In compiling the index for 2025, Opendatabot analysed both the financial reports for 2024 and business reputation of companies. In particular, sanctioned entities or businesses with owners from Russia were excluded from the list.
Nine Metinvest Group enterprises were ranked among the best across four categories of the index.
1. Zaporizhstal joint venture (no. 2), Kamet Steel (no. 5) and Zaporizhia Coke (no. 7) in the “Processing industry” category
2. Pokrovske Coal (no. 3), Northern Iron Ore (no. 5), Southern Iron Ore joint venture (no. 7) and Central Iron Ore (no. 10) in the “Mining industry” category
3. Metinvest-SMC (no. 10) in the “Wholesale” category
4. Metinvest Holding (no. 2), the Group’s management company, in the “Professional, scientific and technical activity” category
Commenting on the news, Oleksiy Ivankin, founder of Opendatabot, said: “Based on the financial statements and revenues of companies, the Opendatabot index provides a complete picture of what happened to Ukrainian business last year.”
The Opendatabot index is an analytical tool that allows the current state and geography of Ukrainian business to be assessed. It is based on information from state registers, Opendatabot databases, company financial reports, sources covering connections to Russia, sanctions lists and other analytical tools.
To recap, in 2024, nine Metinvest enterprises also ranked in the list of Ukraine’s best companies with an impeccable reputation. These were the Zaporizhstal joint venture, Kamet Steel, Zaporizhia Coke, Pokrovske Coal, Northern Iron Ore, Central Iron Ore, Sviato-Varvarynska Beneficiation Factory, Metinvest-SMC and Metinvest Holding.