Metalloinvest
Russian Mining and Metallurgical Company
Metalloinvest Management Company LLC (Russian: Металлоинвест) is a Russian mining and metallurgical company specializing in iron ore extraction and steel production. Founded in 1999, the company includes a mining division (Lebedinsky GOK and Mikhailovsky GOK) and a steel division (Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant and Ural Steel, the latter sold in 2022).
Metalloinvest is wholly owned by USM Holdings. Alisher Usmanov is the principal beneficiary of USM Holdings, with additional stakes historically attributed to companies linked to Andrei Skoch and Farhad Moshiri.
In 2021, Bloomberg reported that Metalloinvest was evaluating a potential initial public offering; however, as of 2025 the company remains privately held.
In 2022, Metalloinvest reported revenue of 121 billion rubles.
Operations, related companies, and subsidiaries
Mining
Lebedinsky GOK, Gubkin, Belgorod Oblast. One of Russia's largest iron ore producers.
Mikhailovsky GOK, Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast.
Metalloinvest previously held a minority stake in Norilsk Nickel, which it divested in 2017.
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