Happy 90th Anniversary to our Plant!

Dear colleagues, employees of the enterprise, residents of the city!

On August 4, 1934, the Kryvyi Rih Metallurgical Plant produced its first pig iron from its first blast furnace. 90 years have passed since that day.

90 years is a wise age, which is a symbol of courage and strength, endurance and confidence. The company has come a long way, which included the Holodomor, the horrors of the Second World War, the years of reconstruction and Perestroika period, the confirmation of Ukraine's independence, the development of new technologies, and another brutal war. The workers of the plant have always passed this long path and continue to overcome it with dignity.

The anniversary unites all of us - the veterans who have devoted many years of their lives to this enterprise, who have shared its sorrows and joys, our employees who now carry the production on their shoulders, our colleagues who protect the country in the army and who, unfortunately, died heroically for it in battle, our young people who, I hope, will become the successors of the famous metallurgists. Experience builds the future - this is the leitmotif of our celebration, which contains the important meaning that without respect for the past it is impossible to build the future.

"ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is one of ArcelorMittal's oldest plants and the largest mining and metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine. It is a unique plant with its steel character and super-strong endurance, behind whose best achievements are people. That is why we pay tribute to everyone who has worked and is working here. To everyone for whom this plant was and is a family. To everyone in the city who has been touched by its glorious 90-year history.

I would like to thank everyone for their commitment to this plant. I wish for peace, because history shows that this is the most precious thing for all of us, good health, a happy future for the next generations. Now is not the time for loud celebrations, but our company will certainly celebrate the victory of Ukraine. You and I will certainly be witnesses. And for now, we will continue to work. After all, 90 years is just a new starting point, it is just the beginning.

Happy birthday, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih! Let's win together!

Mauro Longobardo,

Chief Executive Officer,  ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih