About the program
The Z.Innovation program launched by Zaporizhstal and Radar Tech companies is aimed at finding and accelerating the integration of technological solutions and developments in the metallurgy industry. Out of all the contest applications, the program jury will select up to 10 participants who will have individual mentoring support provided by Zaporizhstal and Metinvest experts, get the opportunity to test the product at the company, as well as will be provided assistance and support until the start of commercial cooperation.
Fill out the application
How does the Z.Innovation program work?
1
Go through the first selection stage

2
Check the potential of your product and implement a pilot test at Zaporizhstal plant
3
Present your product to the jury
4
Take part in a closed tender
5
The prоgram participants will have
Access to resources, corporate expertise and mentoring support provided by the leading market experts
Individual mentoring support provided by Metinvest and Zaporizhstal PJSC specialists
The opportunity to test the potential of their own solutions at the company
The possibility of performing a pilot test of their solutions at Zaporizhstal PJSC
Support during the preparation and tender procedure for the accelerated start of cooperation with Zaporizhstal PJSC
If the solution turns out to be effective, the participants will have the possibility of scaling their business at other Metinvest related enterprises
Zaporizhstal factory is looking for innovative solutions for analysing the chemical composition of furnace charge, agglomerates, coke, pellets, pulverized coal, slags and cast iron to stabilise the technology of blast furnace production. We expect both solutions that will help to analyse one type of raw material and complex solutions that will suit all the components. We will also consider technological solutions for metallurgy that do not meet the objectives below, but help to optimize production processes.
AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OF RAW MATERIALS AND IRON ANALYSIS FOR ZAPORIZHSTAL PJSC
CASE:
Terms and conditions of participation
The value proposition of your product must be clear and comply with the task set by Zaporizhstal factory
The product must be ready for pilot testing in production
The participant must be willing to improve the product so it fits the requirements of the company
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3
Semi-finalists announcement on the website
25.09 - 8.11
Stages of the project
Selection of solutions
Time for filing an application
18.11
20.11
23.11 - 11.12
Validation of solutions and getting acquainted with production
Announcement of finalists on the website
29.01
01.02 - 05.03
Closed tender among the Z.Innovation project participants
Announcement of tender results
10.03.2021
Presentation of projects to the jury, final selection
25 - 28.01
EVENTS
Program experts
Andrey Akulych
Director of operational improvements, Zaporizhstal PJSC
Mariia Romanova
CEO Radar Tech
Sergey Safonov
Head of blast furnace shop, Zaporizhstal PJSC
Iurii Volodymyr Blavt
Associate Partner CIVITTA
Kirill Makarov
Director of Business Process Transformation Department, Metinvest


Andrey Yemchenko
Technical Development Director, Metinvest


Evgeny Popov
Technology and Quality Director, Metinvest
Vytautas Černiauskas
Expert CIVITTA

PROGRAM RESULTS
35

solutions were found from different countries (Ukraine, the USA, Australia, Germany, Latvia, Russia, Canada, India, and Austria)
14

semifinalists
5

finalists
In addition, 4 projects were selected for detailed consideration
by METINVEST representatives.
acceleration programs in Ukraine
6
800+
applications from startups
61
alumni teams
30
experts in each program
Why us?
Is a cooperation of innovative leading companies operating in Central and Eastern Europe.
hours of teamwork in each program
10+
200+
corporation mentors work with startups
17
successful cases of cooperation between startups and corporations
Production capacity of the factory:
4.4 million tons
of cast iron

*production performance for 2019


The factory is one of the top 3 Ukrainian companies that are leaders in metal production

Number of employees — over 11 thousand employees


4 million tons
of steel
Is the largest industrial enterprise in Zaporizhzhia region. The factory does not just fulfil its social obligations to the city, paying all the taxes to the all-level budgets. It undertakes additional commitments to develop the region and increase its investment attractiveness. Zaporizhstal factory is included in the largest international mining and metallurgical Metinvest Group.

The main consumers of the factory's products are manufacturers of welded pipes, automobile, transport and agricultural engineering enterprises, household appliances companies.


3.3 million tons
of rolled products
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