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In January-February, Ukrainian metallurgists reduced pig iron production by 11%

10 March , 2026  

According to preliminary data, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises reduced pig iron production in January-February of this year by 11.2% compared to the same period last year, to 1.012 million tons.

According to information from the Ukrmetallurgprom association on Monday evening, 461,900 tons of pig iron were produced in February, compared to 549,900 tons in the previous month.

As reported, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased pig iron production by 11.2% in 2025 compared to 2024, to 7.884 million tons.

In 2024, Ukraine increased pig iron production by 18.1% compared to 2023, to 7.090 million tons.

In 2023, Ukraine reduced pig iron production by 6.1% compared to 2022, to 6.003 million tons.

In 2022, the country reduced pig iron production by 69.8% compared to 2021, to 6.391 million tons.

In pre-war 2021, 21.165 million tons of pig iron were produced, which was 103.6% of the 2020 level.

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