Metinvest signed a social partnership agreement for 2013 with the Luhansk Regional Administration and Luhansk Regional Council. Metinvest plans to increase its financing of social programs in the region to UAH 9.5 million 2013.
The agreement was signed by Metinvest CEO Mr Igor Syry, Luhansk Regional Governor Mr Vladimir Pristyuk and Luhansk Regional Council chairman Mr Valerii Golenko.The most significant projects from the 2012 social partnership were: the purchase of medical equipment for the burn centers at the Luhansk Regional Hospital and the Krasnodon Central City Hospital and the installation of a gas pipeline for the residents of the Novosemeikino settlement. The latter project brought gas to over 500 households for the first time.2013 is a challenging year for Metinvest and for the metallurgical industry as a whole. Nevertheless, the Company decided to increase its volume of social investments into the region by 1 million hryvnias to UAH 9.5 million.Meanwhile, the list of major projects that will be financed in 2013 by Metinvest was discussed and selected by an expert council that included representatives from the government, the public and Metinvest.