OREANDA-NEWS. Metinvest Group and the Ukrainian Steel Construction Centre (USCC) organized the 2nd National Conference of Steel Construction Market Participants on November 6-7 in Kyiv.

More than 120 representatives of market operators participated in the event, the largest in the steel construction sector. Topics included areas for the sector's development, such as the promotion of steel construction among customers, elimination of technical barriers for steel use, minimization of construction costs due to the use of high-tensile steel grades, and reduction in fire protection costs.

The main event was the official launch of the Ukrainian Steel Construction Centre, a professional trade association, of which Metinvest is a member. The objective of USCC is to increase the share of steel structures in the construction of non-residential buildings from 25 to 60% in Ukraine and to create extra demand of 1 million tons by 2022.

On November 7, participants went on site visits to steel structure production facilities at Staltech and BF-Zavod. They also visited a service metal centre, Metinvest-SMC.

Dmytro Nikolayenko, Sales Director of Metinvest Group:

“Metinvest believes in the prospects of the steel construction in Ukraine. This is the right sector for investing funds, knowledge, and intellect. We believe that in the future it will help us to develop, be profitable and result in new jobs. Thanks to steel solutions, we can become more competitive in the market. Steel construction ensures a quick and maximal return on investment; it also has a lot of technological advantages, in particular flexibility in design and architectural decisions.”