September 30 - October 2 — The metallurgists showcased their products at the 2nd International Industrial Exhibition "INNOPROM. Belarus."
September 26 — Marked the 20th anniversary of the merger of two agricultural enterprises—RDUSP "Paporotnoye" and RDUSP "Malevichi"—into a single entity (currently the "Paporotnoye-Agro" branch).
September 25 — The metallurgists participated in a national celebratory event dedicated to Machinery Manufacturers' Day
September 24 — A celebratory event dedicated to Machinery Manufacturers' Day was held in the metallurgical equipment repair shop
September 23 — Marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Zhlobin Metallurgical College. Plant employees took part in celebratory events, including the opening of an instrumentation and automation laboratory and a modern multifunctional computer classroom; a research and practice seminar titled "Training Personnel for the Industrial Sector: Challenges and Prospects"; discussion forums on "From Student to Professional" and "Implementation of Youth Initiatives"; a gala concert; and the launch of the "Ladya Yedinstva" (Vessel of Unity) multimedia center project
September 23 — Young specialists from the plant participated in a discussion forum with S.B. Yarets, Chairman of the Zhlobin District Executive Committee
September 22 — The reporting-election conference of the primary trade union organization of OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding" took place; Viktor Khodosovsky was elected as chairman
September 19 — At Lokomotiv Stadium, over 70 plant employees completed the fitness standards for the Republic of Belarus's "Ready for Labor and Defense" (=GTO) state physical fitness program
September 19 — BSW youth representatives joined the district team to compete in the regional stage of the "Proryv" (=Breakthrough) military-patriotic game
September 17 — National Unity Day—BSW launched its industrial tourism program for the first time. The first visitors were students from Zhlobin Secondary School No. 11
September 17 — Company employees participated in district festivities marking National Unity Day, including the "Strength in Unity" bicycle rally (Zhlobin to Kazimirovo village), the "Rhythm of Unity" mass exercise session, and a celebratory concert at the City Cultural Center
September 17 — A seminar titled "Youth Standard: Unity" was held, featuring S.V. Turkenich, Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Regional Organizational Structure of the "Znanie" (=Knowledge) society. The event included a photo exhibition titled "Under a Unified Flag" and a book exhibition, "United Belarus," showcasing the state's key achievements
September 16 — BSW hosted the "Bridges of Friendship" youth teleconference with OJSC "GZLiN" to discuss the implementation of state youth policy at industrial enterprises
September 15 — The "Strength of Generations" sports competition brought together metallurgists, students from the Zhlobin Metallurgical College, and Young Pioneers from the Zhlobin region at the sports arena.
September 19 — Marked the 40th anniversary of a milestone event: on this day in 1986, the plant produced its first million tons of steel. This was a pivotal moment, confirming the successful launch of BSW and its achievement of design capacity
September 10 — The Shokhin family dynasty took third place in the "Labor Dynasty 2026" industry competition organized by the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus
September 9 — During a visit to the Zhlobin District by K.B.Dushkova, Chair of the City Duma of Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Region, Russian Federation), a roundtable was held at BSW. Participants included elected deputies, members of the Youth Council under the Zhlobin District Council of Deputies, and leaders of the plant's primary public association organizations
September 5 — Young professionals took part in an open dialogue titled "A Conversation on Equal Terms About the Future" with the leadership of the Zhlobin District
September 5 — The metallurgists participated in the Minsk Half Marathon
September 4 — BSW employees took part in a regional community cleanup rally
September 3 — The "GlowRun: In the Rhythm of the Night" neon run—a youth sports and entertainment event—took place, drawing around 100 participants from the plant and the local community
September 3 — BSW hosted its traditional pre-season meeting between plant employees and the "Metallurg-Zhlobin" hockey team
August 28 — The plant's sanitary squad won the regional competition for civil defense sanitary units
August — BSW employees traditionally joined the national charity campaign "To School with a Kind Heart," supporting large and low-income families and assisting educational institutions under the plant's patronage
August 17 — The metallurgists took fourth place in the "BELPROFMASH" national industry sports competition.
