In January-November 2018 Metinvest received $10.912 billion of income, up by 36% YoY. Metal division income grew by 40%, to $9.263 billion, and of mining – by 19%, to $1.649 billion. Consolidated EBITDA went up by 34%, to $2.41 billion. Metal division EBITDA increased almost 2-fold, to $1.3 billion, while that of mining division dropped…
Metinvest has confirmed the certificate of the SAP client expertise center at the level of Advanced. “The new certificate shows that we’re using the best world practices and standards in the field of IT-systems”, the company said. In January Metinvest completed the relocation of its SAP system to the cloud platform and became the first…
The metal companies are prepared to invest in the state system of education. According to Metinvest director on personnel Alexander Pimkin, at present the state does not do all the necessary things to reform the education system. “The approach to and the volumes of financing on behalf of the state are not enough”, he said.…
Metinvest has finalized the deal to buy Unisteel LLC in Kriviy Rih. “We expect the company to manufacture new products – the so-called structure rolled metal with the thickness of over 1.6 mm to be used in construction”, Metinvest-SMC CEO Dmitry Lippa said. Unisteel can also produce thinner rolled metal – 0.45 mm. The works…
In 2018 Metinvest increased rolled metal output by 3%, to 5.769 million tons. In particular, flat rolled metal manufacture grew by 2%, to 4.747 million tons, and long rolled metal – by 14%, to 817 thousand tons. At the same time the output of rails dropped by 3%, to 65 thousand tons, and pipes –…
Metinvest-SMC has developed and implemented a special program of preferences for metal structure exporters. “Our customers – metal structure works – have orders not only locally but also from abroad. And we react to that: our warehouses carry a range of rolled metal certified to EN”, the company CEO Dmitry Lippa said. Since mid-2018 the…
In 2018 the steel sales of Metinvest-SMC increased by 4% YoY. “According to our preliminary estimates, the local market has grown by some 4%. Our sales increased in this range as well”, the company CEO Dmitry Lippa said. In January-November 2018 sales exceeded 2 million tons. The company is expecting good results in 2019. “We…
In 2018 Metinvest enterprises mastered the manufacture of over 40 new types of products. According to the Metinvest-SMC CEO Dmitry Lippa, the novelties are in various stages of mastering: some have only been produced as trial versions, while the others have already seen an increase in sales. Now Metinvest is working to get to the…
Last year the growth of wages at Metinvest enterprises exceeded 30%.
According to the group personnel director Alexander Pimkin, key jobs saw a rise of 40-45%.
“Now the salary of our key employees in metal, mining and coke departments ranges within $1000-1200 in UAH equivalent”, he said. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Metinvest produced 27.353 million tons of iron ore concentrate, almost flat YoY. Pellets output grew by 30%, to 7.484 million tons. In Q4 2018 concentrate manufacture increased by 4% QoQ, to 6.813 million tons mostly because of the output growth at SevGOK by 258 thousand tons. At the same time pellets manufacture dropped…
In 2018 Metinvest decreased steel output by 1% YoY, to 7.32 million tons. In particular, Azovstal output dropped by 4%, to 4.08 million tons, while Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works manufacture grew by 5%, to 3.24 million tons. Pig iron production went up by 3%, to 8.21 million tons. In particular, the increase of…
S&P Global Ratings has confirmed the long-term ratings of Metinvest in the national currency at B- with positive outlook (the previous being stable).
Earlier International Financing Review named Metinvest refinancing its debt the deal of the year among developing states.
In January-September 2018 Metinvest consolidated revenue increased by 46% YoY, to $9.063 billion. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Metinvest intends to transport over 74.2 million tons of cargo via railroad. In particular, the group plans to transport 12.5 million tons of ready-made products, 38 million tons of iron ore raw materials, 6.7 million tons of limestone, 11.1 million tons of coal and 3.7 million tons of coke and by-products. In 2018…
Metinvest has gathered all the 100% of Central Mining and Processing Works shares. As of December 31, 2018 Metinvest B. V. share in the statutory capital of CGOK grew from 49.751% to 50%, and taking into account the share of Metinvest Management B. V. (50%), the group consolidated 100%. Metinvest B. V. purchased shares on…
Mariupol metal works products are transported via railroad to the ports of Olvia, Nikolayev and Yuzhniy in Odessa and Nikolayev regions. Previously all Metinvest metal was shipped through the Mariupol Sea Trade Port. “Because of the Azov Sea blockade, the weather conditions and the geopolitical situation, a lot of metal is shipped via ports of…
Moody’s has increased Metinvest B.V. rating to B3 with stable outlook. According to the experts, the company rating reflects its integrated business model. In H1 2018 Metinvest provided itself with 287% of iron ore, 145% of coke and 38% of coking coal. The agency has also taken into account the debt refinancing of $2.271 billion…
In October Metinvest decreased EBITDA by 13.15% MoM, to $211 million, having increased its revenue by 2.31%, to $932 million. That month Metinvest sold 439 thousand tons of semi-finished products at $201 million and 742 thousand tons of ready-made products at $484 million. The company also sold 175 thousand tons of coke at $51 million,…
In 2018 Metinvest gave 150 million UAH for social projects in Mariupol, investing over 1.4 billion UAH in environment protection. The city health industry received over 16 million UAH, and education – some 20 million. The group also helped repair the Theater Square and construct a fountain, spending 35 million UAH. Investment in environment protection…
In January-September Metinvest increased EBITDA by 47% YoY, to $2.01 billion. The increase is due to the growth of metal segment profitability by $749 million. Mining EBITDA dropped by $146 million, while corporative expenses decreased by $39 million. The share of the metal segment in EBITDA reached 54% (26% in 9 months of 2017), and…
In January-September Metinvest doubled its capital investments YoY, to $620 million. Scheduled repairs accounted for 61% of investments (89% in 9 months of 2017). Metal division received 63% of investments and mining – 36%, with corporate expenses at 1%. Last year they were 43%, 55% and 2% respectively. The main investment projects at Mariupol Ilyich…
In case there are delays when passing the Kerch Strait, the Metinvest will reroute its logistics to the Black Sea ports. “Of course, the payment for railroad transportation will result in additional expenses, but Metinvest will save on increased cargo volume”, the company said. On November 26 and 27 two vessels carrying Metinvest cargo to…