OREANDA-NEWS. October 08, 2012. The President participated in the opening of metallurgic plant “Interpipe Steel”. The Head of State emphasized that it was a great event not only in the scale of Dnipropetrovsk region but also in the scale of the whole country. It is the first metallurgic plant built in Ukraine from the ground up for the last 50 years.

Viktor Yanukovych expressed gratitude to all participants of the project. He drew attention to the modern technologies of the factory and said that it should be the example for other industrial objects of Ukraine.  “It is the way towards modernization, increasing competitiveness of our enterprises and economic development. It is the basis for improving the quality of life,” the President noted.

The Head of State noted high qualification of the employees of the plant the majority of which had an experience in European enterprises. The President also expressed gratitude to investor of the project Viktor Pinchuk and his team that “managed to implement and finish the project”.

In his turn, Viktor Pinchuk expressed gratitude to the President for constant attention to the metallurgic sphere and support for their project.

The President also presented state awards to the employees and examined the functioning of the enterprise. In the course of his conversation with the staff of the factory Viktor Yanukovych asked about the working conditions and payment of wages.