Metinvest names key conditions for Ukraine’s industrial recovery

Security, guarantees, and investment insurance are key to bringing capital back to the country

The main conditions for the recovery of Ukraine’s industrial sector were announced by Metinvest Group Commercial Director Dmytro Nikolayenko at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) 2025, held on July 11 in Rome. He took part in a panel discussion entitled “Manufacturing Industry: Revival and Modernization,” which also featured representatives of business, international organizations, and government agencies.

According to Nikolaenko, the most important issues for investors today are security, guarantees, and access to investment insurance.

“Security and guarantees are the first things an investor asks about,” he stressed.

At the same time, in his opinion, metallurgy plays a key role in the country’s economic structure, creating a multiplier effect: every dollar invested in the industry generates 4.5 times more for related sectors.

Metinvest considers Ukraine its home. We feel responsible for its recovery,” Nikolayenko emphasized.

At the conference, the company presented two initiatives: a steel underground shelter manufactured at Zaporizhstal and the Steel Dream modular housing system, which can quickly provide housing and social infrastructure to regions undergoing recovery.

In addition, Metinvest sees significant potential for Ukraine in the production of green steel. The key to this is reserves of magnetite ore, from which direct reduced iron (DRI) can be produced – the basis of low-carbon metallurgy. The company recently signed an agreement with the Italian government to build a 2.7 million tonne rolling mill in the EU, which will serve as an example of sustainable production using Ukrainian raw materials.

As GMK Center reported earlier, Metinvest joined the Human Capital Sustainability Charter (HCR), which was presented on July 11 at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome. The initiative brought together leading Ukrainian companies around the goal of creating a sustainable, inclusive labor market in the context of post-war reconstruction.