August — Vasily Karsakov and Alexey Sveshchevsky became the first at the "Paporotnoye-Agro" branch to reach a significant milestone: threshing 1,000 tons of grain. Notably, the branch was among the leaders in district competitions in 2026: nine out of the fifteen harvesting crews in the Zhlobin region that threshed a thousand tons of grain worked at "Paporotnoye-Agro."
August 14 — The large family of Alexander Novikov—a maintenance technician at Electric Steelmaking Shop No. 2 - won the regional stage of the national "Family of the Year 2026" contest
August 14 — BSW presented three performances at the "Prom Style-2026" industry-wide amateur talent contest, held in honor of Machinery Manufacturers' Day: the "VAR’YATY" dance troupe (diploma in the "Expression and Energy in Dance" category), the "Zabava" ensemble (diploma for "Vibrant Folk Flair and Sunny Spirit"), and maintenance technician Maksim Nikiforchuk from Metallurgical Equipment Repair Shop (diploma for "Cosmic Vocal Depth and Power")
August 6 — Marked the 40th anniversary of the Belarusian rolled steel products receiving the State Quality Mark
August 6-9 — BSW employees participated in the International Youth Forum "Proud of the Past. Creating the Future! The Impulse of the New!" (Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation)
July 30 — Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus A.G. Turchin visited BSW to discuss the performance of «BMC» holding company.
July 24 — Metallurgists took part in the civic-patriotic project «On Duty with a Good Mood!» at the Mozyr Border Outpost.
July 18 — Plant workers took part in the «Steel Run» track and field race.
July 17 — A gala evening dedicated to Metallurgist's Day was held, honoring the best employees of the plant and inscribed them in the Book of Honor and on the BSW Honor Board.
July 17 — Plant employees took part in the 20th track and field relay race for the General Director's Prize.
July 15 — The Zhlobin Historical and Local History Museum Complex opened a renovated exhibition dedicated to BSW.
July 15 — The «Steel Bicycle City» quest took place.
July 13 — Metallurgists took part in commemorative events marking the 85th anniversary of the first liberation of Zhlobin from the Nazi invaders.
July 3 — A.I. Losko, a crane operator in the scrap yard, was awarded the title of «Person of the Year of Gomel Region» in the «Foreman» category.
July 3 — Metallurgists took part in the theatrical procession-competition of enterprise columns, «With All My Heart With You, My Hometown!» (Grand Prix).
July 1 — Electric Steelmaking Shop No. 1 and the operator from Hot Rolling Mill A.G. Paukov were added to the District Honor Board.
June 23 — Transport engineer A.I. Govor took part in the district competition «Autolady and Automan» (1st place).
June 22 — Plant workers took part in the «I, We – Remember!» industry competition of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War and the Genocide of the Belarusian People (1st place).
June 19-20 — Over 200 BSW employees took part in Svarog youth tourism festival of culture and sports.
June 10 — In the lead-up to World Blood Donor Day, metallurgists participated in a voluntary blood donation event organized by the district branch of the Belarusian Red Cross.
June 6 — Over 1,000 participants of various ages attended the Open Day at OJSC «BSW - management company of «BMC» holding».
June 5 — Plant workers and their children took part in an environmental volunteer event at the Central Botanical Garden, dedicated to World Environment Day.
June 1 — Metallurgists took part in a memorial service at the «Children – Victims of War» memorial complex in the village of Krasny Bereg.
May 30 — The large family of A.S. Novikov (mechanic in Electric Steelmaking Shop No. 2) took part in the regional stage of the national «Family of the Year» competition.
May 29 — The BSW plant's ambulance team won the district competition of ambulance teams.
May 15 — Metallurgists took part in the 3rd regional competition of artistic creativity among organizations of Gomel Region, organized by the BELPROFMASH trade union.
May 14 — A young family of BSW workers took part in the «Papa-Zal» family Spartakiad, dedicated to Family Day.
May 12 — BSW hosted a fan meeting with the Iskra women's volleyball team, which won silver in the 2025/2026 Belarusian Championship.
