KYIV, April 2 - The Metinvest mining and metallurgical group intends to build a plant in Piombino in the Italian region of Tuscany as one of the most technologically and environmentally advanced of its kind, which will become a pilot for our future investments of the company in Ukraine, Metinvest CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said in an interview with La Repubblica, one of Italy's largest newspapers. The new plant in Piombino will produce "green steel."

The CEO said during a war the company devotes its greatest efforts to support the country on its path to victory. "For our Group, this means continuing to pay taxes, providing humanitarian aid and helping the Ukrainian army. Despite the loss of two steel mills, as well as the coking plant in Avdiivka, Metinvest remains the largest employer in Ukraine and the largest donor to the Ukrainian army. We have allocated significant funds to support the Ukrainian armed forces and provide humanitarian aid to Ukrainians," the CEO said.