic knowledge of how to provide pre-medical aid. However, they have training every year to refresh their skills. We repeat basic algorithms and practical skills to make sure that each employee acts confidently and properly without hesitation, and is able to save themselves or their colleagues," emphasized Denys MAZ, head of the occupational safety department. The training programme incorporates theory and practice. During the first phase, they will refresh their bas

Recognised mentors of Metinvest Central Iron Ore, together with vocational training instructors, have developed a comprehensive set of materials for new employees. The developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), working notes, as well as video and photographic materials will ensure the swift adaptation of newcomers in production. A distinctive feature of the materials is that they are intended specifically for Kolachevskyi Mine, as they take into account the particularities and conditions of the technological processes of this business unit.The need for modern, high-quality training materials has arisen against the backdrop of a severe workforce shortage, under which Metinvest’s iron ore works have been operating since the beginning of the war. In some business units, newcomers accounted for as much as 30% of the total intake. Among these business units is Kolachevskyi Mine of Metinvest Central Iron Ore, where, over the past year of rapid ramp-up to design capacity and increased p

On the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, a ceremony honouring the fallen soldiers was held at the Tree of Remembrance in Zaporizhzhia.More than 60 new bells “spoke” with the voices of Heroes from Zaporizhzhia and the Zaporizhzhia region. “This Tree, this bell, is a reminder for the children, grandchildren, relatives and friends of the fallen defenders: they gave the most precious thing they had so that we may live in a free and Independent Ukraine. We must be grateful to them, honour their heroism, and pass on the memory of the Heroes to future generations of Ukrainians,” said Tetiana HORBACHOVA.Tetiana, widow of the fallen Zaporizhstal serviceman Vitalii Horbachov, attended the memorial ceremony accompanied by her daughter, Valeriia. The family hangs a bell on the Tree of Remembrance, believing that Vitalii is still with them.“It is incredibly difficult to accept that our father, husband, and friend is no longer by our side. It is significant that our city has such installation

Zaporizhstal of Metinvest Group, in line with its annual capital investment programme, continues to carry out comprehensive major overhauls of three groups of soaking pits (with four pits in each group) in the slab section of the hot rolling shop. The total amount of investments exceeds UAH 135 million."Today, Zaporizhstal operates at only 75% of its production capacity. Nevertheless, we are carrying out the maintenance and repair programme for production equipment in full. In particular, a major upgrade of the soaking pits is currently underway; they are an important link in the technological process of hot rolling at Zaporizhstal. The quality of finished steel products, mechanical properties of rolled steel, and compliance with standards and customer requirements depend on stable temperature conditions and uniform billet heating in the pits," said Taras SHEVCHENKO, Acting General Director of Zaporizhstal and Hero of Ukraine. FIGURETotal amount of investments in major overhauls of so

Heroes do not die while we cherish memory of them in our hearts and show respect in our deeds. Дар’я МОСКОВЕЦЬ In peacetime, Volodymyr Moskovets from Zaporizhzhia worked as a refractory specialist at Zaporizhvognetryv, and together with his beloved wife Daria raised a son Oleksii. He was interested in old-style cars. Volodymyr built plans for the future, dreaming about another child, his own house, and travel. His dreams and the joyful future of his family with arms. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, Volodymyr volunteered to defend Ukraine. "He headed to the military office on 26 February 2022. He said that he was going to the front so that the front would not come to us, to his family, to his home. No matter how much I tried to dissuade him, but he firmly decided because he could not act differently. I respect his choice and I am very proud of my hero," said Daria MOSKOVETS, Volodymyr's wife. In peacetime, Volodymyr Moskovets from Zaporizhzhia worked as a refractory spe

Історія – наче кар’єри Метінвесту: якщо достатньо зануритися вглиб, можна віднайти коштовні скарби. До Дня Незалежності України Метінвест підготував пізнавальний тест, щоб пригадати, як наш народ здобув омріяний суверенітет і вшанувати героїв, котрі йому в цьому допомогли. Тож сміливо відкривайте, обирайте варіант відповіді та перевірте, що ви знаєте про останні 34 роки життя нашої держави. ​​