May 12 — President of the Republic of Belarus approved the appointment of Aleksandr Viktorovich Sakovich as General Director of OJSC «BSW - management company of «BMC» holding». On May 13, Deputy Prime Minister V. M. Karankevich and Minister of Industry A. E. Kuznetsov introduced the new director to the plant's workforce.
May 8 — Approximately 50 metallurgists took part in a patriotic bicycle ride along the route Zhlobin – Krasny Bereg – Malevichskaya Rudnya – Zhlobin, laying flowers at military burial sites and the memorial to children who suffered at the war.
May 7 — Plant workers took part in the 5th regional patriotic competition, «The Word 'Victory!' Is Inscribed on Our Banners.» In the «Artistic Word» category, D.S.Zaretski, an electrician at Electricity Department, took third place, and Yu. T. Kovalev (security dpt.) took third place in the Vocal Art category.
May 6 — A patriotic driving quest, «Roads of Memory,» was held.
May 6 — Quality Control Inspector A.R. Kadantseva was awarded the regional youth award «Sozvezdie» (Constellation) for outstanding professional achievements.
May 4 — A memorial film was mounted on the building of Engineering Building No. 1 of the plant administration as part of the «Windows of Victory» district project. It features not only famous images from the Great Patriotic War but also the Rogachev-Zhlobin Offensive Operation, as well as portraits of the Heroes of the Soviet Union who took part in the liberation of Zhlobin.
May 1 — Over 100 metallurgists opened the city's bicycle season. The best BSW workers received various awards at the Pridneprovsky Culture and Recreation Park. Plant workers also took part in the district firewood chopping tournament «As my father taught me!» and the interactive «We Are One!» events organized by the company's trade unions.
April 30 — V.V. Serikova, a sales economist in the Product Sales Department, won the title of «Mrs. Style» in the 8th «Mrs. Zhlobin 2026» beauty and grace contest.
April 29 — A new dairy complex for 760 head of cattle was opened at the Paporotnoye-Argo branch of BSW.
April 28 — Metallurg-Zhlobin hockey team brought the championship cup to BSW, where they met with fans and celebrated the team with the participation of A.A. Baranovsky, Deputy Chairman of the Gomel Regional Executive Committee, and S.B. Yarets, Chairman of the Zhlobin District Executive Committee.
April 25 — 12 automobile crews consisting of representatives of plant public organizations took part in a district patriotic rally in the village of Staraya Rudnya, where the remains of Hero of the Soviet Union F.A. Batalov were reburied.
April 24 — The Metallurg hockey team won the President's Cup for the fifth time in the club's history and the fourth time in the last five years.
April 22 — Plant workers laid flowers at the monument, honoring the memory of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founder of the Soviet state.
April 15 — BSW was recognized as the winner of the district competition for the best organization of work, "District Youth Policy as a Factor in Successful Socialization and Development of a Citizen and Patriot," among enterprises, organizations, and institutions of Zhlobin District in the "I Am a Leader!" category.
April 10 — The first "Easter Cake" plant competition was held.
