This year, new, military, energy and logistics - have been added to the chart, military, energy and logistics: the need to delay the introduction of the environmental duty of Swam for Ukraine and restrain the tariffs of state monolies from growth.
This was told by the General Director of the group Yuri Ryzhenkov at the 2025 exporters summit from Forbes Ukraine.
Ryzhenkov recalled that the tariff for gas transportation has increased four times, and Ukrzaliznitsy wants to raise the freight fee by another 30%.
" This creates unequal conditions of industry compared to our competitors in other countries, ”he said.
He also noted the risks of the loss of qualified personnel, and the need to introduce an understandable and transparent reservation mechanism - after all, more than 20% of the staff of employees has already been mobilized at Metinvest enterprises.
" Therefore, we need a transparent, understandable and thoughtful reservation mechanism that would allow the economy to work and replenish our army, ”Yuri Ryzhenkov explained.
The third challenge is external risks, and for metallurgy, first of all, it is the European ecological duty CBAM and eco -modernization.
" Our Ministry of Economics does a lot in negotiations with the European Union, ”Ryzhenkov said.
He also recalled that, despite significant challenges, Metinvest, together with the Zaporozhstal joint venture, exported products by almost $ 4 billion last year, and remains the basis of the country's economy. Therefore, the state policy of stimulating exports in Ukraine should be aimed at opening markets for exporters.
“The main thing that the state can help is access to new markets and access to new resources in these markets,” Ryzhenkov summed up.
Recall that in 2024, the net loss of Metinvest Rinat Akhmetov increased 6 times compared to the previous year - to $ 1.152 billion out of $ 194 million in 2023. At the same time, revenue increased to $ 8 billion with $ 7.4 billion, and EBITDA increased by 12% to $ 957 million.
Earlier it became known that since the beginning of the war, Metinvest has sent 8.
4 billion UAH to Ukraine and its citizens to help Ukraine and its citizens. Of these, 4.4 billion UAH - for the needs of the army, within the framework of the militant initiative of the steel front of Rinat Akhmetov.
In addition, the company paid 20 billion to the budget. UAH. taxes in 2024. This is 36% more than in 2023. Also from February 24, 2022, Metinvest, taking into account joint ventures, spent more than 30 billion UAH on capital investments in Ukraine. - This is the second indicator in the state.