The Supervisory Board of Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant appointed Pavel Uzbek acting General Director on 10 December, 2008.
Azovstal Steel Plant, part of Metinvest Group, has stopped using natural gas in its blast furnaces. Blast furnaces have been fuelled only by coke for iron production since November 2008. Some UAH 12m a month is saved on natural gas in the plant.
The Iron Ore Division (IOD) of Metinvest Group has completed the project focused on unification of applied software and optimization of IT-infrastructure.
