15 January 2014
Pavel Uzbek, general director of Khartsyzsk Pipe, and the youth organization of the plant visited the World War II veteran former workers of the plant on the Christmas and New Year holidays.
There are not many veteran former workers of Khartsyzsk Pipe – just eight. Each of them received warmth, attention and care from the young pipe plant workers. The top manager of the enterprise and the youth organization gave presents and grocery baskets to the veteran pipe workers.
"Maybe, these are small things for some people. But, for us, this kind of attention is very important and valued," said veteran Nikolay Chesnokov. "There has not been a single year when veteran organizations of the pipe plant have forgotten about us – they always help us and visit us on different holidays."
The visits were organized within the framework of the "Hello, Veterans!" corporate social program of Metinvest Group.
"World War II veterans need care and attention more than anyone else. Thanks to these people, we live and enjoy every day," said Pavel Uzbek, general director of Khartsyzsk Pipe. "These visits on Christmas and the New Year are small things that each of us can do for former front-line soldiers. It is pleasant that the youth organization of the enterprise joined us."
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Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant is the largest pipe producer in Ukraine and one of the largest pipe producers in Europe. The company produces large diameter longitudinal submerged arc welded (LSAW) pipes from 508 mm to 1,422 mm with external corrosion-resistant and internal corrosion-resistant coating or flow coat for main oil and gas pipelines. The capacity of the plant is 1.3 million tons of pipes per year, including about 700,000 tons of coated pipes. Khartsyzsk Pipe has an integrated management system based on standards ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, API Spec Q1, DSTU ISO 9001, GOST Р ISO 9001, and STO Gazprom 9001. The plant’s products have been certified by the American Petroleum Institute (U.S.), Zetom Research and Certification Institute (Poland) and UkrSepro (Ukraine). Welding operations are certified for compliance with ISO 3834-2. The plant was Metinvest’s first Ukrainian enterprise to launch a lean enterprise program.
Metinvest Group is a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies that manages every link of the value chain, from mining and processing iron ore and coal to making and selling semi-finished and finished steel products. It has steel and mining production facilities in Ukraine, Europe and the US, as well as a sales network covering all key global markets. Its strategic vision to become the leading vertically integrated steel producer in Europe, delivering sustainable growth and profitability resilient to business cycles and providing investors with returns above industry benchmarks. The Group reported revenue of USD 3.1 billion and an EBITDA margin of 15% in the first quarter of 2013. The major shareholders of Metinvest B.V. (the holding company for Metinvest Group) are SCM Group (71.25%) and Smart-Holding (23.75%), which partner in the Group’s management. Metinvest Holding, LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.