Pokrovsky Mining and Processing Plant (PGZK, formerly Ordzhonikidze Mining and Processing Plant, Dnipropetrovsk region) plans to increase manganese concentrate production by 3.44 times in 2026 compared to the previous year, to 220,000 tons.
According to PGZK’s interim report for the fourth quarter of 2025, in 2025, the plant produced 63,900 tons of manganese concentrate worth UAH 342.138 million and sold 25,400 tons worth UAH 216.309 million.
At the same time, it is specified that PGZK is considering the possibility of selling its products not only to regular customers JSC “ZZF” and JSC “NZF”, but also for export in order to improve the financial condition of the enterprise (Switzerland, Georgia).
It is also noted that from March 2026, the company plans to launch Chkalovsky Quarry No. 2, where rotary complexes No. 9 and No. 2, walking excavators for ore mining will operate, and from April this year, the Northern Quarry, where rotary complex No. 4 and walking excavators for ore extraction will operate.
“The plant plans to produce 220,000 tons of concentrate from ore mined at Chkalovsky No. 2 and Northern quarries. The company is considering the possibility of introducing new technologies for manganese ore mining,” the report says.
It also states that the company is currently idle. Its main customers are JSC NZF and JSC ZFZ. The main sales market is the domestic market. At the same time, the products were sold under direct contracts with the consignee.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the slowdown in production continued in the mining and metallurgical industry of Ukraine. Due to the pressure of a number of negative factors, in particular the increase in electricity tariffs, logistics costs, and the shortage of qualified personnel due to mobilization, etc., Ukrainian industry is losing its competitiveness both on the domestic and foreign markets, according to the report. It is noted that the unjustified increase in tariffs by state monopolies in the railway transport and electricity markets, and the risk of maritime transport due to the continuation of Russian aggression are affecting the production plans and capabilities of domestic companies, threatening the loss of export and tax revenues from heavy industry and thousands of jobs, mainly in frontline regions.
The average number of full-time employees in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 1,451, with 9 part-time employees, 4 employees working on a part-time basis, and 9 employees working on a part-time basis (day, week). The wage fund in the last quarter of 2025 amounted to UAH 57 million 625.2 thousand.
PGZK and Marganetsky GZK (MGZK, both in Dnipropetrovsk region), which are part of the Privat Group, ceased the extraction and processing of raw manganese ore at the end of October – beginning of November 2023. In 2024, PGZK was unable to resume operations due to a decline in demand for ferroalloys and a shortage of electricity.
In the first half of 2025, PGZK mined and enriched 22.87 thousand tons of manganese ore.
Four Cypriot companies — Profetis Enterprises Limited, Exseed Investmens Limited, Clemente Enterprises Limited, and Alexton Holdings Limited (all based in Cyprus) — each own 24.3024% of the shares of PJSC.
The authorized capital of the private joint-stock company is UAH 736.134 million, and the par value of a share is UAH 0.25.