April 9 — BSW workers joined the national voluntary campaign "Forest! Kindness! Order!" and cleaned up the forest near the village of Shikhov in Zhlobin District
April 8 — Plant workers took part in the reporting and election conference of Zhlobin District Branch of the Gomel Region Belarusian Party "Belaya Rus"
April 7 — Friendly hockey match between Byelorussian Steel Works and Minsk Tractor Plant took place at Chizhovka Arena. BSW team thrashed the MTP team with a score of 10:2
March — Metallurgists continued to improve Metallurgov Boulevard
March 28 — Metallurgists joined the national environmental campaign ‘Earth Hour 2026’, by turning off the illumination of administration building No. 1, as well as electrical appliances of minor importance
March 26 — BSW representatives took part in a round table discussion on ‘Tourism development in Zhlobin district’. Andrey Kulakovski, deputy general director for social policy and ideology, spoke about the prospects for industrial tourism development at the plant
March 21 — A BSW representative took part in career exploration meeting for students from secondary schools Nos. 10, 5, 9, 7 and 13 in Zhlobin
March 20 — An open dialogue with young people, ‘Military Service: Duty or Obligation’, was held
March 19 — A trade union conference of the primary trade union organization of OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding"
March 5, 7 — In the lead-up to Women’s Day, activists from the primary organization of the Belarusian Union of Women at BSW, together with representatives of the Youth Council, congratulated two women with group 1 disability who had previously worked at BSW
March 7 — A career exploration meeting was held for students from Gymnasium No. 1 and Schools Nos. 7, 9, 10 in Zhlobin as part of the ‘Journey into the World of Profession’ week
March 6 — A festive concert dedicated to Women’s day was held, with BSW female workers being awarded Certificates of Honour and the title of ‘Woman of the Plant’
March 6 — A Woman’s Day celebration was held for BSW female workers at the plant’s entrance, with distribution of the humorous printed publication ‘Metallurgina’
March 5 — An intellectual tournament, ‘Facets of Femininity’, was held to celebrate Women’s Day
March 6 — All BSW female workers received gifts from the trade union committee
March 5 — Metallurgists congratulated two (assigned to BSW) former underage prisoners of Nazi concentration camps on the upcoming holiday
March 4 — BSW representatives – members of Belaya Rus – took second place as part of Zhlobin district team in the regional intellectual tournament ‘Women Who Changed the World. Great Names’
March 4 — Five plant workers won the first district competition ‘Successful Zhlobin Woman’ and attended a gala reception hosted by Zhlobin district leadership for representatives of the female community who have made significant contributions to the socio-economic development and public life of the district
March 3 — Six activists from the primary organization of Belarusian Union of women took part in the reporting conference of the United organization of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian Union of Women
March 1 — The 35th anniversary of Steel wire shop No. 2 (official start-up of the 3rd stage of BSW)
February 20 — BSW volleyball team took third place in the 2nd Regional youth volleyball tournament among men’s teams of Gomel region organizations of Belprofmash Trade Union. The tournament was dedicated to three significant dates: the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the 10th anniversary of Belprofmash trade union and Defender of the fatherland and Armed forces day of the Republic of Belarus
February 19 — Issues of preventing family problems and the value of life were the focus of meetings between representatives of Gymnasium No. 1 and the workforce of Rolling shop – 2 and Pipe shop as part of the work of the plant’s commission for supporting families and schools
February 27 — Representatives of the plant’s youth participated in the online festival ‘Content, Creativity, Communication 2.0’
February 25 — An air rifle shooting competition was held at the Metallurgsotsservis Sports & Recreation Center as part of the 23rd year-round spartakiad of OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding"
February 25-28 — Andrei Ananchikov, Head of the Youth Affairs bureau took part in the international trade union patriotic youth forum ‘Memory of Generations – the Key to Unity’ in Sochi (Russia)
February 23 — Activists from Belarusian union of women, as part of the nationwide ‘Mom’s pies’ campaign, congratulated rescuers from Fire station No.3, and conscripts from military unit 55461 in Krasny Bereg on Defender of the Fatherland and Armed forces day
February 23 — Plant workers took part in district celebrations dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland and Armed Forces Day
February 21 — The annual ‘Defender of the Fatherland’ spartakiad was held. Five teams from BSW departments and a team from Zhlobin Metallurgical College participated in the competition. Following a tense competition, the Iron Vikings team emerged as two-time champions, Steel team taking second place and Prokat team taking third
February 21 — A celebratory event dedicated to the anniversary of Zhlobin Metallurgical College was held. BSW management and employees who were the college’s first graduates participated
February 20 — BSW specialists received awards from Zhlobin district executive committee for their long-term conscientious work and outstanding achievements in the development of new technologies. Certificates of Honour were awarded to Chief technical manager Oleg Kirilenko and Calibration technician Vasily Kuharenko (technology bureau, Rolling shop-2) for development of strip bar manufacturing process. A commendation from district executive committee was given to Natalia Hodosovskaya (head of the research center – industry laboratory for metallurgical and steel wire production technologies, Technical dpt.)
