The Ukrainian largest private metal company – Metinvest – thinks positively of the Zaporizhstal operation and supports its development.
“Today Metinvest is one of Zaporizhstal’s major shareholders, we own 49% of the company shares”, said Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov, adding it was they who suggested appointing Rostislav Shurma Zaporizhstal CEO.
Metinvest supplies the most coke and iron ore raw materials to Zaporizhstal.
“We are glad we have purchased a share in the company and we are not going to sell it”, stressed Ryzhenkov. (Ukrainian metal)