PJSC "Zaporozhstal" of METINVEST Group has been recognized for its outstanding environmental efforts, securing the title of "Leader of environmental investments-2021" at the All-Ukrainian rating event on "Environmental transformation 2021".

On December 16-17, 2021 in Kiev, an all-Ukrainian business forum for enterprises and companies that implement projects aimed at reducing negative impacts on the environment—"Environmental transformation 2021" in production—took place. PJSC "Zaporozhstal" of METINVEST Group obtained the highest award in the nomination "Leader of environmental investments-2021" for its investment program focused on environmental revamping of production.

Since 2012, approximately UAH 16 billion have been invested in environmental revamping at PJSC "Zaporozhstal". Among the largest projects currently underway are the environmental reconstruction of the Sinter Plant, revamping of blast furnaces, installation of modern dedusting systems in the cast houses and stock house, and the construction of the only hydraulic acid pickling line in the cold rolling shop in Ukraine, along with the commissioning of a stormwater return facility, among others.

PJSC "Zaporozhstal" of METINVEST Group has chosen a path of gradual and consistent environmental revamping as its only acceptable development strategy. The company collaborates with the scientific community, adopts the most effective practices in ecological innovation from peers, and shares its own findings that have proven effective in practice.

The iron and steel works adhere to the principles of transparency and openness. As stated by Inna Kho-lina, Head of the Environmental Department at PJSC "Zaporozhstal", "We do not just revamp production, but we provide the data from our own environmental online monitoring, which is accessible to the public, responding to public inquiries."

PJSC "Zaporozhstal" is committed to becoming more open and continuing to build an environmentally and socially responsible business, as demonstrated by its online monitoring project. PJSC "Zaporozhstal" is the first among industrial enterprises in Zaporozhye to provide open access to the data of the online monitoring system of the company's emissions. Each of the reconstructed units is equipped with control sensors and integrated into a unified system of environmental online monitoring.

In 2021, PJSC "Zaporozhstal" of METINVEST Group completed the revamping of the dedusting system for the sinter machine tail parts. Two bag filters were installed, increasing the volume of air purified from sinter machine tail parts by 1.5 times, ensuring dust cleaning levels below 45 mg/m3. This initiative required investments totaling about UAH 235 million.

Furthermore, a significant second-degree major overhaul of Blast Furnace No. 4, with investments amounting to UAH 140 million, was completed in 2021. Major tasks during the overhaul included the replacement of the charging device, partial replacement of cooling staves, shotcreting of the furnace shaft, and repairs to stock house equipment, electrical systems, power, and mechanical equipment. The dedusting units of the cast house and stock house received a completely new set of filter elements, with over 5600 filter sleeves installed in the dedusting units.

Moreover, PJSC "Zaporozhstal" of METINVEST Group continues to implement other environmental revamping projects as envisioned in memoranda with the Zaporozhye Regional State Administration and Zaporozhye City Council, focusing on cooperative actions to improve environmental conditions.