Vehicle traffic through the “Solotvyno–Sighetu Marmatiei” checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Romanian border will be temporarily suspended from June 8 to 17, 2026, the State Customs Service of Ukraine (SCSU) reported.
It is noted that the restrictions will be in effect daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“According to information from the Romanian side, the closure is related to infrastructure work on the historic bridge across the Tisa River,” the SCS added.
At the same time, during this period, pedestrian traffic through the checkpoint will continue as usual.
The SCS asks citizens and carriers providing passenger transportation to take this information into account when planning their trips and, if necessary, to choose alternative border crossing routes.
According to data from Worldsteel’s annual compendium, Ukraine produced 7.9 million tons of pig iron in 2025, up from 7.1 million tons in 2024.
Pig iron exports from Ukraine rose to 2 million tons last year, compared to 1.3 million tons in 2024.
Apparent pig iron consumption in Ukraine in 2025 amounted to 5.9 million tons, compared to 5.8 million tons a year earlier.
According to Worldsteel, against the backdrop of rising pig iron production, steel output in Ukraine in 2025 fell to 7.4 million tons from 7.6 million tons in 2024. By this measure, Ukraine ranked 23rd in the world, down from 22nd a year earlier.
In May, the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) paid 16.1 billion UAH to contracted healthcare facilities under the Medical Guarantees Program (MGP).
According to the NHU’s Telegram channel, specifically, 1.2 billion UAH was paid to healthcare facilities for emergency medical care, 2.3 billion UAH for primary care, and over 11.7 billion UAH for specialized medical care.
The NHIC specifies that, based on the global rate, specialized healthcare facilities were paid 5.3 billion UAH for services in May, 5.9 billion UAH for treated cases in April, under the package “Ensuring the retention of personnel capacity to provide medical care to the population in areas of active hostilities,” medical facilities were paid 257 million UAH, and under the package “Readiness and provision of medical care to the population in areas where hostilities are taking place”—171 million UAH.
In addition, the National Health Service of Ukraine (NSZU) paid UAH 884 million to pharmacies under the “Affordable Medicines” reimbursement program.
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PJSC “Zaporizhogneupor”, Ukraine’s largest refractory products manufacturer and a member of the Metinvest Group, reported a 4.4-fold increase in net loss for January–March of this year compared to the same period last year—rising to UAH 29.990 million from UAH 6.982 million
According to the company’s interim report, which is available to the agency “Interfax-Ukraine,” revenue from ordinary activities for this period decreased to UAH 869.871 million from UAH 970.715 million in the first quarter of 2025.
Retained earnings as of the end of March amounted to 59.283 million UAH.
According to the annual report, the company reported a net profit of 52.291 million UAH in 2025, while in 2024 the profit was 156.801 million UAH, with revenue from ordinary activities amounting to UAH 4,287,569 million (in 2024 – UAH 3,524,855 million).
Throughout 2025, refractory products were sold throughout Ukraine, excluding the temporarily occupied territories (TOT), and exports were directed to the following destinations: the Republic of Moldova (77% of total exports); Bulgaria (13%); Latvia (4%); North Macedonia (4%); Estonia (2%). A total of 2,815 thousand tons of products worth UAH 40.8 million were sold for export in 2025. In 2025, there was a 10% increase in gross export shipments in physical terms compared to 2024 (+262 tons).
In total, the plant sold 62,595 thousand tons of refractory products in 2025 and 62,976 thousand tons in 2024.
The number of employees as of the end of 2025 was 1,431, which is 3.9% more compared to 2024 (an increase of 53 employees). This increase was due to a decrease in employee turnover, the fulfillment of the hiring plan, and the additional recruitment of employees to implement projects. In 2025, the employee turnover rate decreased by 17.2% compared to 2024. The payroll fund for the company’s full-time employees in 2025 increased by 81.469 million UAH (+16.5%) compared to 2024, totaling 575.179 million UAH. The average monthly income of full-time employees was UAH 34,542, an increase of UAH 5,757 compared to 2024.
The company’s key development priorities include reducing costs; improving product quality and competitiveness; optimizing processes for supplying the company with energy resources and raw materials; and exploring new technologies and current trends in refractory production. As part of the company’s technical development in 2026, ten types of refractory products are planned for production.
“Zaporizhvognetriv” is Ukraine’s largest manufacturer of high-quality refractory products and materials.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) data for the first quarter of 2026, Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owns 50.7899% of Zaporizhogneupor’s shares, while Zaporizhstal holds 49.2101%.
The company’s authorized capital is UAH 75.925 million, with a par value of UAH 13 per share.
According to the 2025 results, Ukraine increased its apparent steel consumption by 13.9% compared to 2024—from 3.6 million tons to 4.1 million tons, according to data from Worldsteel’s annual compendium.
Per capita steel consumption in Ukraine reached 105.3 kg in 2025, compared to 95.9 kg a year earlier. Globally, this figure averaged 209 kg per person, compared to 214.8 kg in 2024.
According to Worldsteel, Ukraine produced 7.4 million tons of steel in 2025 and ranked 23rd in the global ranking of producers. In 2024, the country produced 7.6 million tons of steel and ranked 22nd.
There are no Ukrainian companies on the list of the world’s 50 largest steel producers for the 2022–2025 period, whereas the Metinvest Group was included in this ranking in 2014–2021.
The world’s largest steelmaker in 2025, as in 2024 and 2023, was China Baowu Group, with production of 124.76 million tons of steel. In second place is ArcelorMittal with 63.43 million tons, followed by Nippon Steel Corporation with 57.78 million tons, Ansteel Group with 57.61 million tons, and HBIS Group with 42.49 million tons.
According to the results for 2022–2025, Ukraine did not make it into the top 20 largest steel exporters, whereas in 2021 it ranked 10th, having sold 15.7 million tons of steel products on foreign markets.
At the same time, in the ranking of net exporters, Ukraine ranked 9th in the world in 2025 with a volume of 1.7 million tons, compared to 10th place and 3.4 million tons in 2024.
In addition, Ukraine exported 0.4 million tons of ferrous metal scrap in 2025, compared to 0.3 million tons in 2024.
Agricultural holding IMK has purchased 75 grain trucks using a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the company’s CEO Oleksandr Verzhikhovsky announced during a speech at the Grain Ukraine 2026 international conference on Thursday in Kyiv.
“We have strengthened our road logistics component, secured $13 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and purchased 75 grain trucks,” Verzhikhovsky said.
The head of the agricultural holding noted that starting in 2023, the company has been investing approximately $10 million annually in the modernization of equipment and production. In particular, the greatest attention is being paid to logistics.
Given that the company conducts all its exports by rail through deep-water Black Sea ports, in 2024–2025 it implemented its own project to purchase 300 grain railcars. The company’s investment in this project amounted to $22 million.
“This was the right decision, as it currently yields annual savings of about $3–4 million,” emphasized the head of the agricultural holding.
A presentation on the AMK website with data for May of this year indicates that its logistics fleet includes 129 grain trucks, 300 grain railcars, 672 units of agricultural machinery, and 326 other vehicles.
The IMK agricultural holding is an integrated group of companies operating in the Sumy, Poltava, and Chernihiv regions (northern and central Ukraine) in the crop production, grain elevators, and warehousing segments. Land bank: 115,000 hectares; storage capacity: 554,000 tons; grain and oilseed production in 2025: 838,000 tons.
IMK’s net profit in 2025 increased by 24% to $67.5 million, while consolidated revenue decreased by 10% to $190.5 million.
