NLMK Group, an international metallurgical company, announces the launch of the third phase of the annual Steel Tree grant program, which is aimed at projects to protect the environment, landscaping and improve the quality of life. In 2019, targeted grants will be available to employees of the company in all major regions of presence in Russia.
The program was launched in 2017 and allowed NLMK employees, with the financial support of a social partner, the Charity Fund "Mercy", to implement more than ten socially useful environmental projects. In 2018, employees of Stoilensky GOK (Belgorod Region) and Altai-Koksa (Altai Territory) joined the program. From now on, employees of NLMK-Kaluga (Kaluga Region), NLMK-Ural and VIZ-Stal (Sverdlovsk Region) will also be able to receive grants.
The participants in the program of past years have had dozens of socially significant projects that you can familiarize yourself with on the program page of the Mercy Foundation website or on the program's YouTube channel.
To participate in the competition, grant applicants can submit an application with a description of the project to miloserdie@nlmk.com until June 1. After that, free project management training will be organized for applicants, they will also receive assistance in designing their idea. The competition committee consisting of representatives of the foundation, enterprises and local administrations will select the authors of the best socially significant initiatives, who will receive grants of up to 300 thousand rubles and organizational support for the implementation of ideas.
About the Steel Tree program
Over the two years of the “Steel Tree” program in Lipetsk, Zarinsk and Stary Oskol, activists have completed 33 socially significant projects. Over 5,000 people took part in them. With the support of the program, activists cleaned public areas of garbage, renovated public gardens and city parks, planted trees, installed interactive bins for separate waste collection, created playgrounds for sports, creativity and environmental research, and erected symbolic art objects. Medical equipment was purchased for the Lipetsk Regional Narcological Dispensary, which helps early diagnosis of drug addiction in adolescents.
Information about NLMK Group
NLMK Group is a vertically integrated metallurgical company , the largest steel producer in Russia and one of the most efficient in the world.
NLMK Group's steel products are used in various industries, from construction and mechanical engineering to power equipment and offshore wind turbines.
NLMK's assets are located in Russia, Europe and the United States. The company's steel production capacity exceeds 17 million tonnes per year.
NLMK demonstrates high cost competitiveness among global manufacturers, and the company's profitability is one of the highest in the industry. The company's revenue in 2018 amounted to $ 12 billion, EBITDA - $ 3.6 billion. The Net Debt /EBITDA ratio was 0.25x. The company has investment grade credit ratings from S&P, Moody's, Fitch and RAEX (Expert RA).
NLMK's common shares, which free-float is 16%, are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (ticker “NLMK "), Global depository shares - on the London Stock Exchange (ticker" NLMK: LI "). The share capital of the Company is divided into 5,993,227,240 ordinary shares with a par value of 1 Russian ruble. More information about NLMK's share capital can be found here.
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