19 April 2013
Metinvest Group, an international vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, participated in Made in Steel 2013, a major industry exhibition in Italy and one of the largest exhibitions in Europe. The event was held in Milan.
Exhibitors represented 312 companies from 54 countries; there were 10,900 people at the event. Participants included Metinvest clients from the shipbuilding, machine-building and construction industries.
Metinvest's delegation, headed by Sales Director Dmitriy Nikolaenko, Regional Development Director David Summerfield, and Metinvest Western Europe Commercial Director Roberto Re, was active at one of the largest presentation and negotiation events in the European steelmaking industry.
The Company's exhibition area was recognized as one of the best, receiving an award for "Best International Stand". The event organizers noted that Metinvest followed “international best practices; its stand was characterized by the elegance of its form, colors and scale.” It also noted innovative elements such as touchscreen monitors that allowed visitors to interactively familiarize themselves with the company’s activities.
"The European market, even during the crisis, found a way to develop international metallurgy as a whole,” said Nikolaenko. “The goal of our participation in this event is to study and implement best practices, and to establish conditions for cooperation with our European customers that will allow us to become their preferred supplier."
Re said, "We held more than 400 meetings with clients and customers of our products produced in Italy, Ukraine and Bulgaria. We arranged a number of deals and laid the foundation for further cooperation. We had a great opportunity to demonstrate that Metinvest is a reliable global partner and a single team focusing on our clients' needs."
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METINVEST GROUP is a vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies, managing every link of the value chain, from mining and processing iron ore and coal to making and selling semi-finished and finished steel products. The Group comprises steel and mining production facilities located in Ukraine, Europe and the USA and has a sales network covering all key global markets. Metinvest Group is structured into two operating divisions: Metallurgical and Mining Divisions and has a strategic vision to become the leading vertically integrated steel producer in Europe, and to deliver sustainable growth and profitability resilient to business cycles, providing investors with returns at above the industry benchmarks. The Group generated US$6.74billion of revenues and a 16% EBITDA margin for the first half of 2012.
The major shareholders of METINVEST B.V. (a holding company of Metinvest Group) are SCM Group (71.25%) and Smart-Holding (23.75%), partnering in the Company’s management.
METINVEST HOLDING, LLC is the managing company of Metinvest Group.
For additional information please visit www.metinvestholding.com