The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted another loan of up to $200 million to the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk region) to replenish working capital for the plant’s operations.
According to the EBRD, a senior loan of up to $200 million has been granted to the Ukrainian joint-stock company AMKR, whose controlling stake is owned by the ArcelorMittal group.
It is specified that the loan was approved on December 3, 2025.
It is noted that the loan will be used to finance the company’s working capital needs to ensure continuity of operations in Ukraine when operations are affected by the war. The project will expand access to market-relevant training and employment opportunities for veterans and people with disabilities in line with the company’s priorities for human capital recovery.
It is also added that the Bank is providing financing in the extraordinary circumstances caused by the war in Ukraine, with a unique set of terms, attributes, and provisions. The project is also gender-additive in line with new commitments to expand access to training for young women through AMCR’s flagship New Factory initiative on youth inclusion.
As reported, on November 26, 2025, the AMCR Supervisory Board approved a significant transaction—a loan from the EBRD.
At the same time, the market value of the property or services that are the subject of the transaction is determined in accordance with the law – no more than $200 million (8480300 thousand UAH at the NBU exchange rate as of 11/26/2025); the value of the issuer’s assets, according to the latest annual financial statements, is UAH 51,725,655 thousand; The ratio of the market value of the property or services that are the subject of the transaction to the value of the issuer’s assets, according to the latest annual financial statements (in percent) – 16.3947658082%.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is the largest producer of rolled steel in Ukraine. It specializes in the production of long products, in particular, rebar and wire rod. The company has a full production cycle, with production capacities designed for an annual output of over 6 million tons of steel, more than 5 million tons of rolled products, and over 5.5 million tons of pig iron.
ArcelorMittal owns Ukraine’s largest mining and metallurgical complex, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, and a number of small companies, including ArcelorMittal Beryslav.
