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“Zaporozhkoks” passed audit of compliance with energy management system standards

3 January , 2024  

Zaporozhkoks, one of Ukraine’s largest coke and chemical producers and part of Metinvest Group, has successfully passed a recertification audit of its compliance with the requirements of the international energy management standard ISO 50001:2018.

According to a press release on Wednesday, the audit was carried out at the coal preparation, coke and resin processing shops, as well as at the desulphurization and desulphurization shops and the chief power engineer department of the enterprise by specialists from the audit company Technical and Management Services, a corporate partner of the certification company TÜV AU.

During the audit, they analyzed internal documentation and compliance with the established rules in the work of the units. The auditors paid special attention to the development of new approaches to energy saving and the measures taken to strengthen the company’s energy independence.

The experts noted the high level of staff involvement in the process of energy saving and continuous improvement. Based on the results of the audit, Zaporizhkoks confirmed its compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 50001:2018 and recommended issuing an updated certificate of conformity.

It is noted that Zaporozhkoks has been certified since 2014 and regularly confirms its compliance with international standards of quality management system, environmental management, occupational health and safety management.

As reported, Zaporozhkoks increased its blast furnace coke production by 16% in 2023 compared to 2022, up to 856.8 thousand tons from 737.4 thousand tons.

“Zaporozhkoks has a full technological cycle of processing coke products.

“Metinvest is a vertically integrated mining group of companies. Its major shareholders are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%), which jointly manage the company.

Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.

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