Dnipro Metallurgical Plant (DMZ, formerly Dniprokoks), a part of DCH Steel of businessman Aleksandr Yaroslavsky’s DCH group, did not produce rolled products in January this year, while in January 2023 it produced 8.8 thousand steel products.
According to information in the corporate newspaper DCH Steel on Thursday, rolling mills PC-1 and PC-2 did not roll metal in January, finalizing and shipping products manufactured in December last year. Thus, in January, the company shipped 3.7 thousand tons of rolled products and 22.9 thousand tons of metallurgical coke to customers.
It is also specified that the main and auxiliary equipment is being repaired in the shops, and the next rolling campaign will start at the last decade of February at the Rolling Shop No. 2.
In addition, it is reported that the production of metallurgical coke in January-2024 increased by 64.4% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 22.7 thousand tons.
DMZ continues to restore the masonry of coke ovens using the ceramic surfacing method.
As reported, in 2023, the plant increased its rolled metal output by 86.2% compared to 2022, up to 105.6 thousand tons, and coke output by 38.5%, up to 292.7 thousand tons.
In December last year, the plant produced 5.2 thousand tons of rolled steel, down 35% month-on-month. Coke production decreased by 6% to 23.9 thousand tons in November 2023.
In 2022, the plant reduced rolled steel production by 74.2% compared to 2021, to 58.4 thousand tons, and coke production by 56.3%, to 211.3 thousand tons.
DMZ specializes in the production of steel, pig iron, rolled products and products made from them. On March 1, 2018, DCH Group signed an agreement to buy Dnipro Metallurgical Plant from Evraz.
