CBAM, Russian steel and rising production costs: Oleksandr Vodoviz at the Forbes Export Summit on the key barriers to steel exports to the EU
At the Forbes Ukraine Export Summit in Kyiv, Oleksandr Vodoviz, Head of the CEO’s Office at Metinvest Group, outlined the main barriers to Ukrainian steel exports to the EU and the factors that help companies to remain competitive.The event brought together more than 30 speakers from business, industry associations, government, the diplomatic community and the cultural sector. They discussed how Ukrainian companies can scale up exports during the war, enter new international markets and compete with global players.Vodoviz took part in the panel “Integration into Global Markets: Lessons from Champions”. The discussion also featured Taras Kachka, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, and Serhii Smetiukh, Deputy CEO of Kronospan Ukraine.Although Metinvest’s business has halved since 2022 due to the loss of control over and suspension of operations at facilities in the Donetsk region, the Group remains one of Ukraine’s largest private exporters. Its