Metinvest has reduced its debt by $1 billion since the start of the full-scale war.

Metinvest B.

V. (The Netherlands), the parent company of the international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group of companies, has paid the next coupon on Eurobonds-2027. survival.

"The blockade of the Black Sea ports by the aggressor limits the volume of transportation of raw materials and finished products. At the same time, Ukrzaliznytsia increased freight tariffs by 30%, which increased the share of railway costs in the cost of metallurgical products by 2-3 times. And all this against the background of European restrictions, such as the introduction of CBAM and the introduction of quotas for the import of Ukrainian steel into the EU, which significantly reduced the export opportunities of the group's products," the report says.

At the same time, it is noted that despite these critical obstacles, the group continues to faithfully service its debt portfolio in order to maintain the ability to finance the restoration of its assets after the war and help the country recover faster from its consequences. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Metinvest has reduced its debt burden by $1 billion, the press service's response emphasizes.

The current coupon payment period for Eurobonds is September 1, 2027. "The coupon payments will be made on March 1 and September 1 every year," the information on the 2027 bonds states. The coupon rate is 7.650% per annum.

Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical enterprises. His enterprises are located in Ukraine – in Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as in the countries of the European and European regions of the USA

The main shareholders of the holding are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%). Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of the Metinvest Group.