PrJSC Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant (DMZ, formerly Evraz-DMZ), part of DCH Steel from DCH Group of businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, in January-June this year increased the output of finished rolled products 12 times compared to the same period last year – up to 117,500 tonnes from 10,000 tonnes. According to the company, in January-June of this year, DMZ also increased the production of pig iron to 151,400 tonnes from 18,000 tonnes (an increase of 8.4 times) and steel up to 144,000 tonnes from 13,000 tonnes (11 times more). Coke production increased by 5.3% compared to the same period last year, to 242,200 tonnes.
DMZ in June 2021 increased the production of pig iron in comparison with the same period last year by 38%, to 24,700 tonnes, steel – by 102.2%, to 27,100 tonnes, rolled products – by 100.9%, up to 21,500 tonnes. Coke production remained at the level of 40,000 tonnes.
The metallurgical workshops of the DMZ resumed work after a downtime in May-June 2020, before that, for seven months, the plant produced only coke-chemical processing products.
The plant specializes in production of steel, cast iron, rolled products and products from them. In 2020, the plant reduced steel output by 66% compared to 2019 – to 175,000 tonnes, pig iron – by 67.3%, to 160,000 tonnes, rolled products by 68.4%, to 140,000 tonnes.
On March 1, 2018, DCH Group signed a purchase agreement of Evraz DMZ.
Mariupol-based Illich Iron and Steel Works (Donetsk region), part of Metinvest Group, in January-April this year increased the production of general rolled products, according to recent data, by 19.9% compared to the same period last year, to 1.34 million tonnes.
As the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine, steel production during this period increased by 10.7%, to 1.42 million tonnes, cast iron by 8.9%, to 1.56 million tonnes, and sinter by 16.5%, to 4.51 million tonnes.
In April, the enterprise produced about 335,000 tonnes of general rolled products, 350,000 tonnes of steel, 445,000 tonnes of cast iron, and 1.16 million tonnes of sinter.
Illich Iron and Steel Works is part of Metinvest Group, the main shareholders of which are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart-Holding (23.76%), jointly managing the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of Metinvest Group.
Electrometallurgical plant Dniprospetsstal (Zaporizhia) in January-April this year increased the output of finished rolled products, according to operational data, by 19.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 56,000 tonnes.
Steel production during this period increased by 13.4% – up to 76,000 tonnes, the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine.
In April, 21,000 tonnes of steel were smelted; 14,000 tonnes of rolled products were produced.
As reported, Dniprospetsstal in 2020 increased the output of finished rolled products by 1.3% compared to 2019, to 154,000 tonnes, steel by 2.7%, to 225,000 tonnes.
Dniprospetsstal is the only Ukrainian manufacturer of long products and forgings from special grades of steel: stainless, tool, high-speed, bearing, structural, as well as from heat-resistant nickel-based alloys.
Mariupol-based Illich Iron and Steel Works (Donetsk region), part of Metinvest Group, in January-February this year increased the production of general rolled products, according to recent data, by 19% compared to the same period last year, to 660,000 tonnes.
As the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine, steel production during this period increased by 3.7%, to 700,000 tonnes, cast iron by 15.2%, to 765,000 tonnes, and sinter by 14.3%, to 2.152 million tonnes.
In February, the plant produced about 300,000 tonnes of general rolled products, 340,000 tonnes of steel, 410,000 tonnes of cast iron, and 1.07 million tonnes of sinter.
Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of mining companies. Its main shareholders are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart-Holding (23.76%), jointly managing the company.
Metinvest Holding LLC is the managing company of Metinvest Group.
Ukrainian enterprises increased their consumption of rolled products by 18.7% in January and February 2021, year-over-year, to 766,000 tonnes.
According to a press release from the Ukrmetallurgprom association on Monday, some 110,000 tonnes were imported during this period, or 14.4% of the internal market for the consumption of rolled metal.
“In January and February 2021, the capacity of the internal market amounted to 766,000 tonnes of rolled metal, of which 110,000 tonnes, or 14.4%, accounted for imports. In January and February 2020, the capacity of the internal market was 645,300 tonnes, of which 163,300 tonnes, or 25.3%, were imported. Thus, in January and February 2021, there is an increase in the capacity of the internal market of rolled metal relative to January and February 2020 by 18.7% with a simultaneous decrease in the share of imported component by 10.95%,” the company said in the press release.
In addition, it is noted that the structure of imports in January and February 2021 is characterized by the dominance of flat products over long products (54.55% and 42.82%, respectively); in January and February 2020, on the contrary, the dominance of long products over flat products was observed (54.87% and 42.56%, respectively).
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in January and February 2021, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises produced 3.15 million tonnes of rolled metal (100.3% year-over-year), of which about 2.49 million tonnes were exported, or 79.2%. In January and February 2020 the share of exports was 84.7% (2.66 million tonnes with a total production of 3.14 million tonnes of rolled metal).
The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries accounted for 48.84% over two months of 2021, which is slightly lower than the indicator for the same period in 2020 (50.34%). Share of flat products in export deliveries in January and February 2021 significantly higher, year-over-year (35.97% and 30.55%, respectively). The share of long products in export deliveries in January and February 2021 noticeably inferior to the indicator for the same period in 2020 (15.20% in 2021 against 19.11% in 2020).
In January and February 2021 the main export markets of Ukrainian metal products were the countries of the European Union (29.9%), other European countries (23.5%) and the Middle East (9.9%).
Among metallurgical importers the CIS ranks first (53.2%), the EU-27 ranks second (24.9%), and Asian countries rank third (11.6%) over the first two months of 2021.
Dniprovsky Iron and Steel Works (DMK, Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of the Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD) corporation, in January-February of this year, increased the production of general rolled products, according to recent data, by 3% compared to the same period last year, to 415,000 tonnes.
As the representative of the enterprise told Interfax-Ukraine, during this period the plant increased steel production by 4.5%, to 420,000 tonnes and kept the production of cast iron at the level of 375,000 tonnes.
In February, 195,000 tonnes of rolled products, 195,000 tonnes of steel, and 170,000 tonnes of cast iron were produced.
In turn, the economic planning department of the plant said that in February 2021 it reduced the production of commercial metal products to the level of 192,813 tonnes.
“Last month, the target was fulfilled only in the rolling shop. Sinter, blast furnaces and converters worked in the negative indicator,” according to the company’s information.
At the same time, it is said that the sinter shop produced 284,736 tonnes of sinter, which is 91.9% of the target. In addition, with the target of 181,906 tonnes of cast iron, 171,040 tonnes were produced in February, which is 6% less.
The target for steel production was fulfilled by 96.2% – 193,280 tonnes were produced, which is 7,702 tonnes less than the target. In the total steel production, the amount of commercial steel amounted to 129,929 tonnes, while the target was 138,017 tonnes.
The total output of rolled products for the last month was 70,065 tonnes (3,175 tonnes to the target).
In February, the plant shipped 195,707 tonnes of commercial metal products to customers, which is 3.8% less than the established target.
As reported, the plant in 2020 increased the production of general rolled products by 13.3% compared to the previous year, to 2.54 million tonnes, steel by 15.2%, to 2.56 million tonnes, cast iron by 19.2%, to 2.36 million tonnes, and agglomerate by 40.2%, to 4.06 million tonnes.
Dniprovsky Iron and Steel Works specializes in the production of cast iron, steel, rolled products and consumer goods.
The company is controlled by the ISD corporation which was founded in 1995. It is an integrated holding company that owns or manages stakes in mining and metals enterprises.
