Metinvest has attracted a loan of 43.2 million euros for 7 years to finance the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The loan is covered by the Austrian export guarantee issued by Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG. The money will be spent to finance the construction of the continuous casting machine No. 4 at Mariupol Ilyich by…
Metinvest, the vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, has settled another part of its pre-export finance (PXF) facility ahead of schedule. This underscores the group’s pledge to lower debt further following the conclusion of the debt refinancing in April, the largest transaction by a Ukrainian corporate to date. In it, Metinvest refinanced $2,271…
In April Metinvest increased EBITDA by 2.7% MoM, or by $6 million, to $231 million, having decreased the revenue by 2.7%, or by $30 million, to $1.066 billion. According to the group statement, as of April 30 its combined debt was $3.206 billion. In April Metinvest produced 487 thousand tons of semi-finished products valued at…
Metinvest has won the golden medal of the SAP Quality Awards 2018 for the best innovation project in Central and Eastern Europe. Metinvest participated in the competition for the first time. The group project “Coal-coke-pig iron” was nominated in the innovation category. The group specialists have developed and implemented the system to plan the through…
Metinvest, the vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, is pleased to note the inclusion of two of its bond issues in the JPMorgan Corporate Emerging Markets Bond Index series (CEMBI), a global benchmark tracking US-dollar denominated debt issued by emerging market corporations. The bonds were issued on April 23 following the successful completion…
In March Metinvest increased EBITDA by 14.8% MoM, or by $29 million, to $225 million, with its revenue up by 19.91%, or by $182 million, to $1.096 million. As of March 31, the group total debt reached $3.086. In March Metinvest sold 619 thousand tons of semi-finished products valued at $275 million, in particular, 374…
In 2017 Metinvest occupied the 42nd place in the world largest steel manufacturers list, having produced 9.59 million tons. In 2016 the group occupied the 37th place with 10.34 million tons, while in 2015 – the 40th with 9.65 million tons and the 33rd in 2014 (11.18 million tons). The largest steel manufacturer last year…
Metinvest, the vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, has repaid a part of its pre-export finance (PXF) facility ahead of schedule and demonstrated its commitment to reducing its debt further following the successful completion of the debt refinancing in April. That transaction, the largest ever of its kind by a Ukrainian corporate, refinanced…
Metinvest has placed on its Facebook page a video, where it says that it employs 80 thousand people all over the world.
In December 2015 Metinvest claimed having employed 94 thousand people.
Such a drastic decrease is explained with the loss of control over assets on Ukraine-uncontrolled territory. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March Metinvest decreased steel output by 4% YoY, to 1.825 million tons. At the same time pig iron manufacture grew by 9%, to 2.156 million tons. Iron ore concentrate production increased by 4%, to 6.924 million tons. Pellets manufacture grew by 48%, to 1.723 million tons. The group has decreased coking coal output by…
In February Metinvest increased the adjusted EBITDA by 29.8% YoY, to $196 million, but dropped by 14% MoM. According to the company statement, its revenue grew by 54.5% YoY, but decreased by 9.4% MoM, to $914 million. In February Metinvest increased metal sales by 47.6% YoY, but decreased by 18.2% MoM, to 1.287 million tons.…
The denial of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to allow Metinvest B. V. to purchase Dneprovsky By-Product Coke Plant is not final. “Having analyzed the situation we provided the company with preliminary results where we see monopolization. This is not a denial – Metinvest can react to the preliminary results”, the committee chairman Yuri Terentiev…
Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov believes it will be really hard to resume operation at Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works after the fire. “Frankly speaking, I am not aware of the situation at the plant. We lost control over it in March last year”, he said. Still, according to him, it is possible to resurrect the…
Metinvest plans this year to increase the loading of its plants situated in the city of Mariupol. “This year our Mariupol plants intend to produce over 9 million tons of pig iron and 8 million tons of steel”, the group CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov said. When the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works finishes constructing the…
Metinvest will try to make the European Commission cancel the fixed duty of 60.5 euro per ton for the delivery of hot-rolled coils to the EU. According to Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, the capacity of which is 1-1.5 million tons of hot-rolled coils per year, used to supply some…
Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov has noted the considerable improvement of the railroad connection with Mariupol. “In March there were some 20 cargo trains per day, which was good for our operation”, he said. “Taking into account reconstruction of our plants and the necessity to load the Mariupol Trade Seaport, we need some 26-28 cargo trains…
Metinvest, the vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies, has announced the completion of the refinancing of its $2.271-million debt, consisting of the issuance of two tranches of bonds and the amendment and restatement of its pre-export finance (PXF) facility. As a result, Metinvest issued $1.592 million in new bonds and secured $765 million…
Metinvest intends soon to eliminate all the claims from the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine to purchase Dneprodzerzhinsk By-Product Coke Plant. “We’re preparing an offer to the Committee, which will satisfy them and allow us getting the green light to buy the plant”, Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov said. The official refuse was received in March. “There…
Metinvest has issued two Eurobond lots with maturity on April 23, 2023 for the amount of $825 million and with maturity on April 23, 2026 for the amount of $525 million. According to Bloomberg, the interest rate is 8%. The 5-year bonds have been issued at 98.986% of the nominal value. The 8-year bonds have…
Last year the volume of the Ukrainian metal market increased by 5-6%. This year Metinvest expects the increase of consumption by 8%. “We hope that the infrastructure construction and the metal processing industry will help in that”, Metinvest sales director Dmitry Nikolayenko said. The company has a developed sales network, selling historically high volumes of…
Metinvest decided to shut down Donetskkoks on the temporarily uncontrolled territory of Ukraine because of the inability to secure its profitable operation. The decision to liquidate the company was taken on March 29. All the shareholders voted in favor. After all the creditors’ claims have been satisfied, the company might have some assets valued at…
Metinvest has supplied 8.7 thousand tons of plate steel for the construction of the Willem van Rubroeck dredger, the most powerful dredger in the world. According to the group statement, the combined power of the vessel engines is almost 41 thousand kW. The ship is being constructed at the Uljanik shipyard in Croatia for Jan…
In January Metinvest EBITDA decreased by 9.2% MoM, to $228 million, while revenue grew by 10.3%, to $1009 million. As of January 31, the group consolidated debt amounted to $3.095 billion. The company produced 553 thousand tons of semi-finished products valued at $240 million: 289 thousand tons of pig iron at $106 million, 104 thousand…
Metinvest works on the Ukraine-uncontrolled territory, that were seized in March 2017, last year increased losses 10-fold YoY, to $352 million. According to the group, as of March 15, 2017, the cost of assets of Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, Metalen, Makeevka Iron and Steel Works, Krasnodonugol, Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, Komsomolskoye Ore Group and Donetskkoks…
Central Mining and Processing Works has preliminary approved major deals for this year, in particular, loan agreements, bonds issue, etc. under Metinvest B.V. financing valued at $8 billion. Earlier, on March 14, Ingulets Mining and Processing Works had an extraordinary shareholders meeting with the similar agenda. Azovstal and Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works will hold…
Cyprus Barlenco Ltd, affiliated with the largest Ukrainian mining and metals group Metinvest, has announced plans to use the squeeze-out right to buy shares from minority shareholders in the group of the following private joint-stock companies (PrJSCs): Inhulets Ore Mining and Processing Plant (InGOK), Pivnichny (Northern) Ore Mining and Processing Plant (SevGOK), Central Ore Mining…