Metinvest's spending on environmental protection rose to a record high during the war

The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest increased environmental protection costs at its enterprises by 2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, to $170 million, according to a presentation by Metinvest at the Barclays ESG Emerging Markets Corporate Day, published on the Irish Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

According to her, in 2024, the group increased investments in energy efficiency projects by more than 50% by 2023, spending about $17 million

The document says that the group has benefited from the Black Sea Corridor, which opened in the second half of 2023: this has helped to increase capacity utilization and open up efficient access to remote markets, which, in turn, contributed to operational and financial results.

At the same time, the group's activities in Pokrovskvuhilli were suspended due to a change in