NLMK Group

2 Calendar of Events CELEBRATION
Celebrating Metallurgist Day
Metallurgist Day is a major holiday in Russia’s industrial regions. This year in many communities where
the Company operates this occasion was celebrated by everyone, combining it with City Day celebrations, and
honoring steelworkers for the greatness and beauty of their work.
LIPETSK
CELEBRATING
METALLURGIST DAY AND
CITY DAY
Business units at Novolipetsk
held their traditional
ceremonial meetings to celebrate
top performing employees. The
President of Russia awarded
the Orders of Friendship to
Anatoly Knyazev, Roller at the
Cold-rolling and Coating Mill,
Vladimir Karpachev, Etcher at the
Grain-oriented Steel Operations,
Alexander Tyulenev, Steel Caster
at BOF Shop No. 1, and Nikolay
Chebotarev, Operator at Blast
Furnace Shop No. 1, in recognition
of their contribution to the
development of the metallurgical
industry and many years of
distinguished service.
Eight Novolipetsk employees
were awarded with medals of the
Order of Meritorious Service to
the Nation of the II degree, sixteen
received the titles of Merited
Metallurgist, Merited Machine-
Builder, Merited Transportation
Worker, Merited Chemical Industry
Worker, and Merited Power
Engineer of the Russian Federation.
Andrey Yaroshenko, Director of
Steelmaking Operations, received
the Merited Service to the City of
Lipetsk decoration. The photos of
Ivan Plotnikov, Non-grain Oriented
Steel Cutter, and Alexander
Stolyarov, Senior Foreman at
BOF Shop No.1, appeared on
the updated Reputed Workers
of Lipetsk picture gallery in
recognition of their performance.
In addition, by order of the Minister
of Industry and Commerce another
nineteen Novolipetsk employees
were awarded the titles of
Honorary Metallurgist, Honorary
Machine-Builder, and Honorary