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…