Metinvest-SMC shipped for free 7 tons of rebar for military staples

Steel trading company Metinvest-SMC shipped about 7 tons of rebar for staples free of charge from the steel center in Kryvyi Rih for the military in Donetsk region. The company’s press service reports about it on the Facebook page.

The company RGCProduction was engaged in the production of staples. As a result of cooperation, 20,000 staples were produced, which have already been sent to the front.

Metinvest-SMC also provides armor plates free of charge to provide military units, territorial defense, communal structures and individual soldiers. Since June 2022, Metinvest-SMC has received about 100 requests for the production and supply of 27,000 armor plates for the Ukrainian military.

In September 2022, the company reduced the thickness of armor plates for body armors from the initial 8.0-8.2 mm to 6.3-6.7 mm. At the same time, their bullet resistance has been preserved at the level of the 4th class according to DSTU 8782:2018. Due to the reduction in the thickness of the armor plate, the weight of the warrior’s armor elements is significantly reduced, and his mobility increases.

Earlier, GMK Center reported, that Metinvest-SMC launched the supply of hot-rolled sheet for further thermal treatment and production of hard armor protection elements of equipment. The products can be used to strengthen off-road vehicles and other passenger cars for the military, medical transport, utility vehicles and other equipment operating in the high-risk area.