February 20 — Metallurgists attended a gala concert in Gomel, dedicated to Defenders of the Fatherland and Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Belarus
February 19 — Nadezhda Tsupa, Chair of the committee on labour, employment, and social protection of Gomel regional Executive committee, held an in-person meeting with the people
February 18 — Sergei Terletski, Deputy general director for technology & quality, held career exploration meeting in Zhlobin Metallurgical College. The subject: ‘Career growth and development prospects for college graduates at BSW’
February 17 — The film ‘The Soul of a Defender’ by the Belarusfilm National Film Studio was on in the cinema, attended by the company’s the employees
February 16-22 — BSW held ‘Zero Injury Week’
February 15 — BSW employees took part in a memorial service for Internationalist Warrior’ Remembrance Day
February 12 — An open dialogue ‘The role of youth in the socio-political life of the country’ was held with young employees of the plant
February 10 — Metallurgists took part in the 8th Open Kettlebell Lifting Tournament ‘Christmas push’ in Soligorsk
February 10 — Oksana Voskobovich, Head of Automotive Engineering and Metallurgy Department of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus, held an information meeting with BSW employees
February 9 — 30th anniversary of Supply department creation
February 5-12 — Mini-football competitions were held among teams from the company’s departments as part of the plant’s year-round Spartakiada Games
February 3, 5 — A student delegation from Zhlobin Metallurgical College visited the plant’s central laboratory as part of career exploration field trips
January 31 — Metallurgists took part in the individual and team skiing championship as part of the year-round Spartakiada Games held by OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding"
January 29 — The Ministry of Education held a presentation of youth initiative projects at the national stage. The joint project ‘The Longship of Unity’ of OJSC "BSW - management company of "BMC" holding" and Zhlobin Metallurgical College won the national competition and received funding
January 28 — Members of the student brigade ‘Ice and Flame’ – participants in the national patriotic labour project ‘Winter route’ – visited BSW
January 27 — Young BSW employees participated in a dialogue platform called ‘Conversation on equal terms’ with Sergei Yarets (Chairman of Zhlobin District Executive Committee) and Alexander Malobitski (member of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus)
January 25 — The Belprofmash of Byelorussian Steel Works won the first winter district inter-sectoral trade union competition among workers of enterprises and organizations in Zhlobin district
January 24 — The company representative spoke at an Open Day at Zhlobin Metallurgical College for students from Secondary Schools No. 2 and No. 11
January 24, 30 — Events were held in the plant’s cafeterias as part of the ‘Eat national. Support home. Every Friday’ campaign
January 24 — Metallurgists participated in an open day at Zhlobin Metallurgical College
January 23 — Metallurgists placed among the top three winners of the district ski relay race among 12 teams representing various trade union organizations in Zhlobin
January 23 — At an extended meeting of the Council of Public Organizations, the results of work in 2025 were summarized and key areas of activity for 2026 were identified
January 21 — Activists from the plant’s primary organization of the Belarusian Union of Women met with Olga Shpilevskaya, the leader of the women’s movement in Belarus. The meeting took place at the House of Belarusian Union of Women and marked the beginning of the Year of the Belarusian Woman
January 21 — Activists from the plant’s primary organization ‘Belaya Rus’ visited the ‘Dubrava’ social care home as part of ‘From the Heart’ charity event
January 17 — Plant workers visited the ‘Mound of Glory’ memorial complex and the Silichi and Logoisk ski resorts
January 14 — Metallurgists visited the exhibition of achievements of sovereign Belarus at the BelExpo National Exhibition Center where BSW also had a stand
January 8-15 — BSW employees participated in the Relay of Kindness and Relay of Warmth campaigns to clear backyards of elderly residents of the district
January 10 — Metallurgists took part in a regional snow removal campaign on Metallurgov Boulevard
January 10 — The 25th anniversary of the Chief Metrologist department
January 6 — Valery Kursevich, chairman of Belprofmash trade union and delegate to the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, held a meeting with trade union activists
January 1 — The Copy center celebrated its 30th anniversary
January 1 — The Scrap yard celebrated its 40th anniversary
